there’s epic fantasy and then there is
epic fantasy welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be comparing Game of
Thrones and the Lord of the Rings to
decide in a night dark and full of
terrors which story is the one to rule
them all
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content we’ll be looking at a
range of elements considering both the
books and the TV and film adaptations so
many have come to know and love round
one world building he won’t be a boy
forever winter is coming
anyone who has read or watched Game of
Thrones or a Song of Ice and Fire as the
print series is called notice that it is
so well built you think it hit the gym
every morning each major house of
Westeros contains complicated family
trees and each town has its own history
mapped out for centuries and not just in
Westeros because oh no this is world
building while george RR martin did not
create the languages that were later
used in the HBO series he did produce
creation myths religions traditions
culture and history for the Seven
Kingdoms and across the Narrow Sea for
the night is dark and full of terrors
whether to sin the rifles that the sun’s
first light printed on the top of the
trees j.r.r tolkien is the Alexander the
Great of fantasy world building in
creating Lord of the Rings and
middle-earth he created not just a world
but a complex creation mythology
including functional languages that can
still be learned by enthusiasts to this
day if the details of lineage and
history seem extra rich and sometimes
exhaustively detailed in Lord of the
Rings it’s because they are the world of
middle-earth extends past what is
contained in the print trilogy or even
the film’s there is much more to
Tolkien’s extended universe if any
cinematic or bibliographic fantasy world
is described as tolkien-esque well you
know who to tip your wizard’s hat to
winner Lord of the Rings
you see round two heroes
I’ve killed brothers of the Nights Watch
I’ve killed wildlings I’ve killed men I
admire I hand a boy younger than bran
what makes villains great can ironically
make heroes frustrating
maybe we’re just being too
black-and-white about it but when
rooting for a side in a fantasy world
it’s nice to feel that one can make a
solid moral choice that’s not to say the
heroes of Westeros and Beyond are not
remarkable they are remarkably human
with all their failings in tow Jon Snow
makes hard and at times shocking
judgment calls as Lord Commander of the
Nights Watch Daenerys is willing to use
entire city states as a training ground
on how to justly rule and Arya as a
damaged girl who has maybe the coldest
kills in the show it’s a thin line
between the good they pursue and the
domination envisioned by their more
villainous counterparts you’re no one
nothing they may be somewhat narrowly
drawn but the heroes of Lord of the
Rings are beacons of virtue and hope
resoundingly good and honorable while
Boromir was a little complicated their
traits are drawn from classic literary
epics loyalty honesty concern for the
well-being of the masses and bravery
elves hobbits humans dwarves and even
trees demonstrate these things in spades
although reluctant to take up the mantle
Aragorn is a natural leader unflinching
in his efforts Legolas and Gimli are the
best allies a hobbit could have a win is
courageous and loyal gandalf is a wise
ass kicking guide then there’s Sam
freakin Sam the purest of pure friends
and maybe the bravest of them all I made
a promise mr. Frodo
a promise don’t you leave him Samwise
Gamgee listen the world right now really
is dark and full of terrors and Sundays
you really just need the light of a red
deal okay
winner Lord of the Rings
come on
round three villains so Ilyn bring me
his head there is no doubt that there
are villainous treacherous and downright
slappable characters looking at you job
but for the most part they are more than
what they seem in Game of Thrones as in
professional wrestling bad guys become
fan favorites like Jaime Lannister even
the more villainous characters like
Cersei have their own real motivations
backstories and a human side enough so
that the viewer or reader understands
how they became the way they are even if
you don’t agree with their present
actions the truly sadistic individuals
Ramsay Bolton and Joffrey and the like
are either clearly psychotic or deeply
damaged yet are still given their own
story development she’s a fine woman yo
sista I look forward to having her back
in my bed just because you’re evil
doesn’t mean you can’t be well-rounded
evil and the fires of Mount Doom the
Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret a
master ring to control all others the
white hat black hat divisions are pretty
clearly drawn in middle-earth the heroes
are literally on the side of light while
evildoers are sprung from darkness mud
and fire it’s easy to spot the good guys
in a scene the beautiful pasture Li
wholesome and mythologically glamorous
individuals who are sure to be your Bros
on the other hand the giant flaming eye
is like bad tow King used outward nature
as a symbol of the corrupt nature within
not just with hideous monster orcs but
with humans whose evil shows through on
the outside like the treacherous Grima
Wormtongue or the cowardly and scheming
Denethor ii you think you a wise
Mithrandir except for the curious case
of Gollum twisted by the power of the
One Ring it is mostly easy to take a
side in middle-earth winner Game of
Thrones I think that sounds like a
wonderful idea
Round four battles after Robert
Baratheon found himself on the business
end of a boar and Eddard Stark lost a
little off the top the Seven Kingdoms of
Westeros were thrown into chaos the
beginning of the second book and second
season of the series saw the start of
the war of five Kings and things never
really slowed down from there there are
so many great battles from the explosive
Battle of the Blackwater to the tents
emotionally wrought Battle of Castle
black to the chill inducing battle of
the bastards it is well nigh impossible
to nail down the best but with perhaps
the greatest battle of all that between
literal Ice and Fire
looming
for Westeros we’re sure the best is
somehow still yet to come
toki made sure his epic struggle between
the powers of good and evil had plenty
of emotionally resonant struggle along
with fent has to be detailed violence
Peter Jackson’s masterful take on the
trilogy successfully brought all of it
to life the harrowing battle of Hornburg
also known as the Battle of Helm’s Deep
saw our heroes cornered as they defended
the Rohirrim against a massive onslaught
of orcs Baraka and other nasty straight
out of Mordor and who can forget the
siege of Gondor and ensuing battle of
the pelennor fields where sauron’s
forces attacked and yet our heroes
reigned victorious it’s close but for
the sheer number of battles and their
many surprising results and tense
execution we’re giving this one to
Martin winner Game of Thrones round 5
legacy since HBO premiered Game of
Thrones it has reignited the high
fantasy and epic genres with many TV
series like Vikings the shannara
chronicles’ and Marco Polo cropping up
over a spectrum of networks we don’t
blame them for trying to tap into the
literary adaptation success but none of
quite being able to match the
pop-culture phenomenon they often focus
too heavily on one of two aspects that
make Game of Thrones a sensation for
example violence sex fantasy violence
sex realities medieval trappings
political intrigue and so on there’s a
wall come in Ned I don’t know when I
don’t know who will be fighting but it’s
coming but they so often like the
detailed richness of character
development and plot arc and so they
missed the core elements of what makes
the Iron Throne narratives so engrossing
Wow
on the other hand there’s zero doubt
about it every high fantasy written or
film since the 1950s is deeply indebted
to Lord of the Rings cheese even the RR
in george RR martin is a nod to the late
great John Ronald Reuel Tolkien from his
peerless academic background tokine’s
set out to write the great epic novel in
the vein of Beowulf and the extensive
work that went into creating the Lord of
the Rings has endeared it to countless
fans over decades its fame shows no
signs of slowing down the books have
sold over 150 million copies to date and
still fly off the shelves and now Amazon
Studios has committed huge dollars to
developing a new TV adaptation the road
goes ever on and on
winner Lord of the Rings and The Lord of
the Rings
[Music]
not quite there’s room for a little more
so by a score three to two
it’s the one Fantasy franchise to rule
them all Lord of the Rings forever do
you agree with our verdict check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
epic fantasy welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be comparing Game of
Thrones and the Lord of the Rings to
decide in a night dark and full of
terrors which story is the one to rule
them all
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content we’ll be looking at a
range of elements considering both the
books and the TV and film adaptations so
many have come to know and love round
one world building he won’t be a boy
forever winter is coming
anyone who has read or watched Game of
Thrones or a Song of Ice and Fire as the
print series is called notice that it is
so well built you think it hit the gym
every morning each major house of
Westeros contains complicated family
trees and each town has its own history
mapped out for centuries and not just in
Westeros because oh no this is world
building while george RR martin did not
create the languages that were later
used in the HBO series he did produce
creation myths religions traditions
culture and history for the Seven
Kingdoms and across the Narrow Sea for
the night is dark and full of terrors
whether to sin the rifles that the sun’s
first light printed on the top of the
trees j.r.r tolkien is the Alexander the
Great of fantasy world building in
creating Lord of the Rings and
middle-earth he created not just a world
but a complex creation mythology
including functional languages that can
still be learned by enthusiasts to this
day if the details of lineage and
history seem extra rich and sometimes
exhaustively detailed in Lord of the
Rings it’s because they are the world of
middle-earth extends past what is
contained in the print trilogy or even
the film’s there is much more to
Tolkien’s extended universe if any
cinematic or bibliographic fantasy world
is described as tolkien-esque well you
know who to tip your wizard’s hat to
winner Lord of the Rings
you see round two heroes
I’ve killed brothers of the Nights Watch
I’ve killed wildlings I’ve killed men I
admire I hand a boy younger than bran
what makes villains great can ironically
make heroes frustrating
maybe we’re just being too
black-and-white about it but when
rooting for a side in a fantasy world
it’s nice to feel that one can make a
solid moral choice that’s not to say the
heroes of Westeros and Beyond are not
remarkable they are remarkably human
with all their failings in tow Jon Snow
makes hard and at times shocking
judgment calls as Lord Commander of the
Nights Watch Daenerys is willing to use
entire city states as a training ground
on how to justly rule and Arya as a
damaged girl who has maybe the coldest
kills in the show it’s a thin line
between the good they pursue and the
domination envisioned by their more
villainous counterparts you’re no one
nothing they may be somewhat narrowly
drawn but the heroes of Lord of the
Rings are beacons of virtue and hope
resoundingly good and honorable while
Boromir was a little complicated their
traits are drawn from classic literary
epics loyalty honesty concern for the
well-being of the masses and bravery
elves hobbits humans dwarves and even
trees demonstrate these things in spades
although reluctant to take up the mantle
Aragorn is a natural leader unflinching
in his efforts Legolas and Gimli are the
best allies a hobbit could have a win is
courageous and loyal gandalf is a wise
ass kicking guide then there’s Sam
freakin Sam the purest of pure friends
and maybe the bravest of them all I made
a promise mr. Frodo
a promise don’t you leave him Samwise
Gamgee listen the world right now really
is dark and full of terrors and Sundays
you really just need the light of a red
deal okay
winner Lord of the Rings
come on
round three villains so Ilyn bring me
his head there is no doubt that there
are villainous treacherous and downright
slappable characters looking at you job
but for the most part they are more than
what they seem in Game of Thrones as in
professional wrestling bad guys become
fan favorites like Jaime Lannister even
the more villainous characters like
Cersei have their own real motivations
backstories and a human side enough so
that the viewer or reader understands
how they became the way they are even if
you don’t agree with their present
actions the truly sadistic individuals
Ramsay Bolton and Joffrey and the like
are either clearly psychotic or deeply
damaged yet are still given their own
story development she’s a fine woman yo
sista I look forward to having her back
in my bed just because you’re evil
doesn’t mean you can’t be well-rounded
evil and the fires of Mount Doom the
Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret a
master ring to control all others the
white hat black hat divisions are pretty
clearly drawn in middle-earth the heroes
are literally on the side of light while
evildoers are sprung from darkness mud
and fire it’s easy to spot the good guys
in a scene the beautiful pasture Li
wholesome and mythologically glamorous
individuals who are sure to be your Bros
on the other hand the giant flaming eye
is like bad tow King used outward nature
as a symbol of the corrupt nature within
not just with hideous monster orcs but
with humans whose evil shows through on
the outside like the treacherous Grima
Wormtongue or the cowardly and scheming
Denethor ii you think you a wise
Mithrandir except for the curious case
of Gollum twisted by the power of the
One Ring it is mostly easy to take a
side in middle-earth winner Game of
Thrones I think that sounds like a
wonderful idea
Round four battles after Robert
Baratheon found himself on the business
end of a boar and Eddard Stark lost a
little off the top the Seven Kingdoms of
Westeros were thrown into chaos the
beginning of the second book and second
season of the series saw the start of
the war of five Kings and things never
really slowed down from there there are
so many great battles from the explosive
Battle of the Blackwater to the tents
emotionally wrought Battle of Castle
black to the chill inducing battle of
the bastards it is well nigh impossible
to nail down the best but with perhaps
the greatest battle of all that between
literal Ice and Fire
looming
for Westeros we’re sure the best is
somehow still yet to come
toki made sure his epic struggle between
the powers of good and evil had plenty
of emotionally resonant struggle along
with fent has to be detailed violence
Peter Jackson’s masterful take on the
trilogy successfully brought all of it
to life the harrowing battle of Hornburg
also known as the Battle of Helm’s Deep
saw our heroes cornered as they defended
the Rohirrim against a massive onslaught
of orcs Baraka and other nasty straight
out of Mordor and who can forget the
siege of Gondor and ensuing battle of
the pelennor fields where sauron’s
forces attacked and yet our heroes
reigned victorious it’s close but for
the sheer number of battles and their
many surprising results and tense
execution we’re giving this one to
Martin winner Game of Thrones round 5
legacy since HBO premiered Game of
Thrones it has reignited the high
fantasy and epic genres with many TV
series like Vikings the shannara
chronicles’ and Marco Polo cropping up
over a spectrum of networks we don’t
blame them for trying to tap into the
literary adaptation success but none of
quite being able to match the
pop-culture phenomenon they often focus
too heavily on one of two aspects that
make Game of Thrones a sensation for
example violence sex fantasy violence
sex realities medieval trappings
political intrigue and so on there’s a
wall come in Ned I don’t know when I
don’t know who will be fighting but it’s
coming but they so often like the
detailed richness of character
development and plot arc and so they
missed the core elements of what makes
the Iron Throne narratives so engrossing
Wow
on the other hand there’s zero doubt
about it every high fantasy written or
film since the 1950s is deeply indebted
to Lord of the Rings cheese even the RR
in george RR martin is a nod to the late
great John Ronald Reuel Tolkien from his
peerless academic background tokine’s
set out to write the great epic novel in
the vein of Beowulf and the extensive
work that went into creating the Lord of
the Rings has endeared it to countless
fans over decades its fame shows no
signs of slowing down the books have
sold over 150 million copies to date and
still fly off the shelves and now Amazon
Studios has committed huge dollars to
developing a new TV adaptation the road
goes ever on and on
winner Lord of the Rings and The Lord of
the Rings
[Music]
not quite there’s room for a little more
so by a score three to two
it’s the one Fantasy franchise to rule
them all Lord of the Rings forever do
you agree with our verdict check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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