How ‘Wallace and Gromit’ Pays Homage to ‘The Lord of the Rings’

There’s a scene in Netflix’s “Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” that might seem familiar to some; at least it should be to “The Lord of the Rings” fans.

Zany inventor Wallace and his pet dog Gromit are back, but it’s the return of the penguin criminal, Feathers McGraw, who has vengeance in mind. The story picks up with Feathers in a zoo, determined and plotting to get out — with whatever means it takes. Enter Wallace’s latest invention: Norbot, a friendly garden gnome that he programs to lend a hand with the pruning, picking and cultivating. A cunning Feathers, however, manages to reprogram Norbot into becoming his evil

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