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Tolkien - Movie Review

History

It should be mentioned that movies based on history add drama here and there for effect. If we judge a movie based on history as being history, we would be as disappointed as my brother who hates these movies. Although, I think my brother and those like him might like Peter Jackson's "They Shall Not Grow Old" movie where the movie is restored historical film with colorization and voice overs by the men that were there. I have not seen this film but it is on my list to see. I originally did not include a History section to this film but did some additional research because I knew C. S. Lewis and Tolkien knew each other in real life. I was curious if a character in the movie was C. S. Lewis or if they simply left C. S. Lewis out of the film.

Review

Tolkien reminded a lot of Dead Poets Society. The trials of life between a fellowship of friends as they are growing up. The movie is neither fast paced nor extremely slow. It is paced precisely as a wizard would tell the story. The movie interweaves the past with the present similar as the original Highlander movie would do where the flashbacks are there to show what the character is thinking at the time.

I feel the movie is successful in telling the story of Tolkien and how his life inspired The Hobbit. I also feel the story can inspire us all to take that risk we fear taking to achieve our dreams. I was so inspired after the movie that I had to write the review. My dream is to be a writer. This blog is a way for me to express this dream while allowing me to also enjoy my passion of movies. We should all be so inspired.

Rating

I would rate this as a solid HD movie. It will be worth picking up for under $10 in HD. I was able to pick my HD copy up for $7 at Family Video during a sale this week.

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