@LordJohnWhorfin The "Ents" are Watchers. Angels who were cast out of Heaven for aiding mankind and became encased in stone when they struck ground.
As I understand it, the movie pulls a lot from Jewish tradition and texts and creates a LotR-style fantasy world out of it. Which makes the reactions of a lot of Christian audiences pretty funny.
https://youtu.be/RXMPxDSc...
Though honestly, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson (and Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins) ought to be reason enough.
As I understand it, the movie pulls a lot from Jewish tradition and texts and creates a LotR-style fantasy world out of it. Which makes the reactions of a lot of Christian audiences pretty funny.
"This is NOT a Christian movie!"
"Well, no shit."
It's really good. You should check it out.