Tolkein was interviewed frequently on the subject of, and of his own accord wrote what probably amounts to thousands of pages explaining in detail regarding, exactly what his motivations were, his inspirations were, and his desires were, both from an authorial standpoint and illustrating what he wanted out of his audience.

These are all just stupid kids who are so afraid to and/or lazy to do the homework, that they'd rather just blithely hypothesize that their opinions are all that matters, and no record from the past could possibly disagree with them. Nobody involved in these things cares anymore beyond the money and stardom it brings them now. They're not reading enthusiasts, certainly not appreciators of Tolkein, and have no informed opinions on anything they now serve as the face of. I have severe doubts that literally anyone involved in the product has read the 4 main books that serve as the series.