Wow, Fitz, I was about to go crazy up in here, man. The moment you said "Fantasy is not socially acceptable" or whatever it was you said, I immediately thought: Uh, okay, LOTR won 11 Academy Awards, for pete's sakes, and that was just the third movie alone. Ha ha. Man. I'm glad you threw that in there, though.
Yeah. The Way is a cool backdrop for a film or series of films, but the Rhue story is far too complex for many audiences to comprehend. Nowadays, people want films where they don't have to think TOO hard, where the most they want to think of is "Is that character REALLY dead?". The Rhue story would push many to the limits of confusion and beyond, spirits within swords and what-not.
I don't know. I think Lun has something big planned for us/ the world. And in time, he will reveal it to us.
I just hope that time comes VERY soon.