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Narnia or the Lord of the Rings? Hi! Recently started reading Silmarillion and wow, how could I have not known this book for all these years... Just made me curious, for those who love reading, which do you prefer? C.S. Lewis or Tolkien [Edited 10/19/15 19:47pm] | |
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Can't stand lord of the rings so Narnia |
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That's a hard one, both have many sentimental associations/memories for me. The Hobbit v Narnia would be easy 4 me ~ The Hobbit. I think I'll have to say Narnia, unlike Lord Rings it came into my life as a small child & there's a few family stories involved. Also i love that lion, the wardrobe, the snow queen, the forest etc etc 😊 "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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Lord of The Rings and as a side bar | |
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nursev said: Lord of The Rings and as a side bar I've wanted to live in Bilbo's house since my Mum first read The Hobbit to me age 4  I would settle 4 the round front door tho  "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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..& i still have that paperback now, pages falling out, well loved. "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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I love his house too | |
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Unfortunately I've only read part of both books and decided I'll probably never finish them until I'm 80 and the silmarillin is out of the question. My book list is too long for complicated fun reads at this point in my life. But yes the movies were a nice introduction to the stories. I still haven't figured out the point of the eagles. | |
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nursev said:
I love his house too Me too First thing I thought when I heard a movie was being made was i hope they do the house justice. I'm sure I read the director has it as a guest house now.  "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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...Actor did a gd job & everything, fair play 2 him...But that aint what Mr Bilbo Baggins of Bag End looks like!    [Edited 10/19/15 22:03pm] "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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I have not read the books but I've seen ALL the flicks a BaZillion times....Lord of the Rings becuz the Director made the film for Adults. Narnia was made for the kids. Narnia part 3 was AWFUL..."The Call" from the Narnia soundtrack is one of the best songs featured in a Sci-Fi epic... | |
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both, plus lloyd alexander's black cauldron/Prydain series. [Edited 10/20/15 4:25am] | |
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Having actually played Mrs. Beaver onstage, I'm going to go with Narnia. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Narnia, without any DOUBT! I've loved them since I was 10!! (though I've seen only the 1st movie, and while I didn't dislike it, I'm not going to see the other ones - I prefer reading).
When I was watching LOTR back 10 years ago, (I had read the books back in 92), I was suddenly struck by the thought - OK, either this is the.... greeeeeeaaaaatest work of fantasy ever, or this is the biggest piece of BULLSHIT ever, and I tend to go with the latter... I mean, it's a roughly fictionalised version of REAL English history, it's not FANTASY at all..... and I simply don't LIKE the story much anyway.... | |
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Tolkien hands down,the dude created a world with different language, myths, beings, creatures, etc. Plus Narnia is just a F prop for Christianity. meh. The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. |
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The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. |
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Narnia is just a F prop for Christianity. meh.[/quote] Yeah, I do hear u on that. Obv that went ova my head as a kid, kinda taints it a little 4 me now. "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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I've never read Narnia. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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Isn't lotr that too just that it has more ambiguity? | |
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^of course it has religious elements but its no way as heavy handed as Lewis's work. Jez that last book is basically revalations. The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. |
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domainator2010 said: Narnia, without any DOUBT! I've loved them since I was 10!! (though I've seen only the 1st movie, and while I didn't dislike it, I'm not going to see the other ones - I prefer reading).
When I was watching LOTR back 10 years ago, (I had read the books back in 92), I was suddenly struck by the thought - OK, either this is the.... greeeeeaaaaatest work of fantasy ever, or this is the biggest piece of BULLSHIT ever, and I tend to go with the latter... I mean, it's a roughly fictionalised version of REAL English history, it's not FANTASY at all..... and I simply don't LIKE the story much anyway.... A long time ago I read something, it's a while back, I may be wrong. Wasn't there something about Tolkien wanting to create something 4 the modern english peep (anglo/saxon/norman/viking/roman etc) akin to what the Celts have regarding The Tuatha De Dannan/Druids etc ? And wasn't there something about James Joyce in there too? [Edited 10/20/15 10:22am] "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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What exactly is an "F prop"? | |
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Fuckin propaganda, i think "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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Narnia of course. No brainier and look at how it's stood the test of time and appeals to all generations. | |
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Narnia 5, LOTR 5 so far I see, interesting!
haha yeah...they were apparently a huge part of the series from the very beginning (silmarillion) and they did way more than other creatures like the ents aka talking trees. Though I remember when I watched the films for the first time how everyone was asking "but why didn't they just fly to Mordor from the beginning with the eagles..?" oh the memories... | |
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Narnia books were much easier to read when I was a youngster but Lord of the Rings rules, and it's not even close. Make it so, Number One... | |
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I didn't get far enough in the book to get their point. | |
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I would LOVE a Lord of the Rings prequel-trilogy about Gandalf, the Greatest Wizard in cinematic history..."I am the Lord of Fire and You shall NOT Pass!!!!!"...LOL...Gandalf had Swagger and was the Shit... | |
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Chancellor said: I would LOVE a Lord of the Rings prequel-trilogy about Gandalf, the Greatest Wizard in cinematic history..."I am the Lord of Fire and You shall NOT Pass!!!!!"...LOL...Gandalf had Swagger and was the Shit... Yeah I'd like that too,but what about Merlin? The movie Excalibur has the greatest Merlin I've ever seen. There was def some Merlin influence in the character of Gandalf the Grey. "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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That would be pretty awesome. Gandalf is essentially a maia which is a demi-god, angelic type of creature. It was pretty interesting to find out that he isn't human. I know a lot of Tolkien fans think it's a bad idea but I would love to see Silmarillion, the prequel story of Hobbit and Lord of the Rings get made into movie series someday... | |
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