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J.R.R. Tolkien hated Disney and knew they'd ruin any story they touched. In a letter, he called Walt Disney "hopelessly corrupted", and later insisted that his studio never be allowed to adapt his own works. Why? Tolkien's storytelling philosophy was profoundly different... In 1937, two landmark works of fantasy appeared within months of each other. The first was The Hobbit, a children's book written by an Oxford professor who had spent decades immersed in the legends and languages of Europe. The second was Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated film and a commercial triumph that changed cinema forever. J.R.R. Tolkien viewed the film with his friend C.S. Lewis, but was far from impressed. He blasted Disney in private letters, and resented how he took folkloric material and stripped it of its spiritual depth. Tolkien's dismissal of Disney reflected a very deep philosophical divide between the two creatives, one which still influences how stories are told today. In this article, we explore these two conflicting perspectives — and discover why it was that Tolkien hated Disney… theculturist.io/p/why-tolkien-…