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⌈ Secret Post #3442 ⌋

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Comments

Re: When you're of two minds...

[(Anonymous)]

I agree about the Hobbit films. When I first watched the first two Hobbit films, I didn't think I would like anything about them, but I ended up liking a few things about them, so I thought, "Yeah, they weren't a complete mess." But after Battle of the Five Armies, and some time passing, I've come to really dislike the whole Hobbit trilogies, and comparing it to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

It's been awhile since I've re-read the HP books, I'm actually in the middle of re-reading them, I just finished Prisoner of Azkaban. I think they hold up well as children's books, but I wonder if the same can be said for the rest of the series, especially books 5-7 since they do grow a lot darker. I think it didn't seem so bad since most of us grew up with the books, but I wonder if the transition is that smooth if you read the book series all the way through in a shorter time span. For comparison, I like the progression of the Percy Jackson books. They seem to flow very well as the characters get older.

I've always teetered back and forth on the films, but for the most part, I don't like the films as much as other HP fans.

Re: When you're of two minds...

[philstar22]

I think I've decided on recent reread of the Potter books that the later books don't go dark enough. Like, they are darker and more adult without going all the way. Deaths happen off screen several times. We don't get to see the aftermath of stuff as much. And emotional affects don't seem to last (like, Harry in book 5 made sense to me, but then in book 6 after losing his godfather it was like he didn't feel it at all). And also the romances all felt very childish in the way they were written.

I liked the films more before, but I've liked them less and less. There are still some great bits, and most of the adult cast is great. But just some really bad choices were made that ruins big chunks of them both in character and plot.