Junior Tolkien takes on JK Rowling to
see which fantasy film series rules them
all welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of verses we’re pitting the
Lord of the Rings films against the
Harry Potter films to see which comes
out on top come on Tom
let’s finish this the way we started
you can hop round one the fantasy world
middle-earth takes the first corner as
the archetype and defending champ of the
fantasy genre a continent from a
fictional period in Earth’s history the
land was plotted by the author on maps
that were followed closely by the film’s
ensuring that the Shire the mines of
Moria and the peak of Mount Doom all
made it from page to screen
by contrast Harry’s stories take place
mainly in the Wizarding World a secret
realm that coexists with the muggle
world via magic
the standout landmarks are the isolated
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry and the nearby village hogs
meet Diagon Alley and the wondrous
Ministry of Magic while the Wizarding
World is a unique concept tokens clearly
defined middle-earth is the more
breathtaking and fantastical of the two
winner the Lord of the Rings
round two the protagonist if there’s one
thing these fantasy series share its a
troubled protagonist who must carry a
burden to defeat evil
Frodo literally carries the One Ring on
his road trip fighting its corruption of
his very character on the other hand
harry survived murder at the hands of
the Dark Lord while his parents weren’t
so lucky
when he finally discovers he’s a famous
wizard his destiny leads him to thwart
Voldemort’s plan to become immortal and
we’ll muggles and wizards alike Frodo is
pretty much the most obvious and able
choice to do the grunt work so Harry
gets the point for rising up to fulfill
his destiny winner Harry Potter round
three the entourage no fantasy film is
complete without a fellowship to back up
its hero Harry maybe the more
interesting protagonist but how does his
entourage hold up his help comes from
the secretive headmaster Dumbledore and
his pals Hermione a walking encyclopedia
it’s Navi o saw not Livio saw his
sidekick Ron and many other friends well
I must say I’d hoped for better Frodo on
the other hand doesn’t need much
hand-holding sure he’s got a sidekick in
Sam but Gandalf Aragorn Legolas and
Gimli carry the battles and the tactics
independently when facing evil we prefer
dynamic characters that can act fully
without asking permission of the hero
The Fellowship claims this point winner
the Lord of the Rings
you shall be the Fellowship of the Ring
when are we going round for the villains
one of the greatest aspects of a fantasy
film is the threat faced by its hero
Frodo and company must deal with two
similarly named villains the out-of-body
eye Sauron and the tainted white wizard
Saruman as well as their vast army of
Orcs who are trying to wipe out mankind
Harry Potter’s nemesis Voldemort has
come back from the almost dead and
gained strength as time marches on
commanding a legion of evil wizards
called Death Eaters his plan is to rule
everything and everyone with an iron
fist and he’ll achieve it with help from
insane witch Bellatrix Lestrange school
bully Draco Malfoy and more while Sauron
is epic
we can’t help but bow our wands to the
performance of ray Fiennes as the
dastardly misshapen and terrifying Dark
Lord the orders are on their way by
which time I shall be gone and you shall
be dead by the slightest of margins this
point goes to Harry Potter you’re a fool
Harry Potter and you will lose
everything round 5 visuals and effects
for this tiebreaker we focus on one
thing both film franchises had to pull
off exceptionally well both had the
tough job of bringing fantastical
visuals from the books to life on the
big screen harry’s world is packed with
detail in every shot for moving pictures
to floating candles it’s all very
amusing however it doesn’t quite deliver
the same level of visual excellence as
the Lord of the Rings
in fact one Potter producer vocally
cringed at the poor quality of earlier
installments
on the other hand the Lord of the Rings
brings to life entire battles riddled
with imaginary creatures and
breathtaking landscapes all with
consistent quality sorry Potter fans we
have to give this one to Team Gandalf
winner the Lord of the Rings
verdict by a narrow victory of three to
two the Lord of the Rings proves that it
will be on top of the fantasy sci-fi
genre until the end of all things
do you agree with our verdict or will
you be taking a long walk for a dip in
Mount Doom over this result for more
verses battles be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
see which fantasy film series rules them
all welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of verses we’re pitting the
Lord of the Rings films against the
Harry Potter films to see which comes
out on top come on Tom
let’s finish this the way we started
you can hop round one the fantasy world
middle-earth takes the first corner as
the archetype and defending champ of the
fantasy genre a continent from a
fictional period in Earth’s history the
land was plotted by the author on maps
that were followed closely by the film’s
ensuring that the Shire the mines of
Moria and the peak of Mount Doom all
made it from page to screen
by contrast Harry’s stories take place
mainly in the Wizarding World a secret
realm that coexists with the muggle
world via magic
the standout landmarks are the isolated
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry and the nearby village hogs
meet Diagon Alley and the wondrous
Ministry of Magic while the Wizarding
World is a unique concept tokens clearly
defined middle-earth is the more
breathtaking and fantastical of the two
winner the Lord of the Rings
round two the protagonist if there’s one
thing these fantasy series share its a
troubled protagonist who must carry a
burden to defeat evil
Frodo literally carries the One Ring on
his road trip fighting its corruption of
his very character on the other hand
harry survived murder at the hands of
the Dark Lord while his parents weren’t
so lucky
when he finally discovers he’s a famous
wizard his destiny leads him to thwart
Voldemort’s plan to become immortal and
we’ll muggles and wizards alike Frodo is
pretty much the most obvious and able
choice to do the grunt work so Harry
gets the point for rising up to fulfill
his destiny winner Harry Potter round
three the entourage no fantasy film is
complete without a fellowship to back up
its hero Harry maybe the more
interesting protagonist but how does his
entourage hold up his help comes from
the secretive headmaster Dumbledore and
his pals Hermione a walking encyclopedia
it’s Navi o saw not Livio saw his
sidekick Ron and many other friends well
I must say I’d hoped for better Frodo on
the other hand doesn’t need much
hand-holding sure he’s got a sidekick in
Sam but Gandalf Aragorn Legolas and
Gimli carry the battles and the tactics
independently when facing evil we prefer
dynamic characters that can act fully
without asking permission of the hero
The Fellowship claims this point winner
the Lord of the Rings
you shall be the Fellowship of the Ring
when are we going round for the villains
one of the greatest aspects of a fantasy
film is the threat faced by its hero
Frodo and company must deal with two
similarly named villains the out-of-body
eye Sauron and the tainted white wizard
Saruman as well as their vast army of
Orcs who are trying to wipe out mankind
Harry Potter’s nemesis Voldemort has
come back from the almost dead and
gained strength as time marches on
commanding a legion of evil wizards
called Death Eaters his plan is to rule
everything and everyone with an iron
fist and he’ll achieve it with help from
insane witch Bellatrix Lestrange school
bully Draco Malfoy and more while Sauron
is epic
we can’t help but bow our wands to the
performance of ray Fiennes as the
dastardly misshapen and terrifying Dark
Lord the orders are on their way by
which time I shall be gone and you shall
be dead by the slightest of margins this
point goes to Harry Potter you’re a fool
Harry Potter and you will lose
everything round 5 visuals and effects
for this tiebreaker we focus on one
thing both film franchises had to pull
off exceptionally well both had the
tough job of bringing fantastical
visuals from the books to life on the
big screen harry’s world is packed with
detail in every shot for moving pictures
to floating candles it’s all very
amusing however it doesn’t quite deliver
the same level of visual excellence as
the Lord of the Rings
in fact one Potter producer vocally
cringed at the poor quality of earlier
installments
on the other hand the Lord of the Rings
brings to life entire battles riddled
with imaginary creatures and
breathtaking landscapes all with
consistent quality sorry Potter fans we
have to give this one to Team Gandalf
winner the Lord of the Rings
verdict by a narrow victory of three to
two the Lord of the Rings proves that it
will be on top of the fantasy sci-fi
genre until the end of all things
do you agree with our verdict or will
you be taking a long walk for a dip in
Mount Doom over this result for more
verses battles be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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