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1603 sats \ 33 comments \ @speakingyourtruth 20 Sep BooksAndArticles

I love both with the bottom of my heart.

For what I grew up on more was definitely lord of the rings. I watch the trilogy every christmas with my sister quoting our favorite lines and anticipating the epic battle scenes, conversations, and memes.

It makes us feel like kids again. And we never get tired of it because it is literally fantasy storytelling perfection 🤧

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217 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Sep

It's LoTR for me and it's not even remotely close. It's an absolute masterpiece of literature and the adaptation may be the best film trilogy of all time.

The world building and messages are so much deeper.

That's not really meant as a dig at Star Wars either. Star Wars was just intended to be a big fun action adventure, but was so popular that they felt the need to staple some world building on top of it.

46 sats \ 7 replies \ @DarthCoin 20 Sep

That's why I was saying: you cannot compare them. Both are fascinating worlds and you should see them differently, in their own way and story.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

They can't be compared but we may have a preference. Something tells me you would have only star wars if one had to go.

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Sep

It's a completely reasonable take. It's also an ironic one when you make it.

33 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 20 Sep

currently watching the series "Rings of Power". Absolutely fascinating story!

22 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Sep

Are you caught up? My wife and I have been watching it. I think there are a lot of interesting things going on, but I find the writing distractingly bad.

32 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 20 Sep

when I watch a series / movie I do not care too much about the writing and bad actors. My first focus is on the story. Yes, is really interesting to see what was going on before the original LOTR.

Like with Star Wars... many people are looking only to how bad Disney was putting it but they forget or ignore the whole original story. That's why many are considering Darth Vader a villain when in fact he's not, is just the balance into the force.

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

There is so much great art out there. It has to be a complete package for me. And I can't follow grand epic stories. Like star wars, I love it, but I only watch the OG 70s trilogy.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Sep

I enjoyed Rogue One (which no one seems to like) and Andor (which everyone seems to like).

Rogue One is the immediate prequel to A New Hope and Andor is the prequel to Rogue One.

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54 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 20 Sep

Are totally 2 different "worlds" and you cannot compare or put them together.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 Sep

Shocking answer

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @LowK3y19 20 Sep

I’m Star Wars my wife is LoTR

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

Same. She loves that shit. I take a nap. Can't do it.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 21 Sep

I really like both but I will go with Lord of the Rings because I think Star Wars had too many duds.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @yoshi 21 Sep

Both universes are incredible. I feel Star Wars has the most potential but often the execution has been really poor. LOTR on the other hand, the execution by Peter Jackson was flawless resulting in my favourite movies.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheWildHustle 21 Sep

Its star wars for me

Probably just because I know more about it, and find the lore (that I know) fascinating.

I was always more of an anime guy.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 21 Sep

Office space. I never learned to read.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 20 Sep

I hate fantasy, so it’s Star Wars by default. But Star Trek is better than both.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 20 Sep

I really feel they killed star wars with the recent stuff. Im surprised to see darth beig passionate about somethibg other than slamming shitcoiners. Lol

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @southside263 20 Sep

Star Wars movies >

LOTR too long💀

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

Star wars hands down. I tend to like sci-fi more than fantasy. Even though it's all fiction, I like forward looking and feeling. I get lost and sleepy with LOTR.

131 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 20 Sep

My wife and I are watching LoTR together right now - she's never seen the movies or read the books.

Tolkien's characters and relationships and worlds are amazing but his universe's rules feel too abstract and arbitrary for me. Why does an evil immaterial being give dark powers indirectly through rings? The powers of Gandalf and when he chooses to use them seem arbitrary too.

Star wars has less of this problem imo because its magic is grounded in microscopic beings so they tend to exhibit predictable rules and limits, e.g. Jedis need to be trained, grow exhausted, and they use their powers in small ways whenever they can.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 21 Sep

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @HardMoney 21 Sep

Disney has ruined the aura of Starwars

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 21 Sep

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @LowK3y19 13 Oct

I’m starboard my wife is LOTR and it’s battles of who has the best trilogy

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Manikese 21 Sep

Both are amazing. I think we watch LotR more. It’s more magical. Though Star Wars does have more ancillary content.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 21 Sep

I'm a big LOTR fan lol as long as we consider rings of power non-canon fan fiction!

Same with the last star wars trilogy, and all these new trash star wars series

If we include that, then I am a fan of neither

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @wild_side 21 Sep

I know you're going to be surprised but I'm that 0.1% that hasn't seen Star Wars.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BITC0IN 21 Sep

LOTR

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kenobi_ninja31 21 Sep

I think they both set the bar for fantasy epic and sci-fi epic, respectfully. Too many points to make and it’s late… However, I’ll expand the question to where things are today: new Star Wars movies post Disney acquisition or Rings of Power per Amazon…..

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

My tiny brain can't handle LOTR