[HPFGU-Movie] LotR vs HP

[Adana Robinson]

I just saw LotR and I have to agree with everyone who said: WOW!

I will definitely be going back to see it again.  The acting was excellent, 
except for the sappy love scene between Aragorn and Arwen (where was that in 
the book?).  It served no purpose, except to make me wish for a slimy Orc to 
run through and stab Arwen.  Sadly, that was one of the few scenes in the 
movie that was orc-free.  :(

The screaming noises the Black Riders made got on my nerves about the ninth 
or tenth time it happened.

The music was awesome, perfect for every scene.  It intensified the action 
but at no point overwhelmed it or distracted me, except for the scene where 
they are in the mines of Moria.  Gandalf is fighting/has fought the Balrog, 
and the rest of the fellowship is running on stone stairs that are toppling. 
  There's this African chant going on in the background: ooga-chaka, 
ooga-chaka!  I suddenly had the wild urge to stand up and sing loudly "I 
can't stop this feeling...deep inside of me..."  There was more humor in the 
movie than the book, which helped immensely.

The movie moved quickly enough to keep me interested (and I have a _short_ 
attention span for epic fantasy) and I was sorry when it was over.  I've 
recently re-read "Fellowship of the Ring" (a hard read, BTW, not to be 
compared with HP!) and am wading through "The Two Towers" again, so I knew 
how it was going to end, but my brother, who didn't, was asking for Prozac.  
One fight scene after another, more orcs than you could shake a stick at, 
and Boromir dying--it was a definite downer.

Though I'm a die-hard "Colin Firth for everything" fan, I have to agree with 
everyone who said that the guy who played Aragorn IS Sirius Black.  Can we 
get him?

In short, I'd say that LotR is the better movie, but HP is the better book.  
Tolkien could have benefited from a sharp editor during his travel and 
description scenes, and his characterization lacked depth.  (At least in 
FotR; Two Towers seems to be a lot better; it's been a long time since I 
read them for the first time.)

There really can't be any comparison between the two movies, just like there 
can't really be a comparison between the series of books.  I can't say that 
everyone who likes one will like the other.  But, assuming that everyone on 
this list has seen HP already, I would recommend LotR to anyone (no small 
children).

Adana




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