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re: Busting out the extended edition LOTRs
Posted on 9/21/13 at 12:32 am to HortensePowdermaker
Posted on 9/21/13 at 12:32 am to HortensePowdermaker
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I love the books and the movies, but Game of Thrones has really cast a shadow over these, IMO, and shown just how one-dimensional the characters are. Everyone is either totally good or totally bad with no shades whatsoever.
I think this has a lot to do with the time in which Tolkein was writing LOTR. For many people living in Great Britain during the 1930s and 1940s, the extraordinary events of WWII may have prompted them to adopt more of a good vs. evil mindset.
That said, Martin's characters definitely have more dimensions to them.
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Posted on 9/21/13 at 1:47 am to pistolsfiring11
Fully agree that Martin's characters pwn the LotR characters. I saw all the movies when they came out, have the DVD's, but haven't even touched them since 2004. I dont have any desire to rewatch LotR. Both series are very different but ASOIAF/GoT has some of the best characterization and character development that I've read and seen. Lots of former non-fantasy fans that I know love GoT. As for me, I never rewatched LotR once the hype died down and I was drawn into the GoT and the ASOIAF universe. I was hooked after 1 episode.
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