
In the epic battle to determine which the better movie/series is, heated debates have been witnessed globally as the two movies almost end up in a tie. First, let us take a look at the movies individually. The HBO American fantasy drama can be described as an adaptation of George R.R Martins fantasy novels, the first being the Game of Thrones. The movie is filmed in different parts of the world which give a different feeling to the audience who relate to it both at local and international levels. The fictional locations of Westeros and Essos allow the audience to have an ancient feel of the setting which successfully brings out the dynastic conflict of the seven kingdoms in a bid to be independent of the throne (Martin, 2011).

Lord of the Rings just like the Game of Throne is an epic high fantasy movie based on the novel written by J.R.R Tolkien. Quite a coincidence that novels that produce the movie were written by two different people who almost have the same name (J.R.R Tolkien and G.R.R Martins). Well, the story begins with the first novel The Hobbit, which turns into a sequel later on. The Lord of The Rings Novel is one of the bestselling novels registering over 150 million sold copies. The story revolves around a Dark Lord Sauron who is believed to have created a Ring that would rule all the other Rings of Power. This was part of his campaign aimed at ruling the Middle-earth. The story develops and follows the War of the Ring which mainly is on the land dominated by hobbits. The success of this movie has seen 38 translations into other languages (Tolkien, 2012). 

Well, the tie has come to come to a conclusion about individual fantasies. Giving thanks to the respective modern adaptation of the two movies, we can confidently say that both have made quite a big dent in the pop culture especially with respect to comic books. Of course, this is J.R.R Tolkien we are talking about here trying to put a comparison with G.R.R Martins. With much consideration to when the two stories started, we can say that Martins take the hats off for Tolkien and he views him as the founding father. As a matter of fact, Martin quotes

 “I admire Tolkien greatly. His books and enormous influence on me. And the trope that he sort of established the idea of the Dark Lord and his Evil Minions in the hands of the lesser writers over the years and decades has not served the genre well. It has been beaten to death. The battle of good and evil is a great subject for any book an certainly for the fantasy book, but I think ultimately the battle between good and evil is weighed within the individual human heart and not necessarily between an army of people dressed I  white and an army of people dressed in black. When I look at the world, see that most real living breathing human beings are grey. 

George R.R Martin” (Martin, 2011).

The Lord of the Rings novels were published in the 1950’s when the atrocities of World War II were still being felt. Looking at Game of Thrones, a point of contemporary fantasy was made which Martins sequel never did. However, quite a number of similarities exist between the two series. Both movies have a rather informed basis on history despite the incorporation of high fantasies. Both authors have set their stories historically when magic was believed to be real and at its peak. Looking at J.R. Tolkien, we find that he made use of linguistics more with the aim of exploring both legends and myths. The legends portrayed were usually shared across different races. An example is that the great flood as depicted in the Bible with regard to Noah is embraced in quite a number of myths globally (Tolkien, 2012). With this in mind, when reading The Lord of the Rings, the history depicted in the readings feels so real which was corrupted and retold in a different way. Similarly, G.R.R Martin is also a lover of history with specific reference to the Wars of the Roses period in England (Martin, 2011). Quite a number of similarities are also evident from the movie. An example is that Westeros looks like a corrupted version of British Isles. Magic as a theme is well captured in both movies both showing the good and the bad side of it. Another similarity between this two movies is the use of dragons. Dragons are believed to have existed at some point in history and their incorporation in this two movies clearly show that the two authors had done their homework on the setting of a particular time. Dragons were considered to be wise creatures and we find that in some movies they can even talk to people who were referred to as dragon lords. The blending of magic and dragons in the two movies simply makes the end product a masterpiece.
