I saw this great video about the similarities between Forrest Gump and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Here it is:
This got me thinking, there are probably a lot of similarities between any two movies if you think about it. Take for example Harry Potter and Star Wars.
Let`s start with the plots:
Both movies have a male protagonist (Harry in HP and Luke or Anakin)
Both protagonists initially lived with their aunt and uncle
Both movies are about a normal boy who is whisked off on a fantastic adventure to discover the power within
Both protagonists wield a weapon shaped like a baton (Harry with a wand, Luke with a light saber)
Both protagonists are considered the chosen one
The fathers of both characters were very powerful (Harry`s father was a great wizard, Anakin became Darth Vader)
Both protagonists have a male and a female friend (Harry has Ron and Hermione, Luke has Han Solo and Princess Leia)
There is sexual tension at times between different combinations of the three friends (Ron and Hermione, Princess Leia kissed Luke but then they realized they were related so she fell in love with Han Solo)
The heroes and villains weapons look identical except they are different colors (In the Goblet of Fire, the sparks coming out of the wands of Harry and Voldemort were different colors, when Luke fights Darth Vader, their light sabers are different colors)
Both protagonists have an old white haired advisor who teaches them to harness their power (Harry has Dumbledore, Luke has Yoda)
Both stories have an ultimate villain who looks pale and zombie-like (voldemort in Harry Potter, Darth Sidious in Star Wars)
Both protagonists have a hairy friend (Harry has Hagrid, Luke has Chewbacca)
Both protagonists can move things with touching them (Luke with the force, Harry with magic)
Now onto some general things:
Both movies are actually a long series of movies (Harry Potter will ulitmately have 7 movies, Star Wars have 6 episodes)
Both movie series are wildly successful ( Harry Potter movies have made $4.5 billion world wide, Star Wars has made $4.3 billion world wide)
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It's coz a guy named Eric Roth did the screenplay for both. Just wikied it today.
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