1. i can happily debate the merits of harry potter: both enjoying debate and literature
2. what i deem entertainment for my children and myself is sometimes the same but, quite often, different.
3. this rant isn't about either of these.
the true death of harry potter will be from
the harry potter purists themselves
because they are killing harry for me
we just came from the movie theatre
and a man stood up behind me at the end of the movie
and said
"well, i am very upset"
excuse me?
i just finished watching a movie where the audience actually cheered and clapped as it began
how often does that happen?
adapted from a book that is a bazillion pages long
funnelled into 2.5 hours
leaving out much of the detail but maintianing the spirit of the story
and
he
is
very
upset?
pa
lease
how was the movie?
it was as good as a movie that leaves you still wanting a resolution can be
i mean
we are still in the middle
and the middle of the story
especially the end of the middle of a story
(of a fairy tale)
leaves you thinking
how is this going to work out?
it is like the han solo in the carbonite scene at the end of the empire strikes back
as it slams on the floor
this movie
and the next
are that moment
it is the 45th minute of the tv show 24 where you think
jack bauer really has run out of ammunition
so i did like the movie
but based on the precariousness of the moment where we are in the story
i do wish critical purists who want to complain about what wasn't in the movie
would do so
not in close proximity to me
it seems disloyal
or
perhaps rude
chin up
and all
i say
we can't desert our harry now
must stay together
and hope
in saving the day
our hero will be saved as well
ya know
as long as those disgruntled "fans"
don't kill him in the mean time
personally
i'll keep going to the movies even if harry has to use a walker to make it across the screen
as he plays a 16 year old
the books are more rewarding
because they have so much rich detail to distract and entertain
however, they leave you at the same destination as the movie does
and, therefore, the books are more satisfying
reading generally is
i mean
duh
to you mr. "i am very upset"
kellicrowe
typed in her very best british accent
could you tell?
