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Originally Posted by Snowflake
I do admire Rowlings williness to make her hero someone you dislike as I did the angst-ridden and whiney Harry of Order of the Phoenix.
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Heheh, a friend and I were talking yesterday about how different the Harry Potter of the movies is from the Harry Potter of the books. Book Potter is a bit of an asshole, actually. Motivation for it or not ... he's testy, very quick to anger, very quick to judgmentalism and thinking the worst of people, even those he purportedly loves.
I suggested maybe Rowling was intent on keeping the character realistic and relatable to the natural dickheadedness of the teenagers who are the main target audience. And, in a way, I admire that. Harry's not a
dislikeable character, but his movie counterpart is played much more loveable.
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Originally Posted by Snowflake
The book and the latest film in the same week made for a very potty snowflake.
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Um, yeah, I myself have to apologize for posting every two seconds in the twelve Harry Potter threads ... but in the past 3 weeks I've watched every DVD, seen the new film 3 times, read two novels simultaneously, attended 3 Harry-Potter themed events, and developed a serious and disturbing crush on Ronald Weasley.
It's been my Potterist month EVER!