Having read about half of LOTR when I was a kid, then seeing the movie trilogy, to reading it now to my son, I have to say I actually enjoy it more having seen

Having read about half of LOTR when I was a kid, then seeing the movie trilogy, to reading it now to my son, I have to say I actually enjoy it more having seen the movie already. Knowing the general plot from the movie makes reading everything that happens in between the major story beats much more interesting since I have a sense of where in the story we are. It’s also fun to notice the differences when they adapted the story for the screen. I’ve also told my son the general plot several times beforehand (when he wanted me to tell him a story and I couldn’t think of any other) and I think he’s much more into it because of that as well. He knows where we are overall and what generally comes next.