Discussions about books and movies WAS: Re: Harry Potter and God

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md:
> ------------------------------------
> I have issues with everything I've ever read / seen at some point or
> another, sure, there's always something in every story. I wanted Harry to
> flourish as a wizard, after his quick mastery of the patronus I found it
> really suffocating to have him seem so helpless against death eaters and
> Hermione out-matches him in skill endlessly right up to the end. I really
> wanted it to be about Harry finding power within himself to knock arrogant
> Vodly on his ass rather than the half-hearted "expelliarmus" I think JKR
> really thought it out too far and over-reached for the conclusion, but Harry
> really, IMO, had a "Molly" moment (not my daughter, you bitch -- bam, dead
> Belatrix!) but it never came.
> 
> So there's, that's my bitch. But, it's not my story, so I don't bitch, I
> take the ride as a trip and I enjoyed the trip.
> 
> As for the films, after what Columbus did, anything was better.
> 
> md
>


Alla:

The thing is though, that's what we do here and on main list, and by saying that it is not my story, so I don't bitch, it feels, I don't know, dismissive of what the list, especially main list of course is about, but such discussions happen on this one as well.

We nitpick everything, everything, everything, different people nitpick different things. We critique everything, again, of course it is different for everybody.

And if we were only to praise everything, there will be no need for discussion, I think.

I love the books in general, but I certainly had my fair share of doing nitpicking and enjoy every second of it and certainly do not think of it as bitching.

JMO,

Alla