The Harry Potter Topic

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Late on the bandwagon ... but I finally saw the HP movie ... and it was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be! My wife (the chief skeptic in the family) was very impressed

 

SleepleSS, why are you posting on a DnD board? 'Cause you're waiting to receive your complementary spellbook and sword?

The books are popular because they are FUN. Do you play video games because the poetic mastery of the concept of unreality fuels the flames of conceptive power into a roaring inferno of self expression and domination of the mind of the masses causing a vast explosion of realization and heightened awareness of social values, concepts, and morality so that you can find the raw stuff of nature flowing into your mind and allowing you to mold your world around you? No.

 

uhhh... so you are trying to tell me something?

So they are "fun"? I guess I have lost my sense of humor then... Did you ever seen the movie IT? Or read the book?

About the video gamesoetic mastery of what? No I'm playing games that are fun or intresting. when it is not, I don't play it anymore!

In other words, or you got my question wrong, or I don't understand your way of answering.

 

I'm not quite sure of what you were writing in that last post...

I'll answer to the best of my ability:

1) I asked if you were waiting for your sword and spellbook because of your question: "are ar all of you waiting for mail from warthog". I would think it was pretty obvious that I was being sarcastic in my reply to your post. I think it's kind of ironic, you saying you don't understand the Harry Potter hype while you sit there messaging on a DnD board.

2) You asked if I had seen the movie "IT"...Um...What? Do you mean the movie "of it" as in Harry Potter? If so, then yes I've seen the movie and read the books and so forth.

3) That huge phrase I stated in my last post was extrememly sarcastic. Obviously a little more than you could handle. I'll re-state in a simplified form:

Do you (SleepleSS) play video games for some higher purpose or because they're fun? You said you played them because they're fun.
Cool, next step: Why do people like Harry Potter? *Ahem* Answer: Because they're fun, either to read or watch.
You don't find them fun? Fine, but don't try to insult the rest of us that do think they are.

You also seemed to be confused by the "Zero to Hero" attitude of the books. Hmm...Baldur's Gate, Wheel of Time, Lord of the Rings, Dragonlance, Shannara Trilogy and Heritage, Narnia Chronicles...the list goes on. What's to be confused about?

 

K, I was talking about the movie called IT. a story by Stephen KIng. In that movie/book a couple of high scool losers save a town in the end. so that's the connection zero to hero. The problem with harry is: he's a zero in this world, then goes to another one and there he is a Hero WItHOUT DOING ANYTHING. That's what did bother me.

I just can't get it that people who liked quality work like LOTR do also like a story about some smart kid named Harry. But no I didn't want to insult people who do like it, I just don't get it...



[This message has been edited by SleepleSS (edited June 19, 2002).]

 

I don't like HP either, IMO it does not have a point, like LotR has. And it is all like black vs. white. Ok, if i am shattering some beliefs here, complaints can be sent to ezelloharshark@hotmail.com. Anyway, this world in what we live is grey. There are no 100% innocent people, nor 100% evil people.

Oh, got a little bit carried away.
And I don't like that ALL non-magical people are portrayed as stupid and magic-hating.

That is all.

 

Eze&Sharkie, I like you! Finally some one who understands me!

But I had another question: Does Harry symbolize Jezus? He had a bad youth, but then All people loved him! Except the ones who are portretted as EVIL. If Harry got killed in the end, My point is proven.

So me dislike of Harry Potter is because Me dislike Jezus... Intresting...