J.R.R. Tolkien and the Birth of The Lord of the Rings

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While he was a celebrated scholar who taught literature and history at Oxford, J.R.R. Tolkien made his greatest mark on the world relatively late in life -- he was 45 years old when he published a fantasy story for youngsters entitled The Hobbit, and 62 when he completed a three-volume series of novels which once again dealt with the magical creatures of his imagined "Middle-earth," entitled The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien and the Birth of The Lord of the Rings is a documentary which chronicles the life and work of this late-blooming literary hero and how he brought to the world one of the most celebrated and enduring mythic tales of the 20th century. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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	Nathaniel O.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

The film had a good amount of information in it. Talked about his early life, and showed some of the places he spent his time. Including Oxford, where he not only studied, but worked. My problem with it is, no one was interviewed. They could have interviewed the son of his publisher who read the Hobbit. He did teach at Oxford, maybe they could have found a student of his to give an interview as well. He was friends with C.S. Lewis, who wrote the Narnia books. Just a lot of things they could have explored to give it something more. I felt like I was watching the History channel more then anything. Just a guy talking while pictures and events were shown.

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