People shit on Harry Potter but unironically name another digestible and accessible fantasy franchise with its level of quality? You unironically fricking can't.
>Muh Lord of the Rings
Dense lore and it's not as well seen or watched
>Muh Percy Jackson
Wow one fricking movie. Congrats. And it wasn't even good
People here only ironically shit on harry potter. We all enjoy the movies to some degree
>We
Uh sorry i meant us straight white males.
fellow whites, right rabbi?
I've never heard of this series, and thought I was having a stroke upon having difficulty reading the cover.
NO. NO FRICK YOU. THAT SHOW WAS A crime AGAINST THE BOOKS.
FRICK EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THIS
AND FRICK NEVE MCINTOSH IN PARTICULAR b***h YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PLAY A 16-YEAR OLD GIRL NOT A moronic BONG ROASTIE
>people that read Gormeghast
How you do fellow Peakechads?
Sherlock Holmes
In the 22nd century Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd century. Ah yeahhhh back to life back to life it's elementary my dear Watson
The 6 real star wars movies
Game of Thrones
Are you talking only the movies, or including the books?
>Dense lore
The movies are easy to follow and the hardcore lore is mostly just Easter eggs for hardcore fans. The Hobbit book is one of the most accessible I can think of.
>not as well seen or watched
The LOTR were critical darlings that won a boatload of Oscars, are popular with normies, and made a ton of money. I'm sure the Harry Potter movies have more viewership overall, but they also have double the movies to work with
>I need my magic wizard franchise films to be accessible and digestible to my sensitive tummy!!!
jfc.. listen to yourself. have some pride.
If you want it to make money then yes. There are tons of fantasy books with various degrees of lore complexity and average viewer does not have time or desire to delve in this shit unless you make it a series like got. So if you’re pedowood producer that want to make some dough on fantasy it makes perfect sense to pick easily digestible setting.
Idk where’s the hate. Base material is not ideal but considering it was written by middle age housewife without previous writing experience it holds its own pretty decent. Also she made grrm seethe so that a plus in my book. Movies on other hand are full of plot holes especially latter ones, which can be understood only by book readers, which is explained by limited screentime. They could’ve gone with two part movies at least for 6th book and arguably for 5th but it would be a chore to watch. Overall it’s stupid to compare it to lotr which is your classic epic Conan style fantasy while hp is coming out of age drama sprinkled with magical flavour.
Narnia.
>Wow one fricking movie. Congrats. And it wasn't even good
It had 2 and they weren't good. It's getting a tv series, the downside is that they made Anabeth black so her and Percy will now be an interacial couple.....
didn't the author have a fit over her not having blonde hair in the movie?
lol
It had 3 good movies and the rest were trash
LoTR was consistent unlike Harry Potter and GoT
Only fellowship was great. The other 2 had their moments but overall they sucked.
Zoomer / woman frick OFF
The Lord of the Rings are some of the most beloved films of all time.
let me guess you saw lotr when you were 12 so you're oblivious to its flaws.
fellowship of the ring is a masterpiece, two towers is okay at best, return of the king borders on bad
>fellowship of the ring is a masterpiece, two towers is okay at best, return of the king borders on bad
They're all masterpieces compared to the Potter films. Not even a fan of either of these franchises.
>not as well seen or watched
Maybe not as much today, but LOTR were huge events as movies, way bigger than gayass Harry Potter. Potter franchise is dull as frick too. The best entries are directed by Chris Columbus, ffs.
>Potter franchise is dull as frick too. The best entries are directed by Chris Columbus, ffs.
What are the flaws of the Potter franchise?
Don't really care. I'm not cinemasins. They're boring pieces of filmmaking.
>digestible and accessible
why the frick would i want fantasy to be easier for normalgays to get into?
Frick Harry Potter and frick pottergays
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It's the perfect story/concept for its era.
It combines elements of star wars with Lord of the Rings stylings
Star wars:
>there's an unbeknownst to you entire secret world of magic that you have, also unbeknownst t you, been grandfathered into
>there is a dark and light side of this magical element, be careful
>you are the chosen one
LOTR
>obvious similarities
The MC has glasses and an attitude to match John Lennon.
You've got (also similar to star wars) elements of WWII thrown in, but with a greater emphasis on genocide and civil rights issues.
The fantastic escapism, balanced with allusions to current day politics and civil issues, set against a familiar hero's journey saga with familiar archetypes.
It makes the utmost sense J.K. Rowling would write a straight mystery detective novel after HP concluded; each Harry Potter story/book/movie is basically a mystery story.
All elements combined it's no surprise what appeal this series continues to have. I personally think it's clunky janky turn of the millennium kino, what with cast, characterization, and setting discrepancies throughout, uncanny CGI, etcetera, but warts and all I think the foundation was really solid and that's how and why it made billions of dollars.
Do you really need a franchise to enjoy a genre?