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Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone is a British American film that was released in 2001.
Chris Columbus directed the film which is entirely based on fantasy. The movie is based on the
novel by J. K. Rowling; Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. On the other hand, The Lord of
The Rings is a fantasy movie based on the novel The Lord of The Rings by J. R. Tolkien. The film
was directed by Peter Jackson and produced by Fran Walsh. The two popular movies have received
huge fame since they were released. However, there is much debate on the differences and
similarities and differences among the two fictional stories. The essay below will be comparing
and contrasting the elements of the two fictional stories.
The plot of both movies is based on an imaginary, superficial and magical world. In Harry
potter, the plot reflects on a poor, young and orphaned boy who was to rescue his world by
defeating an evil force. Similarly, in the movie Lord of The Rings, Frodo was to save his world by
defeating an evil power. Harry Potter was to kill Dark Lord Voldemort while Frodo had to defeat
Dark Lord Sauron. While the Harry Potter movie is a series suitable for young adults the Lord of
The Rings is an epic adventure that is not suitable for all children and has an age limit. The plot in
Harry Potter focuses on Harry’s story and is intertwined with a world that is familiar to its viewers
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and focuses on how one grows and deals with the problems they encounter in the life around them.
On the other hand, Lord of The Rings covers the stories of nine companions especially after their
separation and the stories of other characters too. The writer also creates an entire new mythical
world for the viewer.
In both movies, the characters are not entirely human although they have human qualities
that enable the viewer to easily relate with them. The protagonists in both movies have mentors.
The mentors in both movies help to restore calm and security in the scene of the movie when all
hope seems lost. The two protagonists Frodo Baggins and Harry Potter are quite similar. They are
both orphans, were both cast into a magic world they knew little of and they both had destinies
they never asked for. Harry had to face The Dark Lord Voldemort. Frodo had to travel to Mount
Doom and cast the One Ring so that Dark Lord Sauron would be defeated. The primary antagonists
