What was the most important reason that J.R.R. Tolkien objected to original movie treatment of The Lord of the Rings written by Zimmerman? What are two other reasons he did not like the way Zimmerman was handling the story?
Tolkien was enthusiastic about the film's concept art, described as akin to Arthur Rackham rather than Walt Disney whose works Tolkien intensely disliked. However, Tolkien was dissatisfied with the script and the financial arrangements which would have brought him little profit. Thus the project was turned down.
