i really cannot fathom how these two are even comparable. it's apples and oranges.
HP is fun. it's whimsical. it makes you feel good because everyone can relate to poor misunderstood harry and his new found fame.
LOTR is entirely different. frodo isn't bubbling around an enchanted castle eating pumpkin pasties and battling a dark lord in his spare time. he is bearing an enormous physical and metaphorical token of evil.
i know this thread is about the films, but you cannot divorce the pretty special effects from the underlying themes.
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