Anyone wanting to know the perspective in which JRR Tolkein wrote his fantasy ought to read this PDF:

http://brainstorm-services.com/wcu-2004/fairystories-tolkien...

You should be able to then judge whether or not the movies have done justice to the spirit in which his books were written. Judge for yourself as C. Tolkein may or may not be right.

After reading it, I think the movies get a lot right and a little wrong. It helps to know the mind of the one you are reading.