‘I left the cinema, walked home and announced I was moving’: films that made people emigrate | 'Middle-earth does exist' ( archive.is )
I was binge-watching the DVDs with my wife, Sarah, when it hit me: Middle-earth does exist, and I don’t need a portal. I can fly there in 23 hours. I turned to Sarah and said, “Shall we move to New Zealand?” One of the many things I love about my wife is that she listens to my madder ideas with a careful seriousness. Six months later we were in Auckland.
This has strong Bilbo Baggins vibes lol.