Harry Potter
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Originally posted by SadGeezer:
I’ve just been to see Harry Potter with Newkate and I liked it!
The boarding school culture didn’t throw me off, as I’ve seen that in a number of other British books/shows/movies.
I [i]liked[/i] it, but I can’t say as I [i]really[/i] liked it. I thought it lost quite a bit of the heart and whimsy of the first book, as well as that child-like sense of wonder and discovery. It seemed like the kids just kind of took all of the Hogwarts and environs as given. Also, it never seemed like Harry *suffered* at the hands of his aunt and uncle, while in the book, it plays up this horribly Roald Dahl-esque dark life for him, having to subsist on his cousin’s birthday cake for weeks, etc. It’s an enjoyable spectacle, and my initial reaction was that it was fun and a really good flick, but it just doesn’t hold up on the afterthought.
–Aleck