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Originally Posted by Azaelia of Willowbottom
II'm not saying the average person can't enjoy LOTR...However, the age of the LOTR following is probably much older than that of the Star Wars following. Seven and eight-year-olds love Star Wars. So do their older siblings and parents. However, I would hesitate before showing LOTR to a 7 or 8 year-old. Star Wars is a movie series that families can enjoy together...LOTR, not so much. That factor alone will probably make it impossible for LOTR to gain the same status as Star Wars.
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We might also want to consider the time in which the two respective trilogies were released: Star Wars in the 70's - 80's; LotR in 2001-2003. Back in the day entertainment was limited. Going to and seeing a movie was a special event - cable TV, though available, wasn't in our area of the world. One was limited to a handful of TV stations and videos via VHS were just becoming available. And, hold on to your seat, there was no internet!
Today one has many more entertainment options and so LotR many suffer a bit from all of the noise/choices, just like the second Star Wars trilogy (that and a bad story line
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