2001-12-23 • 1h 0min
A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested the onslaught of industry through the idyllic countryside, moving on to describe his fighting experience from WWI, and closing with a look at the Finnish inspiration for the scholar's self-invented languages of Elfish. In between are interviews with the cast of the films and some clips, by far the most from "The Fellowship of the Ring", but a few glimpses of Rohan riders (from "The Two Towers") are provided. Also, there are interviews with a range of the filmmakers.

The Lord of the Rings

Turning Red

The Empire Strikes Back

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Titanic

Ex Machina

Batman Begins

PK

Shutter Island

Inside Out

Joker

The Breakfast Club

Oppenheimer

8 Mile

Back to the Future

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

The Mask

Django Unchained

Forrest Gump

The Truman Show