For Kemper (Harry: Christ figure, superhero, Everyman)

[Carol]

Since Kemper brought up the idea of Harry as superhero as an alternative to the Christ figure and Everyman interpretations being discussed on the other two lists, I thought he might like this brief description of the HBP film that I found on a website today:

""Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince": A typical English schoolboy seeks help with his homework, develops a crush on a classmate and battles the fiery overlord of hell."

Granted, it rather exaggerates Voldemort's powers in equating him with Satan, but it kind of blends all three views of Harry using a style of humor that reminds me of JKR.

Anyway, I found it funny. here's the link, FWIW:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/movies/story/F7C9FEAC4C365C25862575A20076F7E7?OpenDocument

or http://tinyurl.com/dzyct2

Carol, looking for examples of understated humor and finding hyperbole instead