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What a rip off!. I was talked into buying the "Collectors DVD gift set" of FOTR on the basis that it was the only way to get my hands on this "superb" National Geographic documentary.
"Valued at $70 if you could buy it separately" the man in the shop said.
Well I wouldn't mind betting that they tried selling it separately but had too many returns.
The documentary itself starts out with some tired stuff that most people will have seen before and then moves off on a very tenuous nature link.
What they think following some beardy guy on his mission to traverse the Amazon has to do with LOTR I'll never know.
"Beyond the movie" is an understatement more like "Nothing to do with the movie".
Learn from this fools mistake and don't waste your precious cash on this second rate rubbish.
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All of these reviews seem to be deeply offended that master Tolkien was made out to be an environmentally minded individual. National Geographic explores his outside influences that shaped his storytelling and yes, his love for the enviorenment and witnessing evils of mass deforestation during the early twentieth century crept into his epic 'Lord of the Rings'. The entire Ents plotline and Saruman destroying the foerst under the wheels and iron of the Orcs was a huge part of the philosophical side of the story. IT can also be found in the haven of the Shire and the horror the hobbits find at the end when Bilbo's party tree is leveled by the occupying Orcs. The Elves themselves grow so disenchanted with the ensuing progress enroaching on their woodland homes that they depart from the Grey Havens never to return. I mean really, you would have to be completely ignorant to ignore the fact that Tolkien was an environmentatlist at heart, and that doesn't make him or anyone else with that belief a "freak" or a "loopy tree-hugger".
I'm sure that Tolkien would've been heartbroken at the excessive crimes against nature inflicted by corporate powers and other "descedants of Orcs".
This is a pretty interesting piece that takes you to the root of Tolkien's influences in the early twentieth century from the industrialization of the world and horrors of two World Wars. It's for those who try to see "the big picture" and not for those who only wish to see special effects, and sword fights. Don't get me wrong those are fun too, but to wallow in ignorance is something Mr. Tolkien was never one to partake in.
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If you're a fan of Tolkien's works, I mean a fan of the works beyond the movie and beyond the Lord of the Rings trilogy, then you might be interested in watching this DVD. If you're looking for a behind-the-scenes dvd about the blockbuster movies by Peter Jackson, then you might want to turn off this DVD after the first ten minutes and pick up a Fellowship of the Rings boxed set.
This documentary fulfills its claim of going beyond the movie. It certainly does! This dvd goes beyond even the works of Tolkien and centers around the author's life and influences. If you're interested in languages and history, you might find sections of the DVD fascinating as National Geographics takes us to places like Finland and spends what seemed to me to be ages talking to people about language and myths.
I'm not really a linguist, nor am I a historian interested in Norse mythology, but I am quite intersted in Tolkien and the things that influenced his works. For these reasons, I found this DVD to be filled with a wealth of information that goes beyond the shallow tv-style approach to movie backgrounds. This DVD explores several possible influences on the Lord of the Rings trilogy ranging from foxholes in World War II to epic poems such as Beowulf. It was very interesting to see how historians and archeologists can shed light on modern fantasy novels and can influence our interpretations of the events within them.
I do have a few detractions for this DVD. It is true that when I purchased it, I expected more of a behind-the-scenes look at the films by Peter Jackson, and I think the cover and description is somewhat misleading in this way. I was surprised, and not unpleasantly, by the content, but some of the sections discussing language seemed to drag on for a while and leave the audience behind.
If you're a Tolkien addict, check out this DVD. If you're a Peter Jackson addict...buy the boxed set of FoTR.
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As a true Tolkien fan, I can safely say that almost every review on this website that proclaims this feature bad is entirely CORRECT. The only reason you would want to buy this production is for some film footage, and snippets from some cast interviews, which could very well be included in the behind-the-scenes stuff on the Fellowship of the Ring extended edition DVD.
At one point, they show a film clip of the Fellowship beginning to kick some orc-rear in Moria, and right after the cave-troll takes a whack at Sam, we cut to images of tanks, and railroads, and industrial machinery, as the narrator talks of Tolkien�s experiences with war, and how industrial progress was portrayed in the novels as the Dark Lord Sauron. There are several other times where the documentary infers this. Was there symbolism like this in Lord of the Rings? Yes, some. Was Mordor supposed to represent industry, and machines? Do the novels contain a �Save-the-Earth, hug-a-tree� message? Not really. Tolkien was a conservationist of sorts, but he would spin in his grave to learn of the things National Geographic said.
Towards the end of the feature, they discuss the language that Tolkien based Elvish upon, the language of the Kalevanas, and National Geographic just can�t help veering 180 degrees away from Lord of the Rings in order to focus on the failing culture there, a failed attempt to compare the peoples of then to the peoples of Middle-Earth.
So, overall, I�d say that this isn�t worth buying, unless it�s included in a package like the extended edition gift set, which, as I said, is the only reason I saw this.
To National Geographic's credit, on the DVD, there�s some extra material regarding the Inklings, the writers� group Tolkien was a member of. It mentions Tolkien�s CHRISTIANITY, and his friendship with C.S. Lewis. Here you can find some valuable information about the two, and the group itself. Otherwise, there is zero mention of the impact that Christianity had on his life.
Take my advice, Tolkien fans: PLEASE don�t buy this!
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The writers of this review appear to be more interested in advancing an agenda than reviewing the story. They draw allegories with World War II, which Tolkien specifically rejected; Tolkien hated allegory. The writers relate the story to deforestation, which is also completely forced. The discussions of Beowulf and the Kalevala are interesting, and the movie clips are good, but overall this DVD is a waste of money.
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