How can either Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter be offensive? In Harry Potter, he is saved by the love of his parents, and his friends. In Lord of the Rings, the bad guys, Sauron and the Ringwraiths, are pure evil, and get their butts kicked. The Elves are pure good. The good guys are willing to sacrifice everything they care about to destroy this evil. How can this be offensive to people who call themselves Christian, a religion which is supposed to value love and goodness (in my experiance)?