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re: How much of a joke is it that Star Wars was ever thought to be equal to Lord of the Rings?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:10 am to prplhze2000
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:10 am to prplhze2000
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Star Wars was a cultural phenomenon. LoTR was a great movie.
Lord of the Rings is also a cultural phenomena. If you just say the movies, then obviously Star Wars is more influential, but when you add in the entire universe including novels, then it’s a debate. Led Zeppelin wrote a shite ton of songs referencing Lord of the Rings.
Almost every fantasy book, movie, and television show since make references or take inspiration from it (including the original Star Wars) in some way. The only ones that have a near equal influence would be Alice in Wonderland and ancient mythic tales like the Odyssey, Epic of Gilgamesh, and Beowulf.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 9:16 am
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:18 am to OMLandshark
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Lord of the Rings is also a cultural phenomena. If you just say the movies, then obviously Star Wars is more influential, but when you add in the entire universe including novels, then it’s a debate. Led Zeppelin wrote a shite ton of songs referencing Lord of the Rings.
definitely a different conversation when you talk about the impact of the books as well.
LOTR is the beginning of modern fantasy writing. Where we really see the transition from Folklore to new fiction.
Overall, this has been one of the better discussion on the MTV board lately.
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