Tolkien (the film)

The Gaffer · 05-09-2019, 09:52 AM

Surprised there's not been any discussion of this: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3361792/. Anybody of this parish seen it yet? Is it any good?

***Valandil*** · 05-10-2019, 08:55 AM

You're right - very good topic. Have not seen it yet, but intend to do so soon.

***Varnafindë*** · 05-18-2019, 01:32 PM

It will come to Norway mid-June, so I haven't had a chance to see it yet.
I think I will - especially if I can see it with friends who are interested in discussing it.

The Gaffer · 05-21-2019, 05:43 AM

Not seen it yet. Reviews seem to be suggesting it's a decent enough effort, as a biopic. I'm wondering how they work the Middle-Earth visions that feature in the trailers. Not a great student of JRRT's letters, but clearly much of the desolate vision of Mordor etc came from his experience in WW1, and perhaps Frodo and Sam's relationship from the officer-batman relationship.

***Earniel*** · 05-22-2019, 04:39 PM

I am probably not going to see it, unles they show it on TV somewhere.

I'm not fan of biopics since they're usually 'livened up' to be more entertaining and thus not very truthful. And apart from the War-experience, Tolkien's life was not all that exciting except philologically.

05-09-2019, 09:52 AM	#1
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	Tolkien (the film) Surprised there's not been any discussion of this: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3361792/. Anybody of this parish seen it yet? Is it any good?

05-10-2019, 08:55 AM	#2
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	You're right - very good topic. Have not seen it yet, but intend to do so soon. __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

05-18-2019, 01:32 PM	#3
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	It will come to Norway mid-June, so I haven't had a chance to see it yet. I think I will - especially if I can see it with friends who are interested in discussing it. __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

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05-21-2019, 05:43 AM	#4
The Gaffer Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In me taters Posts: 3,288	Not seen it yet. Reviews seem to be suggesting it's a decent enough effort, as a biopic. I'm wondering how they work the Middle-Earth visions that feature in the trailers. Not a great student of JRRT's letters, but clearly much of the desolate vision of Mordor etc came from his experience in WW1, and perhaps Frodo and Sam's relationship from the officer-batman relationship.

05-22-2019, 04:39 PM	#5
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I am probably not going to see it, unles they show it on TV somewhere. I'm not fan of biopics since they're usually 'livened up' to be more entertaining and thus not very truthful. And apart from the War-experience, Tolkien's life was not all that exciting except philologically.