You Can't Read the Silmarillion? Credit for Trying
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A humorous exchange about attempting to read J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion' despite being unable to read
Overview
A two-panel meme featuring movie screenshots. The top panel shows a bearded man with long hair and a weathered appearance, scowling and saying, 'You know you can't read.' The bottom panel shows a blonde man holding an open book, responding defensively, 'It's the Silmarillion, you get credit for trying.' The background in both panels is a vast ocean under a blue sky with clouds, suggesting a nautical setting. The humor stems from the irony of attempting to read the famously complex 'Silmarillion' despite being illiterate, with the second character earning 'credit for trying' despite the futility.
Origin notes
The meme originates from the platform 9Gag, as indicated by the additional information. It is a remix/edited content created by overlaying humorous text onto screenshots from an unidentified movie featuring two male actors in a nautical setting. The original movie scene has been repurposed to create a joke about the difficulty of reading J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion,' a dense and complex work of fantasy literature.
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