"Tolkien" Offers a Beautiful Story about Love and the Importance of Art that Should Not Be Missed
Little insight about The Optimist: I'm a literary junkie. When I'm not watching movies, reading and writing are my jam. Storytelling, in its many forms, has always been an intimate part of my life. It's probably the main reason I am so drawn to cinema; the visual art form is really quite engaging. As for literature alone, no day goes by where my nose isn't in a book. Many stories have captured my imagination over the years and have served as inspiration for my own storytelling endeavors. One of the greatest pieces of work to do that would be that of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit . Tolkien's mastery over world-building, language, and metaphorical examination is wrought across every page of those books. The film adaptations are some of my favorite pieces of cinema, so naturally when I heard that a film was coming out that explored the early parts of Tolkien's life and how he gained his inspiration, I was pretty stoked to see