Harry Potter vs. Lord of Rings

Harry Potter vs. Lord of Rings

By Justine By Justine

EPIC HEROEPIC HERO

Both movies have an epic hero, with special qualities. They pretty much have the same ideal qualities, those that make them the only one able to accomplish the quest. They are both going through very tough things, makes them stronger.

Both movies have an epic hero, with special qualities. They pretty much have the same ideal qualities, those that make them the only one able to accomplish the quest. They are both going through very tough things, makes them stronger.

Harry PotterHarry Potter- Brave : would lose his life if it

would help to kill Voldemort- One of a kind (survived to

Voldemort, scar…)- Not selfish at all : gives up his

7th school year to find the Horcrux (parts of Voldemort)

- Strong personality (lost his parents when he was a baby, endures his uncle, aunt and cousin’s viciousness, keeps fighting even when people let him down and don’t believe in him)

- Brave : would lose his life if it would help to kill Voldemort

- One of a kind (survived to Voldemort, scar…)

- Not selfish at all : gives up his 7th school year to find the Horcrux (parts of Voldemort)

- Strong personality (lost his parents when he was a baby, endures his uncle, aunt and cousin’s viciousness, keeps fighting even when people let him down and don’t believe in him)

Frodo BagginsFrodo Baggins

- Pure of heart (is the only one able to carry the Ring, won’t be blinded by greed and power)

- Not selfish: risks his life to destroy the Ring

- Sees best in others: doesn’t take Gollum down, thinks he’s a good person from the beginning

- Sees himself changing through his quest, grows up.

- Pure of heart (is the only one able to carry the Ring, won’t be blinded by greed and power)

- Not selfish: risks his life to destroy the Ring

- Sees best in others: doesn’t take Gollum down, thinks he’s a good person from the beginning

- Sees himself changing through his quest, grows up.

Epic “sub heroes”Epic “sub heroes” HARRY POTTER Hermione: smart,

responsible Ron: loyal, here from

the beginning to the end

Hagrid: loyal, one of the only adult Harry tells everything to

HARRY POTTER Hermione: smart,

responsible Ron: loyal, here from

the beginning to the end

Hagrid: loyal, one of the only adult Harry tells everything to

LORD OF RINGS Sam : the most loyal friend

ever known, carries Frodo to the Mordor, never gives him up. “Don’t go where I can’t follow”

Merry and Peppin: brave, even being small, they fight in the wars, bring help (Ents)

Legolas : loyal, smart, strong, knows how to use a bow REALLY well.

LORD OF RINGS Sam : the most loyal friend

ever known, carries Frodo to the Mordor, never gives him up. “Don’t go where I can’t follow”

Merry and Peppin: brave, even being small, they fight in the wars, bring help (Ents)

Legolas : loyal, smart, strong, knows how to use a bow REALLY well.

HARRY’S QUESTHARRY’S QUEST

Kill Voldemort, an evil wizard, who just wants to destroy everybody and to have an unlimited power. In every movie, and every book, Harry gets closer, helped by his friends, but most of the time he ends up close to death himself (1st movie, V. tries to kill him, but Harry’s mom protect him, labyrinth in 4th movie, dragons…)

Kill Voldemort, an evil wizard, who just wants to destroy everybody and to have an unlimited power. In every movie, and every book, Harry gets closer, helped by his friends, but most of the time he ends up close to death himself (1st movie, V. tries to kill him, but Harry’s mom protect him, labyrinth in 4th movie, dragons…)

FRODO’S QUESTFRODO’S QUEST Destroy the Ring to save the

World. “One Ring to rule them all”. It has a huge power, that drives any human being crazy, greedy. He must not let Sauron have the Ring again; that would be a disaster because he is very mean, and has evil intentions. He intends to rule the world, and kill everybody. Thus, as Harry Potter’s, Frodo’s quest is a matter of life or death.

Destroy the Ring to save the World. “One Ring to rule them all”. It has a huge power, that drives any human being crazy, greedy. He must not let Sauron have the Ring again; that would be a disaster because he is very mean, and has evil intentions. He intends to rule the world, and kill everybody. Thus, as Harry Potter’s, Frodo’s quest is a matter of life or death.

Vast settingVast setting

Harry Potter - Hogwarts: huge magic

school, makes the spectator dream… stairs changing, secret rooms, very old building = gorgeous

- Lake (4th movie)- Woods- London It pretty much covers every

geographical setting possible, in every element.

Harry Potter - Hogwarts: huge magic

school, makes the spectator dream… stairs changing, secret rooms, very old building = gorgeous

- Lake (4th movie)- Woods- London It pretty much covers every

geographical setting possible, in every element.

Lord of Rings- Shire: ideal setting, green,

grass, beautiful trees, everybody’s happy

- Mordor: dark place, can easily imagine the bad/mean people are here

- Rivendell: Elves’ place. Inspires magic, unreal, gorgeous.

Several other settings in Middle Earth!

Lord of Rings- Shire: ideal setting, green,

grass, beautiful trees, everybody’s happy

- Mordor: dark place, can easily imagine the bad/mean people are here

- Rivendell: Elves’ place. Inspires magic, unreal, gorgeous.

Several other settings in Middle Earth!

Dangers Harry facedDangers Harry faced

Voldemort at the end of the 1st movie

The basilisk in the 2nd one

A dragon in the 4th one Dementors Death Eaters

Voldemort at the end of the 1st movie

The basilisk in the 2nd one

A dragon in the 4th one Dementors Death Eaters

Dangers Frodo had to faceDangers Frodo had to face

Hiding from Ring Wraiths

Fighting Orcs Trolls Spider Himself Golum (at the end)

Hiding from Ring Wraiths

Fighting Orcs Trolls Spider Himself Golum (at the end)

GUIDESGUIDESHarryHarry

- Dumbledore : school’s director, most powerful good wizard, very nice and helpful to Harry

- Sirius : only close family member

- Ron/Hermione: loyal friends

- Phoenix Order’s member: Harry’s friends, all believe in him and are willing to kill Voldemort

HarryHarry- Dumbledore : school’s

director, most powerful good wizard, very nice and helpful to Harry

- Sirius : only close family member

- Ron/Hermione: loyal friends

- Phoenix Order’s member: Harry’s friends, all believe in him and are willing to kill Voldemort

FrodoFrodoSamwise : most loyal partner

everGandolf: to Frodo what

Dumbledore is to HarryGollum: guide at first (leads

him to Mordor), enemy at the end, blinded by greed

Every member of Fellowship of the Ring: helps Frodo as much as they can

FrodoFrodoSamwise : most loyal partner

everGandolf: to Frodo what

Dumbledore is to HarryGollum: guide at first (leads

him to Mordor), enemy at the end, blinded by greed

Every member of Fellowship of the Ring: helps Frodo as much as they can

Magical, protector, wise, loyal…Magical, protector, wise, loyal…

Supernatural forces in Harry Potter

Supernatural forces in Harry Potter

Good- Dumbledore: powerful

wizard- Harry’s friends- Magical creatures:

centaurs, hippogriffs, house-elves, ghosts, phoenix

- Aurors: powerful wizards chasing Voldemort and Death Eaters

Good- Dumbledore: powerful

wizard- Harry’s friends- Magical creatures:

centaurs, hippogriffs, house-elves, ghosts, phoenix

- Aurors: powerful wizards chasing Voldemort and Death Eaters

Evil- Voldemort: powerful

wizard- Death Eaters- Magical creatures:

Basilisk, Dementors, some ghosts, spider, mermaids…

Evil- Voldemort: powerful

wizard- Death Eaters- Magical creatures:

Basilisk, Dementors, some ghosts, spider, mermaids…

Supernatural Forces in Lord of Rings

Supernatural Forces in Lord of Rings

Good- Gandalf: powerful

wizard- Elves- Gollum?- Ents- Undead People

Good- Gandalf: powerful

wizard- Elves- Gollum?- Ents- Undead People

Evil

- Sauron, Saruman: Powerful wizards

- Orcs

- Gollum?

- Huge spider

- Ringwraiths

- Troll

Evil

- Sauron, Saruman: Powerful wizards

- Orcs

- Gollum?

- Huge spider

- Ringwraiths

- Troll

LanguagesLanguages

Harry Potter- Magical terms: creature’s

names, spells (most of them come from latin)

- Muggles language: wizards are not used to it (Mr Weasley)

- Parseltongue: snake’s language. Harry can speak it, he got that from Voldemort when he left him the scar.

Harry Potter- Magical terms: creature’s

names, spells (most of them come from latin)

- Muggles language: wizards are not used to it (Mr Weasley)

- Parseltongue: snake’s language. Harry can speak it, he got that from Voldemort when he left him the scar.

Lord of Rings

- Elves’ and Dwarves’ language, but Frodo doesn’t understand it. The countries and the characters have old names.

Lord of Rings

- Elves’ and Dwarves’ language, but Frodo doesn’t understand it. The countries and the characters have old names.

Themes/MessagesThemes/Messages

Diversity: - very different people in the Fellowship of the

Ring- They aim for the same thing; their differences don’t matter, and if they do it is just to make the team stronger

- Harry’s best friend is from a poor family when Harry’s parents left him lots of money, he’s from a big family when Harry doesn’t have any; none of Hermione’s parents are wizard, Hagrid doesn’t have any magical power and is a semi-giant.

Diversity: - very different people in the Fellowship of the

Ring- They aim for the same thing; their differences don’t matter, and if they do it is just to make the team stronger

- Harry’s best friend is from a poor family when Harry’s parents left him lots of money, he’s from a big family when Harry doesn’t have any; none of Hermione’s parents are wizard, Hagrid doesn’t have any magical power and is a semi-giant.

Death: - Harry was confronted to death as soon as he was born when

his parents were killed by Voldemort. Then his godfather died, killed by a Death Eaters.

- Frodo was confronted to the death too when Gandalf the Grey dies in the first movies. He was a good friend of his.

Neither fear death as long as it’s for the quest. Beyond that: they give their life away for the quest (ex: Ring killing Frodo, 7th book of Harry Potter…)

Death: - Harry was confronted to death as soon as he was born when

his parents were killed by Voldemort. Then his godfather died, killed by a Death Eaters.

- Frodo was confronted to the death too when Gandalf the Grey dies in the first movies. He was a good friend of his.

Neither fear death as long as it’s for the quest. Beyond that: they give their life away for the quest (ex: Ring killing Frodo, 7th book of Harry Potter…)

ConflictsConflicts Harry PotterHarry Potter- Wizards/Muggles: racism

problem. Some evil wizards hate people without magic abilities.

- Evil/Good: Voldemort+Death Eaters fight the good people, and the other way around.

- Internal conflict: it’s hard to be keep hoping (V. takes possession of his mind), tries to fight the changes (parseltongue)

Harry PotterHarry Potter- Wizards/Muggles: racism

problem. Some evil wizards hate people without magic abilities.

- Evil/Good: Voldemort+Death Eaters fight the good people, and the other way around.

- Internal conflict: it’s hard to be keep hoping (V. takes possession of his mind), tries to fight the changes (parseltongue)

Lord of Rings- Evil/Good:

Sauron+Saruman+ their army against the Fellowship and people they gathered on their way

- Internal conflict: changes along his way, hard to face. Trust problem (Golum), the Ring takes possession of him, he’s not himself anymore.

Lord of Rings- Evil/Good:

Sauron+Saruman+ their army against the Fellowship and people they gathered on their way

- Internal conflict: changes along his way, hard to face. Trust problem (Golum), the Ring takes possession of him, he’s not himself anymore.

I doubt that there is even one of you guys who hasn’t seen or read Harry Potter yet… Maybe it is because it is AWESOME!!

But if I’m wrong, you should definitely watch or read (personnally I liked the books better…) the Harry Potters!!!!!! You will thank me :-)

I doubt that there is even one of you guys who hasn’t seen or read Harry Potter yet… Maybe it is because it is AWESOME!!

But if I’m wrong, you should definitely watch or read (personnally I liked the books better…) the Harry Potters!!!!!! You will thank me :-)