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* {{Narm}}: The ending text on [[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolkien]] and Edith's gravestones is an especially clunky example of WritingAroundTrademarks, since they couldn't use Beren and Luthien.
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: One of Tolkien's friends (speaking about ''The Ring of the Nieblung'') says it shouldn't take five hours to tell a story about a magic ring. One can almost see Tolkien thinking, "Hold my beer."

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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: One of Tolkien's friends (speaking about ''The Ring of the Nieblung'') says it shouldn't take five six hours to tell a story about a magic ring. One can almost see Tolkien thinking, "Hold my beer."
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The soundtrack for the film is absolutely gorgeous.
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: One of Tolkien's friends (speaking about ''The Ring of the Nieblung'') says it shouldn't take five hours to tell a story about a magic ring. One can almost see Tolkien thinking, "Hold my beer."
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* {{Narm}}: The ending text on Tolkien and Edith's gravestones is an especially clunky example of WritingAroundTrademarks, since they couldn't use Beren and Luthien.

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* {{Narm}}: The ending text on Tolkien [[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolkien]] and Edith's gravestones is an especially clunky example of WritingAroundTrademarks, since they couldn't use Beren and Luthien.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: None of Tolkien's actual writings from ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' are used in the film, since it wasn't authorized by the Tolkien Estate.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: None of Tolkien's actual writings from ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' are used in the film, since it wasn't authorized by the Tolkien Estate. Instead, the events of the film are implied to be inspiration for The Lord of the Rings.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: None of Tolkien's actual writings from the Silmarilion are used in the film, since it wasn't authorized by the Tolkien Estate.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: None of Tolkien's actual writings from the Silmarilion ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' are used in the film, since it wasn't authorized by the Tolkien Estate.
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* Narm: The ending text on Tolkien and Edith's gravestones is an especially clunky example of WritingAroundTrademarks, sine they could use Beren and Luthien.

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* Narm: {{Narm}}: The ending text on Tolkien and Edith's gravestones is an especially clunky example of WritingAroundTrademarks, sine since they could couldn't use Beren and Luthien.
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* Narm: The ending text on Tolkien and Edith's gravestones is an especially clunky example of WritingAroundTrademarks, sine they could use Beren and Luthien.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: None of Tolkien's actual writings from the Silmarilion are used in the film, since it wasn't authorized by the Tolkien Estate.
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* InternetBackdraft: The movie [[https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2019/04/30/this-tolkien-biopic-is-woefully-unconvincing/?fbclid=IwAR3mQhaXwEl5kzTZhPBitjad081H3NicQn9eZbjfACO5tClj7jCUENR546w took some]] [[https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/sdg-reviews-tolkien flack]] on Catholic websites for ignoring Tolkien's Christian faith.
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* InternetBackdraft: The movie [[https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2019/04/30/this-tolkien-biopic-is-woefully-unconvincing/?fbclid=IwAR3mQhaXwEl5kzTZhPBitjad081H3NicQn9eZbjfACO5tClj7jCUENR546w took some]] [[https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/sdg-reviews-tolkien flack]] on Catholic websites for secular-washing its protagonist.

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* InternetBackdraft: The movie [[https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2019/04/30/this-tolkien-biopic-is-woefully-unconvincing/?fbclid=IwAR3mQhaXwEl5kzTZhPBitjad081H3NicQn9eZbjfACO5tClj7jCUENR546w took some]] [[https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/sdg-reviews-tolkien flack]] on Catholic websites for secular-washing its protagonist.ignoring Tolkien's Christian faith.
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* InternetBackdraft: The movie [[https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2019/04/30/this-tolkien-biopic-is-woefully-unconvincing/?fbclid=IwAR3mQhaXwEl5kzTZhPBitjad081H3NicQn9eZbjfACO5tClj7jCUENR546w took some]] [[https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/sdg-reviews-tolkien flack]] on Catholic websites for basically secular-washing its protagonist.

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* InternetBackdraft: The movie [[https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2019/04/30/this-tolkien-biopic-is-woefully-unconvincing/?fbclid=IwAR3mQhaXwEl5kzTZhPBitjad081H3NicQn9eZbjfACO5tClj7jCUENR546w took some]] [[https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/sdg-reviews-tolkien flack]] on Catholic websites for basically secular-washing its protagonist.
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* InternetBackdraft: The movie [[https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2019/04/30/this-tolkien-biopic-is-woefully-unconvincing/?fbclid=IwAR3mQhaXwEl5kzTZhPBitjad081H3NicQn9eZbjfACO5tClj7jCUENR546w took some]] [[https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/sdg-reviews-tolkien flack]] on Catholic websites for basically secular-washing its protagonist.
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* CriticalDissonance: The film has been met with largely mixed critical reviews, with criticism directed toward it being a rather unimaginative biopic about one of the most imaginative writers who ever lived. However, the audience response so far has been much more positive. This can be seen on its Website/RottenTomatoes [[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tolkien page]], which records 49% positive critical reviews compared to 85% positive audience reviews.

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* CriticalDissonance: The film has been met with largely mixed critical reviews, with criticism directed toward it being a rather unimaginative biopic about one of the most imaginative writers who ever lived. However, the audience response so far has been much more positive. This can be seen on its Website/RottenTomatoes [[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tolkien page]], which records 49% positive critical reviews compared to 85% positive audience reviews.reviews.
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* CriticalDissonance: The film has been met with largely mixed critical reviews, with criticism directed toward the fact that it's a rather unimaginative biopic about one of the most imaginative writers who ever lived. However, the audience response so far has been much more positive. This can be seen on its Website/RottenTomatoes [[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tolkien page]], which records 49% positive critical reviews compared to 85% positive audience reviews.

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* CriticalDissonance: The film has been met with largely mixed critical reviews, with criticism directed toward the fact that it's it being a rather unimaginative biopic about one of the most imaginative writers who ever lived. However, the audience response so far has been much more positive. This can be seen on its Website/RottenTomatoes [[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tolkien page]], which records 49% positive critical reviews compared to 85% positive audience reviews.
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* CriticalDissonance: The film has been met with largely mixed critical reviews, with criticism directed toward the fact that it's a rather unimaginative biopic about one of the most imaginative writers who ever lived. However, the audience response so far has been much more positive. This can be seen on its Website/RottenTomatoes [[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tolkien page]], which records 49% positive critical reviews compared to 85% positive audience reviews.

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