With so many great magical worlds, fictional settings, and unique ideas in books and movies out there, it’s hard not to raise the question: “What would life be like if I were the hero of this story?”
In this poll, you’ll get to cast your vote on which worlds are more habitable, which characters are more heroic, which villains are more fearsome, and more. Drop the everyday act, let your imagination flow freely, and let’s see which options you’d rather take if given the chance!
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#1 Would you rather participate in the Hunger Games or try to escape Jurassic Park without a vehicle?
Image source: Lionsgate Films Inc., Universal Pictures
#2 Who would you rather face in a fight: Smaug the dragon (The Hobbit) or Saruman the wizard (The Lord of the Rings)?
Image source: New Line Cinema
#3 Would you rather live as a powerful figure on the desert planet Arrakis (Dune), or as the average person on the lush moon Pandora (Avatar)?
Image source: Legendary Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox
#4 Where would you rather go to school: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Harry Potter) or Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters (X-Men)?
Image source: Warner Bros, Marvel Entertainment
#5 If you were transported to the world of Star Wars, would you rather become the weakest Jedi joining the light side or the strongest Sith joining the dark side?
Image source: Lucasfilm
#6 Who would you rather have as a friend: Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia) or Peter Pan?
Image source: Walt Disney Studios
#7 If you were transported to the Wonderful Land of Oz this instant, would you rather become a fraudulent but influential and well-liked wizard or a powerful but misunderstood witch?
Image source: Universal Pictures
#8 Would you rather be put into the middle of the maze from The Maze Runner or live in the wide and open desert from Mad Max?
Image source: Gotham Group, Warner Bros
#9 Would you rather attempt to survive one night hunted by the Predator, or spend one night hiding from a Xenomorph on a spaceship (Alien)?
Image source: Twentieth Century Fox
#10 Would you rather be stranded on an island alone, like in Cast Away, or be part of a teenage group, like in Lord of the Flies?
Image source: Twentieth Century Fox, Columbia Pictures
#11 Would you rather live under the sea as a mermaid in the world of The Little Mermaid, or sail the seas on a pirate ship in the world of Pirates of the Caribbean?
Image source: Walt Disney Studios
#12 Which item would you rather have: a lightsaber from Star Wars or Excalibur from the Arthurian legend?
Image source: Lucasfilm, Shine TV
#13 Would you rather live the life of Sherlock Holmes, solving crimes with extraordinary skills in observation and deduction, or lead a life of thrilling adventures seeking powerful relics and facing dangerous foes like Indiana Jones?
Image source: Warner Bros, Lucasfilm
#14 Would you rather live in blissful ignorance of the truth of the Matrix, or face the painful truth?
Image source: Warner Bros
#15 Would you rather become a soldier as a child to prevent future wars, like in Ender’s Game, or defend Earth against an active alien invasion as an adult (Independence Day)?
Image source: Summit Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox
#16 Would you rather wake up as a witcher with heightened senses in The Witcher universe and fight monsters for hire or as an immortal vampire in the Twilight universe, dependent on blood for sustenance?
Image source: Netflix, Summit Entertainment
#17 Would you rather get stuck on Mars all alone (The Martian) or on Agatha Christie’s mysterious island, packed with criminals (And Then There Were None)?
Image source: Twentieth Century Fox, Mammoth screen
#18 Would you rather erase some painful memories to maintain mental health, like in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, or would you rather keep them?
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#19 Would you rather go on a mission that involves entering other people’s dreams within dreams (Inception) or go on a space mission inside a black hole (Interstellar)?
Image source: Legendary Pictures
#20 Would you rather become a deluded but noble adventurer dreaming of becoming a chivalrous knight like Don Quixote or live a quiet and peaceful life in retreat?
Image source: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
#21 Would you rather create advanced artificial life to help humanity that’s capable of suffering, like in Blade Runner, or limit technological progress forever to avoid moral responsibility?
Image source: Alcon Entertainment
#22 Would you rather face Pennywise from IT or an alien creature with extraordinary hearing, sometimes referred to as a listener, from A Quiet Place?
Image source: New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures
#23 Which dystopian world would you rather live in: a society where books are banned and burned to suppress freedom of speech (Fahrenheit 451) or a totalitarian superstate, where Big Brother exerts control through constant surveillance and propaganda (1984)?
Image source: Patt Vielma, cottonbro studio
#24 Would you rather befriend the whimsical Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) or the brilliant Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)?
Image source: Walt Disney Studios
#25 Where would you rather be stuck for 5 days: the woods in The Blair Witch Project or the haunted hotel from The Shining?
Image source: Haxan Films, Hawk Films
#26 Would you rather be abandoned in the wilderness (The Revenant) or be stranded out in the sea with a tiger (Life of Pi)?
Image source: Regency Enterprises, Twentieth Century Fox
#27 Which virtual reality universe would you rather explore: Oasis (Ready Player One) or the Grid (Tron)?
Image source: Warner Bros, Walt Disney Studios
#28 Who would you rather meet and get advice from: Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings) or Yoda (Star Wars)?
Image source: New Line Cinema, Lucasfilm
#29 Which group would you rather join: The Three Musketeers or the Ghostbusters?
Image source: Walt Disney Studios, Columbia Pictures
#30 Would you rather have Hermione’s Time-Turner necklace or Harry’s invisibility cloak?
Image source: Warner Bros
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