Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Fantastical Fights

Between Star Wars and Star Trek, I have only seen Star Wars, so naturally, I will vote for it as the winner. Likewise, I haven't watched the Lord of the Rings movies nor have I read the books, so the Harry Potter universe trumps. I would have a much more knowledgeable and unbiased opinion if I had immersed myself in Star Trek and the Lord of the Rings as well. The idea of comparing franchises is not at all silly in the any way. It allows us to compare their success through the box office, run time, and records set. The fact that they have similar characteristics allows us to compare characters, conflicts, plotlines, and relationships to determine which was better crafted. This is the real world, economic fight between major franchises. But the the hardcore dedicated fans, it allows them another point of nerdy but great and meaningful discussion. Crossing over universes allows for much more debate and controversy as a signal universe may easily be exhausted of good ideas. A well developed universe will have plenty of depth, but eventually one can only go so far before everything becomse unsupportable speculation. And this is the real fight between fantasies.

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