LOTR & Harry Potter : Similarities

[fujita]

Hello everyone.
I found this somewhere in a magazine, and it's quite funny when thinking about it. I hope you all will enjoy it.

The Similarities Between LOTR and Harry Potter

1. Good wizard
LOTR - Gandalf is a good wizard, and his hair and beard are white. He take care of the small hero (Frodo).
Harry Potter - Dumbledore is a good wizard, and his hair and beard are white. He take care of the small hero (Harry).

2. Evil
LOTR - Sauron, evil from the past.
Harry Potter - Voldemort, evil from the past.

3. Assistant
LOTR - Wormtongue, mischief, timid and always crying.
Harry Potter - Wormtail, mischief, timid and always crying.

4. Invisibility
LOTR - When Frodo wears the ring, he'll become invisible.
Harry Potter - When Harry wears the cloak, he'll become invisible.

5. Big Monster
LOTR - The heroes have been attacked by a big troll.
Harry Potter - The heroes have been attacked by a big troll.

6. Sword
LOTR - The sword Narsil has been used to defeat Sauron.
Harry Potter - The sword Godiric Gryffindor has been used to defeat Basilisk.

7. Big Spider
LOTR - A big spider has attacked Frodo in the forest.
Harry Potter - A big spider has attacked Harry in the forest.

8. Scary Forest
LOTR - Lothlorien is a scary forest, feared by the heroes.
Harry Potter - Dark Forest is a scary forest, feared by the heroes.

[vivrantpig]

wow... i never noticed those things

[Ninjaa]

I'm going to have nightmares

[BaD_BURN]

First off, don't ever compare Harry Potter to LOTR. HP can't hold a candle to LOTR. Second, yes there are similarities. Just goes to show that Rowling ripped off some ideas from Prof. Tolkien.

[JAZ]

Yeah I gotta agree that harry potters not in the same class or even near it (not that i've ever read harry potter)

3. Assistant
LOTR - Wormtongue, mischief, timid and always crying.
Harry Potter - Wormtail, mischief, timid and always crying.

I wouldnt say that wormtounge fits that description really, he was more manipulitive than michievious.

5. Big Monster
LOTR - The heroes have been attacked by a big troll.
Harry Potter - The heroes have been attacked by a big troll.

This is only in the film, and its only implied that theres a cave troll (or more than one) outside the room in the book, the only thing that could be the troll is when the orcs first try to get into the chamber that the company is in a huge arm and foot pushes through the door but after frodo hits it with his sword it retreats.
Its an orc that pins Frodo with a spear not a troll like in the film.

7. Big Spider
LOTR - A big spider has attacked Frodo in the forest.
Harry Potter - A big spider has attacked Harry in the forest.

Again this is not correct, Frodo is attacked by a giant spider (shelob) but its in the mountain pass..

[Betamax]

Originally posted by BaD_BURN
First off, don't ever compare Harry Potter to LOTR. HP can't hold a candle to LOTR. Second, yes there are similarities. Just goes to show that Rowling ripped off some ideas from Prof. Tolkien.

Er I think you'll find that's the point the author was trying to convey

7. Big Spider
LOTR - A big spider has attacked Frodo in the forest.
Harry Potter - A big spider has attacked Harry in the forest.

Jaz is right but Bilbo was attacked by giant spiders in The Hobbit (which I think were the offspring of Shelob).

[Kamina]

Simple fact is that LOTR is so influential that if you look hard enough just about any fantasy/sci-fi movie, game or series will have at least some similarities. Albeit not quite as obvious, or cheesy.

[K.I.L.E.R]

Ahhh the name is Bilbo... I thought it was... you don't want to know.
I'm sure you can guess what I thought it was.

Originally posted by j1188


Jaz is right but Bilbo was attacked by giant spiders in The Hobbit (which I think were the offspring of Shelob).

[Strider]

>8. Scary Forest
LOTR - Lothlorien is a scary forest, feared by the heroes.
Harry Potter - Dark Forest is a scary forest, feared by the heroes.

wasnt lothlorien just a city of the elves, there were woods around it but lothlorien was the city of the lady galadriel, the scary forest in lotr would be mirkwood imo

[Ryos]

> Simple fact is that LOTR is so influential that if you look hard enough just about any fantasy/sci-fi movie, game or series will have at least some similarities.

I'd certainly hope not. I'd never read again. Where does it say everything draws from LotR? A LOT of series have absolutely NOTHING to do with it. On the other hand, HP DEFINITELY takes more than a few things from LotR.

[OK-OK]

Hmm... im probably the only one who hasnt seen LOTR in this forum.... is it good?

[Ryos]

Originally posted by OK-OK
Hmm... im probably the only one who hasnt seen LOTR in this forum.... is it good?

You mean FotR. The full trilogy isn't out yet. And, imho, it's very good. Best live-action movie out there. On the other end of the spectrum, some people think it's incredibly boring.

[K.I.L.E.R]

HECK YES!

Of course the book is much better (according to all the people which yell that in my ear)

It is a must see. I even own it on DVD.

[OK-OK]

Maybe ill rent it... but thats a big maybe....

[Ryos]

> Of course the book is much better (according to all the people which yell that in my ear)

The book is sooooooooooooooo much worse. I did like the book more when I read it the first time when I was ten, however. And the fact some of the best parts of the book aren't in the movie isn't a good thing.

::Ryos equips Flame-retardent Raincoat::

[K.I.L.E.R]

Well at least you couldn't yell that in my ear.

I think the book version(lotr) is alot better, on the other hand, the movie was alot easier to understand.

In the Fellowship of the Ring, there is a tree called Old Man Willow who attempts to kill Pippin and Merry.
In Harry Potter, there is a tree called The Weeping Willow, who attempts to kill Harry 'n Ron.

[Kid A]

Anyone remember this thread?

http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthre...r=1#post322324

[Moayed]

i thinlk the similarities are very convincing.where did you get them from?