Gamgee Tissue possibly led to the character name (Sam Gamgee) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". The connection is not certain: in Appendix F to "The Lord of the Rings", Tolkien mentions, but at the same time denies, the reading of "Gamgee" as a pun relating to the name of Sam's wife, Rosie "Cotton". He further elaborates the 'real' Westron names of which 'Gamgee' and 'Cotton' are translations. However, in the same section Tolkien also addresses "hobbit" (which was certainly created first and translated afterward, as described in Tolkien's own comment on the initial writing of "The Hobbit")
Bromance targeted non-sexual homosocial behavior and masculinity in inventive ways, David Dobkin's "Wedding Crashers" (2005), "Zoolander", "Funny People" (2009), John Hamburg's "I Love You Man" (2009), Todd Phillips' "The Hangover" (2009), and Gordon's "Horrible Bosses" (2011). Although J. R. R. Tolkien's novels predate what could technically be called the ""bromance era"", the portrayal of the lifelong close relationships between Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, and Gimli and Legolas in the novels have been characterized as bromance, as well as the depictions in the films based on them. The theme remains popular, with different genres looking at