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The movies are based on books Tolkien wrote about 70 years ago, the Hobbit was first and aimed at a younger audience. The three-volume Lord of the Rings Trilogy he subsequently wrote is widely considered to be one of the best bits of 20th Century literature. I think it's sad that most people's exposure is only via Peter Jackson's movie adaptation. I recall watching an interview with the movie scriptwriter who claimed some of her changes had been made to 'fix' Tolkien's errors!
Anyway - read the books.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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