Lord of the Rings Fans....?

Question

I was just wondering what about Fantasy or just LOTR's in general appeals to you?? I recently had a friend of mine tell me she hated LOTR's and Harry Potter and other movies that I absolutely love, and it bothered me that she labeled people who liked them as "freaks" and "weirdos" obviously because she was also talking about me. LOL

I was just wondering what about them made you watch them? For me personally it was growing up with my parents reading them to me, so after I lost my mom, it became something very close to my heart. I am so grateful that Peter Jackson decided to make them, because now I can share them with my children.

What is it that attracts you to them???

Answer 1

Mae govannen, Queenelizabeth79

I've loved the LOTR trilogy since childhood and always wanted to see a film made. I used to read the books every year or two just to get that 'fix'. Loved the languages that Tolkien created, the maps, the races, the characters, and the story.

When I first heard that movies were being made, well that was it and I spent many, many hours online with other Tolkien fans. I was there from the beginning. I'm still in touch with many of the friends that I made during that time period.

Unfortunately, my real life took a tumble a few years ago and most of my time is spent caring for my son. He has a rare cancer and I am unable to visit Middle earth at this time. Still love it though.

As for Harry Potter, I am not a huge fan, but I do admire JK Rowling and what she had done with the books and this character. I have read the books and seen the movies. And, I look forward to the completion of the series to see what she has in mind for Potter.

My first passion will always be Tolkien though.

Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima!

Namárie.

Answer 2

dont listen to that b----h
im not a nerd or geek or anything and i love these movies
i used to ead LOTR when i was a kid and am obsessed with the Harry Potter series [cant wait for The Deathly Hollows!] and was amazed at how the books translated on screen.
the LOTR movies are in my top 10 favorite movies, simply because they are amazing and no matter how many times i watch them i still tear up in the emotional parts [frodo & shelob, the epic battle of helms deep, the fall of Gandalf, and the last 20 minutes of Return of the King]
oh and you cant really appreciate the LOTR movies unless you watch [and own] the extended versions they are amazing and include scenes that you remember from the book but werent in the movie, i.e. the death of Saruman.

Answer 3

I read LOTR probably 20 times before the movie was even considered. I have it now on DVD, love it. I have been a fantasy fan since high school. The idea that you could create magic through a gesture or a phrase always appealed to me. Going on epic journeys against impossible odds with nothing more than a few associates and hard steel in your hand, depending on your wits and strength to prevail. Come on, only a narrow minded pragmatist wouldn't enjoy getting lost in another world. Particularly one as detailed and alive as Tolkein's Middle Earth. If you haven't already, read Glory Road by Robert Heinlein. Also Terry Brooks' Sword of Shanarra series is enjoyable. Get an animated DVD called Wizards, another of my favorites.

Answer 4

I love movies such as LOTR's because of all the supernatural settings. I wish the world could be really like that. What could be wrong living in a fantasy world? To have the ability of feeling immortal and have everything you wish magically appear out of thin air would be perfect. I also believe in movies such as LOTR's of Harry Potter, the directors go all out with the special effects making the movie seem so realistic.

Answer 5

Being a Midieval kinda guy they would naturally appeal to me. Harry Potter on the other hand give me a chuckle as I am a Witch in real life and the fantasy appeals to me as well. I don't particulary want to turn someone into a toad just return those who have been turned into people back into toads. LMAO! Both are traditional storys of good against evil Only told a whole lot better (or maybe just a better variant) than we are used to. Ya know the "Same old story" is kinda old and shopworn these days.
Namaste
Moon)Dawg

Answer 6

The thrill. People like me love the adventure, the magic, the romance, the humor, and the drama all tied up together. I am a die-hard fan of both, and a fantasy author (to be!) myself. I started reading the LotR trilogy in 5th grade, and I just couldn't put it down. Everyone says it's really hard to read, but when you care that much and love that kind of genre so much, you don't care, and come to know exactly what the book meant.

Fantasy and the genre attracts me so much, I just love it and would devote my entire career to it, so that others can feel that thrill as well. The's just so much to be absorbed, so much to experience in them that you never want the books or the movies to end.

Answer 7

Nostalgia was definitely a big element for me too. When I was a kid, those books were my escapes. No matter how screwed up the real world got, Middle Earth was always secure (at least once Frodo and Sam managed to destroy the ring.)

The movies themselves were also visually stunning. All the detail they put into them...Maybe it's not how I pictured it, but it was interesting and pleasing to see how they did.

To be honest, I'm not that into Harry Potter. I watch the films for the soundtrack, though. I'm a big John Williams fan.

Answer 8

It's the chance to explore your imagination. There's so much description within the books that allows me to live the book in my head. Harry Potter is so great because it's a world that is created in our head. The movies ruined this for me, because it portrayed the director's idea of what the book was like, rather than the one that was already in my head.

Answer 9

The beauty and the strength of the morals - both good and bad - in well-done fantasy books and movies. Fantasy is like a reflection in a pond: It's crystal clear, reflecting and magnifying the values and concepts that we hold, but in a whole new way.

Answer 10

huge fan of lotr however the business enterprise of elvish in colleges form of kills the magic of Tolkien's international. Plus that's not a language known with the help of any us of a interior the international so that's a foul concept