Comparing LOTR and The Matrix is just plain DUMB!!!

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2003)

I love both trilogies but to compare the two is just asinine!
I love Peter Jackson and think he has done an outstanding job with story. The films deserve all the adoration showered upon them. But please don't compare it to The Matrix - Apples to Oranges!!!!
The LoTR ALREADY had a story, well developed characters, and massive fanbase over hundreds of years.
The Matrix has truely been built from the ground up -- a concept, new characters, NO fanbase! For a film to accomplish what it has is pretty damn remarkable.
I don't think the Matrix could EVER reach to height of the LOTR because the history isn't there yet!
Undoubtly, many of you will say the if not LOTR then Star Wars, and that is fine. I was not old enough to witness the Star Wars Phenom but I strongly believe that the Matrix is "Star Wars" of this generation.