Sunday, November 24, 2019

Tolkien


Tolkien is a biopic about J.R.R. Tolkien's early life.  You see him as he struggles through life as an orphan, forms an unlikely group of friends at school, falls in love with a fellow orphan, develops a love of (and knack for) languages [even creating his own], struggles through WWI, and ultimately leverages his linguistic passion into the works that will make him famous: The Lord of the Rings.

Though the film received mixed reviews, I enjoyed it.  I can't speak to its accuracy and it is admittedly 'plain' in delivery, but there are interesting nuances throughout if you look closely, and I liked learning more about the man who defined the modern fantasy genre.

Rating: A-

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