[HPFGU-Movie] Re: books and accents

[Valerie Flowe]

>  Also, listening to LOTR is a good intro to the books. I think it
>  helps get you into the rhythm of the writing and then the actual
>  written word won't be so daunting. I am finding now that I am into
>  the story that I do want to see the words. Tolkien was a philologist
>  and the words, the look, the shape, the sound of them was the reason
>  for the story. He created the stories to have a foundation for the
>  languages, not to downplay the absolutely enthralling stories. I
>  think it was the perfect marriage...You will see a lot of HP in his
>  work. And Jo's obvious love of language and myth echo Tolkien so
>  beautifully.
>  Jen D.
>  >
> I just watched 'Narnia; Lion, Witch, Wardrobe' tonight. Very well 
> done. It was fun to see the correlation between Narnia and LOTR: the 
> battle scene, the ogres and other hideous enemy. The witch reminded me 
> of Galadriel (in an evil way).
And also Narnia and Harry Potter: the Gryffin, the Phoenix, the 
Centaurs.
Valerie