Day 238: What Did Batman Say To Robin... About Movie Franchise Marathons

Holy movie marathon Batman!

If you were held captive and the only form of media you could watch were between two movies, would you rather watch eight consecutive hours of Star Wars or eight consecutive hours of Lord of the Rings?

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I have never seen more than one movie from either of these franchises.

A friend coerced me to sit with her and watch one of the Star Wars movies (not sure which one) in high school, and I stopped watching it after 20 minutes.


An ex-boyfriend coerced me to pay to see one of the Lord of the Rings movies (not sure which one) and I fell asleep at some point, woke up to see some big ogre guy, then dozed some more.


So regardless of which one I choose, it will be new to me.

That being said, I'm going to assume that I'm terrified that I'm being held captive, so I'd have to go with the one that's most likely to distract me and keep my mind occupied. Knowing what I know about Lord of the Rings from the short snippet of what I saw, I think it's the one with the most action and more modern cinematography, so by that reason and that reason alone, I'm going with Lord of the Rings.


If anything, it'd put me to sleep.