All 10 Middle-earth Movies, Ranked by How Entertaining It Is
The film adaptations of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are epic and thrilling, but which is the most entertaining?
The popularity of the modern fantasy genre can be traced back to J. R. R. Tolkien, an English professor specializing in philology who had a deep love for ancient mythology. In 1937, he released his first novel, The Hobbit, which was so popular that his publishers asked for a sequel. Drawing inspiration from his personal legendarium—which would be posthumously released as The Silmarillion—Tolkien released The Lord of the Rings in 1954, and its success has influenced countless writers and lovers of fantasy worlds.
