Thread: Harry Potter > THE END

I will get a lot of flack for this but just like reaslit TV shows NO MORE PLEASE!

Don't count on it, HP freaks will never stop. Theres still 2 more movies to go.

Yeah...I'm actually glad that it's all over because it's been going on forever and I just wanted to know how it all ended!! =)

That being said...I am still extremely excited for the last two movies to come out...and I'll be listening to the HP audiobooks and having HP movie marathon nights for many years to come. Same with LOTR.

But for anyone who isn't big into HP, I can definitely understand this sentiment Howie, I'd be sick of it too.

Originally Posted by Aquanina

Yeah...I'm actually glad that it's all over because it's been going on forever and I just wanted to know how it all ended!! =)

That being said...I am still extremely excited for the last two movies to come out...and I'll be listening to the HP audiobooks and having HP movie marathon nights for many years to come. Same with LOTR.

But for anyone who isn't big into HP, I can definitely understand this sentiment Howie, I'd be sick of it too.

At least we don't have a Star trek following.
Hey. I think there is nothing better than getting totally encapsulated into a book.
But why is THIS so big?
What new ideas does this Harry Hotter bring? Anything that has not been done over and over again?

Originally Posted by Howie

At least we don't have a Star trek following.
Hey. I think there is nothing better than getting totally encapsulated into a book.
But why is THIS so big?
What new ideas does this Harry Hotter bring? Anything that has not been done over and over again?

It's not that there's anything new about it. She just writes good stories, that's all there is to it. People like good stories, so people like Harry Potter.

Harry Potter died for me starting with the third book.
The first two books were great - a vibrant story of fantasy in the modern world, with heroes and villains. Then it all became dark and gloomy...

And don't get me started on the movies. Just like the books turned bad starting with the third or fourth, the movies were even worse. Starting with the third, Dumbledore transformed from the wise old calm wizard into a hippie in tie-dye robes and a freaky attitude.

Thus, I turned away from the movies, the books, from the series in general.

Originally Posted by badassbob

It's not that there's anything new about it. She just writes good stories, that's all there is to it. People like good stories, so people like Harry Potter.

Yes, but she doesn't only write GOOD stories, she has an incredible ability of catching thoughts and emotions and then converting them into words. I mean I've read a lot of books but J.K. Rowling is just amazing in her way of writing.
Plus, she has created a story in "our" world, meaning she gives us the impression that this world might exist, we simply don't know (although it most probably doesn't ) ; just like the Neverending Story by Michael Ende or Narnia by C.S.Lewis and the like.
Plus, the idea of Magic is great; and she has created a very interesting and fascinating way of how Magic could work in a world where we, the human beings (or muggles actually ), live...

Thus, saying 'people like good stories, so people like Harry Potter', is not much of a praise... I'd rather say: she writes both very simply and very complex. So, for some people it's only amusing entertainment, whereas for others it's a maze of hints and traces, questions and resolutions where it's very easy to get lost in (in a positive way)...