On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:12:26 -0700, La Binsk <la_binsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Todd wrote:
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>> It also seems like Rowling left the door open to come back
>> and write about the intervening years. She purposely didn't
>> tell us what Harry, Ron, and Hermione did for a living, and
>> she made some comment that left open the possibility
>> down the road. Personally I'm not sure how you top
>> beating Voldemort. Any other adventures would pale by
>> comparison.
>>
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>I wasn't completely satisfied by Book 7. I've seen enough commentary
>at other websites to know that I'm not alone in finding the whole
>camping trip in the woods as incredibly boring. Generally speaking, I
>wanted to see Harry, Ron, and Hermione interact with a lot of other
>characters much, much sooner - and more often - than they did. Left
>to their own devices, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were remarkably slow,
>argumentative, and ineffective. They needed a good, swift kick in the
>pants.
>
>Also, too many things happened offscreen - eg., Neville, Ginny, and
>Luna rebelling against the regime change at Hogwarts; Lupin's and
>Tonks' relationship challenges; and all the ongoing activities of the
>Order of the Phoenix. It was all very frustrating to see so many of
>my favorite characters get shortchanged, particularly those who died.
>
>I was very sorry to see Hedwig die. I understand that Rowling sees
>her death as a metaphor for Harry's loss of innocence in this new war
>against Voldemort. However, all I could think about is how much it
>reminded me of why I hate to see a cute or beautiful animal in a
>thriller or horror movie - they never make it out of one alive. They
>are the red shirts of such movies.
>
>I guess I expected something a little more horrifying to result from
>Mad Eye's death. When Bill and Lupin failed to find Mad Eye's body, I
>sort of expected that meant that the Death Eaters would turn his
>corpse into one of the inferi. But, perhaps, Rowling thought the
>imagery would be too disturbing.
>
>Snape should've received greater prominence. For all these years that
>he's seemingly served as such a great foil for Harry, he deserved a
>greater chance to shine here. Alan Rickman must be pissed if this is
>all he gets to do in the final film.
>
>And don't even get me started on how disappointed I am in what
>happened to Lupin.
>
>This is not to say that I didn't enjoy certain parts of the book. I
>did. I loved the scene at the beginning of the book when the Weasley
>twins look at each other in their new Harry Potter disguises and
>exclaim, "We're identical!" I also thought that Rowling was
>particularly effective in describing Dobby's death and burial. And I
>thought that the scene where Harry believes himself to be going into
>the woods for the last time was very moving. It's just that I wanted
>to enjoy the book more than I did.
>
>La Binsk
I enjoyed it immensely, even though I agree with many of your points.
I wasn't bored by the scene in the woods but it did slow down the
pacing.
Snape's end was really tragic. He should have had some moment to
redeem himself, not go out like a bitch. And I thought Tonks' death
was completely unnecessary. Why leave the baby an orphan, ffs? She
didn't need to be there. And it should have been Neville who took out
Bellatrix. I'm glad he got to be a hero but if anyone deserved to
take her out, he did.
Favorite comic relief scene: When Ron expresses worry about the elves
and Hermione rushes to kiss him. I hope that makes it into the final
film.
Todd
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