Star Wars is better than The Lord of the Rings.

I will begin my argument right away. I believe Star Wars is all-around better than Lord of the Rings. Overall, it is much more creative and Lord of the Rings is, to be blatant, a series of recycled ideas put into a novel and a movie trilogy. In my first argument, I will separate each of my reasonings as to why Star Wars is better than Lord of the Rings. Star Wars is much more creative. This cannot be disputed. No one can disagree that Lord of the Rings is simply ideas from Old Norse Scriptures compiled with Ancient Mythology, with some alternate names in there. I will, of course, separate these ideas into different sections. Firstly I will explain why Lord of the Rings is not so original after all. ~The Setting~ The famous, or perhaps infamous Middle-Earth, the land of men. The world that Tolkien is so famous for 'creating'. In actuality, however, Middle-Earth is just another name for Midgard- The land between Heaven and Hell. So this is simply a recycled idea, in which Tolkien touches upon by introducing many races - And these can be presented as metaphors; I will elaborate in my next section. .. ~The Species~ As famous as The Land of Middle-Earth is, perhaps even more notable is the reputable species that roam Middle-Earth: From the Savage Orcs to the Chivalrous Elves. I'll break them up into categories, which will explain why these races are not so original after-all. The Orcs: The infamous Orcs; The brash yet loyal servants of The Dark Lord, Sauron. These beasts would make even the bravest Gondorian shiver with fear. .. But did you know that "Orc" is simply another word for an enemy in Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon? With this, we could understand another reason why Peter Jackson did not comprehend Tolkien's writings - As far as I'm concerned, Tolkien's depictions of Orcs, or Orqai, may have been simply from the viewpoint of the Men, these "creatures" could have been human-like and not disgusting zombie-things like in the trilogy. They could have simply been depicted as such because of their barbaric ways; Like the Picts were to the Romans. Now don't get me wrong, I never believed that either until I thought - "Maybe that's just a metaphor! " Or maybe that's what he planned in his early writings. . or maybe I'm wrong completely. Who knows. The Elves: Ahh, The Elves. All that's good in Middle-Earth. Or is it? Did you know the Orcs are simply corrupted elves? Nonetheless, these ideas date back to the farthest reaches of the German barbarian tribes. Also, in Old Norse, Men were said to transform into Elves upon their death if they were pious during their lives. The Hobbits: Ahh, the goody two shoes of Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit. One of the most annoying creatures ever created. My opinion aside, Tolkien's concept of hobbits seems to have been inspired by Edward Wyke Smith's 1927 children's book The Marvellous Land of Snergs, and by Sinclair Lewis's 1922 novel Babbitt. In my opinion, a hobbit seems to be a mix of the main races in LOTR - The Humans, Elves, and Dwarves. The Nazgul: The dreaded Nazgul, or Black Riders alternatively are the Wraiths of Lord of the Rings. A Wraith is a demonic ghost or spirit; Which is what they basically are. There are 9, they were once all kings and received rings but couldn't wear them or touch them. .. eventually they became overcome by greed and envy and were transformed into these hideous abominations. Does anyone think "King Midas" here? ! I could list many more, but I've already used up almost half of my characters. So I'd like to, now, get on to the magic part of LOTR. Before that, however, let me just say that the beloved Gandalf is taken from a Dwarf from Old Norse. Directly. ~The Magic~ In The Lord of the Rings, there is magic much like any other fairy tale. There are Wizards and Witches and Bad Wizards and Bad Witches. .. but it's all pretty typical and not too impressive, maybe it would be if Tolkien would've explained magic in LOTR a little better - Like, certain people are born with it or it stems from a source. .. or something. But Nope, Johnny (i. e. Tolkien, no disrespect btw) leaves us with nothing. Too bad. All right, I've wasted enough space - Onto Star Wars. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I haven't already convinced the Audience, let me explain some things to you about Star Wars, and why people take it for granted. Star Wars is by far the most expansive universe ever, bar none. More than our own universe, more than all the other fantasy universes combined. Why is this? Three words. The Expanded Universe. [Before the viewers or my opponent says that I didn't count the Lord of the Rings expanded universe, if it has one, I did. I used to be obsessed with LOTR and I know every species that exists in Middle-Earth. ] The Movies did a very good job of detailing the main species of Star Wars, but the EU is just fascinating. You could explore for hours and hours or days and days. .. And you could never know all the species, and planets, and crime lords. . etc. So, I will do basically what I did with LOTR. ~The Setting~ This and the various Species are the most amazing parts of Star Wars. Star Wars' setting, unlike Middle-Earth's is not just one planet ( or, in LOTR's case, one region. ) -- It is an entire Galaxy. Yes, Galaxy. Filled with thousands of planets, species, space stations, factions, etc. This Universe contains so many different things it would take a lifetime to name. The Planets are all original with a different history and different natives - From Hoth to Tatooine. ~The Species~ Another doozy. The Species in Star Wars are all original and for the most part are not inspired at all by other writings or figures - unlike The Lord of the Rings. Some of the truly unique species are: The Hutts: A race purely meant to form crime organizations, the Hutts are grotesque, slug-like creatures. George Lucas created this race purely from his and his associates' noggins, and it is one of many truly. .. unique species in Star Wars. . http://starwars.wikia.com... The Rodians: The stereotypical Martian, which is what they were called on-set. These grubby Aliens are another unusual yet really cool species of the Star Wars galaxy. One notable Rodian was Greedo, the poor sap spaced by Han Solo at the Cantina. . http://starwars.wikia.com... The Herglic: This Pokemon-looking beast has only been seen in the Expanded Universe; Although IMO it deserves a bigger role. It is one of the weirdest-looking species in Star Wars. . http://starwars.wikia.com... The Sullustans: These Primate-like creatures look like they'd be more at home swinging on a tree than piloting a ship (a la Admiral Ackbar). They are one of the oddest-looking things in Star Wars. . http://starwars.wikia.com... See? All these species are very unique yet fit into the galaxy perfectly. The only race that might have been inspired by another creature is: The Wookiee(Two E's! ): The furry, Bigfoot-like beasts that you just wanna give a big ol' hug! These friendly creatures native to the Jungle planet, Kashyyyk, are one of the best known species in the Star Wars Galaxy. Chewie is an example. (gotta love him). . http://starwars.wikia.com... Like I said above, they may have been inspired by Bigfoot/Sasquatch, but that's a myth whether that monster even exists. ~The Magic~ (AKA The Force) The "Magic" in Star Wars is not really magic at all, but the Force; A natural-born ability that actually stems from bacteria inside the body. Sound cheesy? It's not. This shouldn't be underestimated - from performing a little bit of Lightning on your enemy, to tricking Stormtroopers, this is the ultimate power in the universe. I await my opponent.