LOTR vs Harry Potter - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Iarwain · 02-22-2003, 07:14 PM

Sorry everyone, but I'm just in a thread bombing kind of mood, and this thread is truly hopeless for several obvious reasons:A. It attracts far too much attention, thus preventing a single, defined discussion to take place.B. It is drawn far too near to the discussion of morality, an empassioned debate, but one far too "personal" for the rules of this forum. Criticisms are bound to be made, taken the wrong way, and then become the base of ultimately unfruitful arguments.C. Everyone knows that the Harry Potter versus Lord of the Rings debate is unwinable because Harry Potter is far more childish and post-modern, and deals with a completely different set of ideals than Lord of the Rings, which is a WWI veteran/Oxford Don's attempts at creating a complete mythology for pre-eleventh century Britan. (very drawn out, I know) Waiting for Arguments, IarwainP.S. By no means should anyone take the above post as a criticism to the posters or the author of this topic, it was a worthy idea and has had a good deal of sucess.[ February 22, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ]

02-22-2003, 07:14 PM	#38
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Sorry everyone, but I'm just in a thread bombing kind of mood, and this thread is truly hopeless for several obvious reasons:<P>A. It attracts far too much attention, thus preventing a single, defined discussion to take place.<P>B. It is drawn far too near to the discussion of morality, an empassioned debate, but one far too "personal" for the rules of this forum. Criticisms are bound to be made, taken the wrong way, and then become the base of ultimately unfruitful arguments.<P>C. Everyone knows that the Harry Potter versus Lord of the Rings debate is unwinable because Harry Potter is far more childish and post-modern, and deals with a completely different set of ideals than Lord of the Rings, which is a WWI veteran/Oxford Don's attempts at creating a complete mythology for pre-eleventh century Britan. (very drawn out, I know)<P><BR>Waiting for Arguments,<BR>Iarwain<P>P.S. By no means should anyone take the above post as a criticism to the posters or the author of this topic, it was a worthy idea and has had a good deal of sucess.<p>[ February 22, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ] __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"