Evil Parallels

[Steve Bates]

No: HPFGUIDX 937

Wasn't it Bakshi? Ralph Bakshi?

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Denise" <gypsycaine at y...> wrote:
> Now, one good example of a "pic" of WW2 is the movie WIZARDS, and I 
am not spelling Ralph's last name--same man who did the Hobbit--for 
fear of murdering it terribly.  I have his COOL WORLD, but am still 
hoping to grab up a copy of his WIZARDS.  It's a rather interesting 
rental, if you locate it.  I can see similarities between Dumbledore 
and the lead good wizard (ack, I NEED THAT COPY!  I can recall 
Eleanor (prolly due to the lack of clothing) but A~~~ is all I grab 
from my head for the wizard.  And of course "Fritz!  They killed 
Fritz!" years before anyone had even dreamt of the certain show on 
the Comedy Central for adults only on Wed at 10...  Yes, I know the 
name, but the show has degraded to the fact that only one decent part 
remains, Salty Chocolate Balls!)
> 
> I also have the RPG series created that is based on the Movie.  
It's an interesting read, trust me!
> 
> ;D
> Dee
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>   From: Steve Bates 
>   To: HPforGrownups at egroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 8:54 PM
>   Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Evil Parallels
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>   As a big Lord of the Rings fan I have to correct you here; I 
>   apologize if it seems pedantic.  First of all, LOTR is a trilogy, 
not 
>   a tetralogy.  The Hobbit is a prequel to LOTR and is not part of 
the 
>   series.  If you want to get even more technical, the "trilogy" 
should 
>   really be considered one long work divided into three volumes, 
but 
>   still separate from The Hobbit.
>   More importantly though, Tolkien repeatedly denied that LOTR is a 
>   fantasy version of WWII.  And of course, there have been millions 
of 
>   people who don't believe that at all.  But I really don't think 
>   Tolkien intended to be writing about World War II: he started 
writing 
>   LOTR well before the War started and had a pretty good idea even 
then 
>   of where he was going with it.  Just because he wrote about *a* 
war 
>   doesn't mean he was writing about *that* war.  Nothing annoyed 
him 
>   more than people who continued to insist otherwise.
> 
>   --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jim Hohman" <jickndim at g...> 
wrote:
>   > I don't know about Harry Potter but certainly the 'Lord of the 
>   Rings" 
>   > tetrology was a reference to WWII.   
>   > 
>   > Jim
>   > 
>   > 
>   > --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Alicia/Sue Spinnet" 
>   > <AliciaSpinnet at h...> wrote:
>   > > Hello:
>   > > 
>   > > I think I've seen this topic somewhere-- probably here-- but 
when 
>   I 
>   > > was reading the last line of a post on McCarthyism in the 
50's 
>   > > ("...the true Dark Wizards of our times..."), something in my 
>   brain 
>   > > jarred.
>   > > 
>   > > Voldemort strives for world domination, attracts a following 
>   based 
>   > on 
>   > > promises of wealth and power (and fear on the part of those 
who
>   > join 
>   > > his ranks), and possesses a disgusting prejudice towards 
those 
>   who 
>   > > aren't pureblooded, going as far to kill half-bloods and 
Muggle-
>   > > borns.  Adolf Hitler almost took over Europe, built up the 
>   > popularity 
>   > > of the Third Reich through promises and fear, and was the 
evil 
>   > > mastermind behind the concentration camps.
>   > > 
>   > > Is this merely a comparison between the fictional and
>   > non-fictional, 
>   > > or a portrayal of evil villains throughout history in general?
>   > > 
>   > > Knowing J.K.'s propensity for social messages, I wouldn't be 
all 
>   > that 
>   > > surprised if it was the former, but what do you all (who are 
>   > probably 
>   > > better educated than I am in the area of history) think?
>   > > 
>   > > Just my two Knuts--
>   > > 
>   > > *
>   > > --Alicia/Sue "Distressed Panda" Spinnet
>   > > 
>   > > "Is this something I'll regret?  Why do I want what I can't 
>   get?" --
>   > > Blink-182, "Wendy Clear"
>   > > 
>   > > Last Movie Seen: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
>   > > Discman's Spinning: "Pack Up the Cats", Local H
>   > > Current Book: "A Long Fatal Love Chase", Louisa May Alcott
>   > > *
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