J. K. Rowling’s series about the young Harry Potter has cast a spell over people young and old. She got the first of her seven book series published back in September 1998 by Scholastic in the United States under the title, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone at the same time the second book was released in the UK. In July 2007 the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released selling 15 million copies in the first 24 hours. The series follows a young wizard by the name of Harry Potter as he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and discovers a destiny he as an orphan never believed he had.
Rowling signed over the movie rights to Warner Bros. Studios in October 1998 and the fad grew, to more than just readers. November 2001, the first film hit the big screen featuring Daniel Radcliffe as the star, Harry Potter. Warner Bros. divided the final book into two films the first’s release date is November 2010, and the second finally commencing the series 10 years later in July 2011. In regard to whether or not the change from books to movies was good varies. Rowling’s novels are not small, so to fit them into one movie a lot had to be cut out. Me as a reader knew the details that were deemed unnecessary to include, however my siblings who just enjoy going to see the films and not reading the books often had several questions at the end of each movie. This proves to me that they books were not translated as well as they could be. Editing aside though I believe they stayed very true to Rowling’s original work. I’m actually happy that the final novel will be divided into two segments in hopes that the films will portray the book as well as it possibly can. Of course the pressure is now on for Warner Bros. since it is two movies a lot of the changes they got away with cannot necessarily be shrugged off by saying they didn’t have the time to include it.
This series also inspired video games and a theme park, to learn more about the new theme park visit the site here.
Here is the trailer for the final two Harry Potter Films:
Enjoy!
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Twilight + Harry Potter = Death of literature.
ReplyDeleteI have tried to get into these stories/movies,and I have to admit that they are not for me. On the other side of the coin I really like how they have inspired the younger gen to read more.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly seems like they're just trying to make money with two separate films... but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. The trailer looks pretty intense, and I know I'm going to be bullied into seeing the movie(s).
ReplyDeleteI never read the books, but I love the movies. I wasn't allowed to as a child and it took me forever when I was in middle school to convince my mother to let me watch the movies. I want to read the books. It's on my to-do list.
ReplyDeleteI l ove the Harry Potter movies. I havent had a chance to read the books but I bet they are even better.
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I really love the books. I need to go back and re-read them now that they are all out because I read them as they came out. I liked the first couple of movies, but after the fourth one, for me, they all went downhill. The books are just too big to fit into a two hour movie. After seeing the fifth movie, to me, it left so many holes. I was so confused. The sixth movie was ok, but still lacking. I just want all the Harry Potter(ness) to be done. I have been dealing with Harry Potter for eleven years and I just want to be done.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm ready for it to end, too. You can only stay involved in something for so long, even if it is one of your favorite things.
ReplyDeleteI read the first Harry Potter and I decided that it's not my kind of literature. I saw the movie and although it was enterntaining, it isn't my thing either. I know people who loves these books and others like Kenneth who believes they are an abomination to literature. I think that if you are reading books it is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteEven though I get so frustrated with some of the stuff that's been cut from the movies (most notably, the Sphinx Harry encounters in the maze in the fourth book), I feel like the movies are good adaptations of the books. But that being said, I also feel like too many details have been left out of the movies to suddenly include all of the important details in the 7th and 8th movies.
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