Tolkien, Mr. Martin can boast of just a few Dothraki and Valyrian phrases. As for the characters, Game of Thrones is definitely the winner in this category. While the good guys of Lord of the Rings have only a few flaws and dark moments from the past, Game of Thrones abounds with characters of different preferences, qualities, and their constant struggles with themselves.
Their good guys thus become antiheroes with a multitude of flaws, which gives a much more interesting story. When historical fiction is mixed with a fantasy we get an interesting story, but sometimes viewers and readers as well just need a simple story about good against evil.
Precisely for this reason, the original Star Wars became a cultural phenomenon, which can certainly be said for Lord of the Rings as well. Sometimes we want to go to a deserted island to get away from everyone and everything, to be filled with energy and peace — the first such choice would surely be some of the amazing picturesque landscapes of Lord of the Rings.
However, besides those beautiful places, we like to see a little more about the history, religion, and culture of a nation. This is exactly what we got by discovering the story of the Targaryens, the First Men, the Andals, and the whole culture of Westeros and Essos. Therefore, well done again Mr. If someone asked me what I liked most about Lord of the Rings especially in the movies the answer would be the beautiful battle scenes Helms Deep or Battle for Minas Tirith.
Unfortunately Game of Thrones was not lucky enough to be shown on the big screen, but we will still remember Blackwater Bay and Battle of the Bastards. For that reason, we just wanted to tickle your imagination a bit about the similarities between them. In Lord of the Rings, the evil in the story is clear and unambiguous, leaving little to interpretation. For lovers of the fantasy genre, Lord of the Rings is our childhood, but Game of Thrones is our future.
But what do you think, readers? What are some of the major differences between these two amazing series? Leave a comment below with your thoughts on which should wear the crown. The show is great. This is a great article. I am really on the fence about this, because my two favourite authors are J. Tolkien and George R. I think they are both equally compelling books and they each have their strengths and weaknesses.
Whereas Game of Thrones is structured like your average soap opera and generally easy to understand, the plot structure of The Lord of the Rings is rather unusual. In a way, it would make more sense to compare it with something by James Joyce. We experience plot threads in a very specific order that keeps us guessing.
George R. Martin was certainly right about one thing: an ending can make or break a story. After the One Ring is destroyed as result of Samwise showing Gollum mercy, the four hobbits return to their home to find that the evil wizard Saruman has taken over.
This forces our heroes to fight a final battle practically on the doorstep of Bag End. Several years later, Sam has married Rose Cotton and they now have a daughter named Elanor. After seeing Frodo off, Samwise returns to his family:. Ideally, it should be better than what they were expecting, not worse. Jon Snow, the true heir to the throne, has just assassinated his incestuous lover: the tyrannical Daenerys. Also, Tyrion makes a speech, and I can just hear the American national anthem in the background.
I think it would be more appropriate to call Robert E. Howard the Bo Diddley in this analogy. Tolkien would no doubt hate the following analogy, but it would almost make more sense to say, in terms of storytelling prowess and ignoring moral considerations, that the anonymous author of Beowulf was Bo Diddley, Tolkien was the Beatles, and George R. Martin is Coldplay—at best. Everything up to this point has been leading up to this section.
Indeed, this theme is just as relevant today. The One Ring will corrupt anyone, no matter how good. Tolkien: Author of the Century. There are only a few women in the story, for example. From very early on in the story, Martin establishes some traits as masculine and others as feminine. This is especially true at the end, where Daenerys—being a woman—becomes hysterical.
Needless to say, the one who must assassinate her is a man, as is the president who replaces her. The ending of Game of Thrones is particularly difficult for Daenerys Targaryen , a popular character and, until near the end, quite a heroic one. Daenerys begins as a young woman who is sold to a warlord to help her brother Viserys reclaim the throne of Westeros. She ends up adapting to her new culture easily enough and even ends up with dragons.
But this is not the world of Lord of the Rings. Daenerys liberates people from slavery, helps save the world from the threat of the White Walkers, but unlike the Hobbits, she gets no reward. Instead, in the penultimate episode of the last season , when she is so close to her goal of reclaiming the throne, she slaughters the citizens of King's Landing. Her lover and nephew Jon Snow then kills her. Those who didn't watch Game of Thrones might be wondering why Daenerys did such a thing, especially when she was so close to victory.
Well, so are many of those who watched the Game of Thrones finale. Daenerys' descent into madness is never fully explained and is strange at best, harmful at worst. To some viewers, Daenerys' tragic ending seems to send the message that it is impossible to rise above your past.
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