The real fellowship? A WWI survivor, some elvish poetry, and Peter Jackson's crew geeking out.
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.
Writing
Tolkien's language invention gets the respect it deserves.
Production
Rare glimpses of early Two Towers footage sneaked in.
Acting
Cast interviews showing genuine awe for the source material.
Director
Lisa Kors
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tolkien's hatred of industrialization literally became Saruman—he literally saw factories destroying his childhood Shire.
The documentary barely mentions The Silmarillion because the estate still had tight control in 2001—Jackson couldn't even reference it directly.
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