I wouldn't even call this a discussion, everyone is agreeing to disagree.. It's like Canada.. Wth is going on here?... Am i still on the internet?

theyre really not similar at all to compare haha both quality in their own right

they are completely different stories with their own values
Lord of the rings is an epic quest and harry potter is more of a coming of age story

don't get me wrong, both are excellent stories in their own right

you know i know my user name is this but........i honestly think they should just team up and take out twilight.

Even though you are wrong,(REALLY wrong)you are entitled to your opinion.......

I like both and I've never even read the LOTR series.

I respect your opinion. You're wrong, of course, but I respect it.

See, it doesn't matter. People try and make the argument over which is better.. when really they aren't very similar. Lord of the Rings is based in a completely fictional world, set in a time that is no where near that of Harry Potter. Lord of the Rings is more of an adventure, in the sense that the characters are constantly moving towards a predetermined goal, across countries and over mountains. Harry Potter, for the majority of the story, takes place in the walls of Hogwarts. It only ever really has this sense of adventure and imminent disaster toward the end of the series.

Harry Potter is an amazing series, but for different reasons that Lord of the Rings is. LotR is based in a world that has entire written and spoken languages, and well developed lore. LotR was created as a way to convey and popularize the Language that Tolkien had created. There are other books based in the same world, but in another age, such as the Silmarillion.

The only thing I have against Harry Potter, and a lot of the fantasy that is written now, is that the books are written with the intent of having it made into a movie. The way that authors write now is based around cinema.. which results in a lot lower quality literature. That's why I tent to prefer the classics.

it was longer, and I grew up reading the books(which got me into reading andwriting in the first place) so, while I like harry potter more, that doesnt change the fact the the LOTR is one of the most badass movie experiences of all time

are you writing a book?

I love Harry Potter since I grew up with the books and the movies. But I have not seen LOTR except from the first movie (many many years ago,) so I can not really argue against the people that prefers that over HP.

you should watch lotr it's super good

Even though I completely disagree with this(Fuck I hate Harry Potter), I think I'm not going to argue this time.

All they need to do is add "in my opinion" don't they?

Instead of saying "Harry potter is better than lord of the rings" straight off.

good on him.

Not really a fan of Harry Potter, but I can see your reasoning. I prefer LoTR.

Say it again.

I agree my friend,though I can't help but accept that LotR is really awesome too,just not my taste...

thats cool

I reaaally hate when people do something like you did in your last sentence. I can literally make anything sound like a piece of shit by doing that.

An epic story about supernatural creatures and their place in modern society with humans, filled with epic battles and true love, is much better than some stupid story about a guy getting lost on the boat home and then killing a bunch of guys who tried to bang his wife.

I doubt she did, there were several horcruxes and he had to kill Voldy even when the last horcrux was gone.

I don't think it's fair to judge a book on how much of an impact it's had on litterature. Doing that makes a lot of "classics" seem like better books than they actually are.

Coolest. anon. ever.

While I do not agree with your opinion I shall not take actions against you for it.

NO STOP BEING OPEN-MINDED!!!! YOU HAVE TO LIKE ONLY ONE THING ON THE INTERNET EVER AND IT CAN'T BE DIFFERENT THAN MINE!!!!!!

Go ahead. I'm waiting for any kind of logical reasoning for this, otherwise I am assuming you are just ignorant the the genre of fantasy and I shouldn't take interest in your opinion anyway.

It was just a joke, I don't like them but I'm pretty sure not everyone in the world enjoys everything I like

fair enough, why don't you like them?

Although I am a big mythology fan and love stuff that's all mystical and what not they never perked my interests. Everything felt a little too straight forward

do you mean there was not much mystery? do you like "the northern lights"

Precisely and I have never read them but I do own the trilogy, I grew up reading stuff more like Eragon, Narnia, and I did have one more in mind but I can't quite think of it. I know these aren't the best examples of fantasy but I'm also more of a gamer than a reader

I'm reading the book now, it's alright but it's over rated I think, Narnia was a cool film I like symbolism in stories and music, what games do you like?

Well recently I've just been replaying all the Elder Scrolls so I can refresh some of my Tamriel history but pretty much anything goes for gaming whether Fantasy or not but it is my preferred genre. Uh besides that I try to stick to shooters and very few racers. And I must agree symbolism is always a good thing to add to anything whether stories, music, films, games, etc.

Elder Scrolls was a really good game but it gives me headaches so it's really irritating, what kind of music do you listen to?

I was mostly rose up on electric, techno, trance surprisingly thanks to my brother. It started with Daft Punk but as more artists came out my interests started to multiply and I still listen to similar genres today. I feel bad because you are learning much about me but I'm not asking much about you in return.

I don't mind, I do parkour, ninjitsu and write. I like real hip hop (about equality and politics) and I play A.C and prototype I'm reading deadpool at the moment

It's been years since I have read Deadpool, what volume are they at now? But then again I could look that up myself. But as far as the parkour and ninjitsu go I would have to say that is pretty badass, are you good at them?

I was good in my prime but since it was winter and my Dad has got a girlfriend who I don't like it's hard to find the motivation, I've just got into dead pool I'm literally at issue 1

That's pretty badass and mesmerizing. I had always wanted to try parkour but I already know I would be more suited for not trying to make such quick movements.

parkour is about finding your own way, if you have long legs you would avoid vaults like this one as you are likely to hit your legs, I think you should try it safely and see were you go from there, there's nothing to lose

I'm a rather tall and husky fellow and I think losing my teeth is a rather big loss. But who knows I might give it a couple shots, I can only imagine how big the adrenaline rush is though

yeah, there are tutorials on youtube, I am husky too I used to weigh 14 stone but now I'm down to 9 but I still have a wide figure, the adrenaline can be overwhelming at times especially if you are listening to good music, this is me btw www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvb-nbwUkWc

Well obviously admon is trying to tell us the conversation is over. Hope to see you again man and by the time spring is here hopefully I can post something relative to our conversation. But it was amazingly fun to chat with you.

I'm more than educated in the beautiful art of failing but I'm not weak willed. I will try to work off some weight for now and when winter is over I can try my luck at this

nice one buddy ( :

I'm currently weighing in at 18 so I could only guess I should try to slim down a bit before making any major attempts

yeah, just take it one day at a time, if you go in too hard and get upset because you aren't making progress then you will become unmotivated and fail, the only way you can fail at an art is to give up, every bit of progress is a success even if you fall on your ass

or the golden compass, it's the same book

you weren't prepared were you?