The Lord of the Rings films are rooted in Tolkien's pandemic experience - Polygon

J.R.R. Tolkien’s LOTR books have historical parallels, but their deepest meaning is as a reaction to World War I, the 1918 pandemic, and the Great Depression. Tolkien believed in hope, and Peter Jackson’s Fellowship, Two Towers, and Return of the King movies endure because they got that part right.

TIL that the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy pumped roughly $200,000,000 into the New Zealand economy. : r/todayilearned

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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum lacks the personality of Tolkien's epic - Polygon

Analysis of J. R. R. Tolkien's Novels – Literary Theory and Criticism

J.R.R. Tolkien Torched A Lord Of The Rings Film Treatment For Being Treated Carelessly, Recklessly And Showing No Evident Signs Of Any Appreciation Of What It Is All About - Bounding Into

John Garth — writer and award-winning Tolkien biographer

John Garth — writer and award-winning Tolkien biographer

The Lord of the Rings films are rooted in Tolkien's pandemic experience - Polygon

Tolkien estate disavows forthcoming film starring Nicholas Hoult, JRR Tolkien

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There and back again: A history of The Lord of the Rings in video games

John Garth — writer and award-winning Tolkien biographer

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