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The article mixes up actual biographic details concerning Tolkien with a plot summary of the new film about Tolkien that is about to be released. Some of the fi
by KineticLensman 8y ago
The article mixes up actual biographic details concerning Tolkien with a plot summary of the new film about Tolkien that is about to be released. Some of the film details were pure artistic license, which is perhaps why the Tolkien estate has distanced itself from the film, as reported in the Guardian [0] (which also lists some of the film's inaccuracies).
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/23/tolkien-estate-disavows-forthcoming-film-starring-nicholas-hoult https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/23/tolkien-estate...
- gatherhunterer 8y agoThe article is discussing the movie. It refers to Tolkien seeing dragons on the Western Front. When he clarifies the reality of Tolkien’s life he steps aside from the general context of the article to do so. I think you misread.