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Re: LoTR v. Harry Potter
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Sat, 8 Dec 2001 00:28:18 GMT
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> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes:
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> > Has JK Rowling read J.R.R. Tolkien--undoubtedly. Is Harry Potter still an
> > original work of genius? I think it is.
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> Original? Certainly (barring some peculiar name similarity previously
> discussed here). Genius? Well, let's just say that "genius" is one of the
> most criminally overused words in the language.
I stand by my characterization. Did you happen to walk around on Halloween
night? There were LEGIONS of kids wearing wizard costumes. The story has
struck a chord with the children of the world to such an amazing extent that
they are actually reading instead of staring at TV, movies, or computer screens.
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| (...) screens. Maybe, maybe not. Would these legions of consumers have been wearing HP costumes if the movie hadn't been at the crest of a marketing wave since early Spring? I doubt it, though we can never know for sure. In any case, you're (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) **snip of some discussion of theme archetypes** The central issue is originality and cleverness of presentation. To this end, I would say Rowling has definitely achieved originality of the whole if not of the parts, and that's really all an (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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