Harry Potter VS Star Wars! Which series is better?

[rocketpig]

Soriku said:

rocketpig said:

Boutros said:

And btw yes, it is possible for a "rational human being" to prefer Harry Potter over the LotR.

Sure, it's possible to prefer Potter to LotR.

However, it is not possible for a rational human being to actually think Potter is BETTER than LotR. By any standard of art, writing, performance, direction (talking about both the novels and films), Tolkien/Jackson's work is just flat-out superior in every regard.

I like LotR but seriously the writing in the books is so boring compared to Harry Potter. I only read the third one and watched the movies btw (which are awesome). LotR translates to the big screen better than the books represent the series...the opposite for HP though. So if we're basing things off like that, HP is better than LotR IMO.

And people wonder why modern literature is dead. If a book doesn't hook someone in five pages, it must be terrible, overwrought, and boring. The scope of Tolkien's work is breath-taking and if you can't sit down long enough to actually appreciate that majesty, well, it's just a loss for you.