Endings - OT Side Note - Comedy vs Tragedy

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 85181

bboy_mn wrote:

> Don't really  have much to add to the real topic at hand. But I 
would
> like to point out that the 'Happily Ever After' Romantic Comedy is
> pretty much an invention and mainstay of the USA. 
> 
> A substantial portion of the world, most notibly parts of Asia, and
> Central and South America prefer a good tragedy to a romantic 
comedy.
> I think, although I will need someone to confirm it, that even parts
> of Europe have a strong preference for dark drama and tragedy over 
comedy.

Me:

Bboy_mn; are you implying I am an American? Not all "foreigners" 
prefer dark endings and tragedy, as a European I love happy endings. 
But my cultural taste is probably under heavy American influence 
then :-) Still, I can't for my life see why the Harry Potter story 
has to end in dull, boring "tragedy". Because it would be incredibly 
disappointing if Harry, at the end of book 7, woke up in his bed in 
Privet Drive, realizing he had only dreamt the whole story, or; as it 
has been suggested; Harry is denied the magical world and all his 
best friends to go back to live in the muggle world. Better let Harry 
die a hero's death which would be a much more fitting end to the 
tale. I'm not saying I WANT him to die, but I sure don't want him 
back to the dull, grey muggle world...

Berit
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