Should we rewind perhaps?

[roleplayer_m_uk]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "adhara_black" <adhara_black at y...> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I wonder if we should rewind a little. How did we end up comparing 
> LOTR with HP? Is it just because the films were released around the 
> same time?

i think that, though they are both very different, a comparison is 
fair. the hp stories were drawing comparisons with lotr since at 
least the second book - although it's fair to see that the timing of 
the two movies has raised the prominence of the comparison.

i do think that they have some common ground but even if they didn't, 
would that make a comparison redundant? if so, how would you pick a 
best movie oscar, since it's unfair to compare, say, lotr with a 
beautiful mind. it has to be possible (though not always fair) to 
compare two movies.

similarly, comparing books has to be possible when you look at, say, 
quality of writing (grammar, imagery, pace and style), character 
development, strength of plot, authenticity etc.

it wouldn't be right to compare the lotr movie with the hp books 
(that's when you get into apples and oranges) but comparing two 
movies or two books seems fine to me. as does comparing two versions 
of the same story.