TNT has been showing all three Lord of the Rings movies this weekend. Spike has been showing Star Wars 1-3. How do they stack up side-by-side.
Star Wars has more special effects - lots more, even counting the Hobbits and Dwarf. It also has more going on during the battles. Revenge of the Sith also has a bit of Greek tragedy going on. In trying to save his wife, Anakin sets in motion the chain of events that lead to her death and his own corruption.
On the other hand, LoTR has bigger battles.
Both have Christopher Lee.
Both have a pivotal scene involving lava.
In both, a central character loses a body part (Frodo loses a finger, Anakin loses a hand and later both legs).
Star Wars has actors with more notable careers prior to the movies. LoTR made its cast famous.
When all is said and done, LoTR is much better written. It is based on one of the great novels of the 20th century. Star Wars made it up as they went along based on stray comments from the original (and better) set of movies.
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