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Would he have hated Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and other Tolkien movies?


I know Christopher Tolkien was negative about the Lord of the Rings films but I don't think he ever saw them. But what do you think J.R.R. Tolkien would have made of the movies, their success and the hysteria around them?

I personally think he’d have been horrified that they were shot in New Zealand, and the big deviations made to the movies, I do think he’d have liked much of the costumes, the armour and weapons designed for the film, plus Howard Shores wonderful music and a few casting choices, but in the whole he’d have been negative towards it like his son was, which is his right, he’s the creator after all, but Jackson’s adaption did bring a fresh wave of readers to the books after viewing the films, including myself.

I’m sure he’d have been happy with the renewed interest towards Middle-earth.

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Maybe he'd have gone full 'Alan Moore' and had his name removed from the movies!

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Whatever his opinions on the animated films and Peter Jackson, he'd love them compared to Rings of Power. After seeing that, he'd probably have a stroke and die.

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