• Read the Touching Harry Potter Goodbye Letter That Alan Rickman Wrote to J.K.*Rowling
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[QUOTE=Bitz62x;30066700]You say that with varying amounts of ignorance. In a longer version, LOTS AND LOTS of people are lost to greed, they become snobby selfish freaks, maybe I just have an underlying deep seated problem when my dad walked out on us for a high classed whore and ran off with my mothers side of the money, as a child... A SMALL CHILD, I thought the fucking world of my dad. I saw him in later years though, but I have and never will forgive him for what he did to us. You wouldn't have known that ( and that's the ignorance on my side of that comment), but I've seen it when people lose compassion for other people and only think about themselves and their own needs.[/QUOTE] This isn't YouTube, we aren't going to "thumbs up" your depressing comment.
This is also one of those things that makes me realize how old I am, not that I'm old compared to others.. but just think. I went to that first harry potter movie in 4th or 5th grade when I was 11 or so, in the car I remember hearing linkin park and incubus.. two cds my friend bought (before the times I knew of Napster). It's been around for roughly half my lifetime (being 20 now). Time sure flies.
I read all that in Alan Rickman's voice
[QUOTE=CoolCorky;30065897]It's "levi-OH-sa" not "levi-oh-SAR" Really now.[/QUOTE] I think she heard you... :smith:
Alan Rickman is fucking awesome
I used to like J.K. Rowling... Then I waited all that time and got the fucking Deathly Hallows.
I have all of the books. Harry Potter was a part of my daily dose of literature nutrients along with many, many other fantasy books during the past decade. They're gonna stay in my shelf with the rest of my books even now when they're half-broken from wear and tear. Harry Potter had this magic about it. Any kid - Especially those who did not fit in, would want to be taken away into the world or magic and wizardry. Harry Potter was, like so many other fantasy books, an escape into another world where things were different. I wouldn't say I love Harry Potter. I love the whole concept from a child's point of view - And I wouldn't ever want to give up that magic I experienced when I read the books and watched the movies.
[QUOTE=Kagrs;30077433]I have all of the books. Harry Potter was a part of my daily dose of literature nutrients along with many, many other fantasy books during the past decade. They're gonna stay in my shelf with the rest of my books even now when they're half-broken from wear and tear. Harry Potter had this magic about it. Any kid - Especially those who did not fit in, would want to be taken away into the world or magic and wizardry. Harry Potter was, like so many other fantasy books, an escape into another world where things were different. I wouldn't say I love Harry Potter. I love the whole concept from a child's point of view - And I wouldn't ever want to give up that magic I experienced when I read the books and watched the movies.[/QUOTE] I agree wholeheartedly, but the problem was that the magic only truly sparkled for the first two books. Once it became commonplace, it lost its lustre, everything that made it so fantastical in the first place was just there all the time. There was no more innocent naivete, which I feel is a great loss, but whatever, most people will just say she wrote the books for the growing audience.
Huh, finally ended. What movie based on book will take it's place, SOUE can't; the movie bombed. Maybe the hunger games if it's done right?
Pretty happy that it is ending. Would hate if they where continuing with the movies and that all the new ones would suck. very curious about the new movie
[QUOTE=Bitz62x;30066700]You say that with varying amounts of ignorance. In a longer version, LOTS AND LOTS of people are lost to greed, they become snobby selfish freaks, maybe I just have an underlying deep seated problem when my dad walked out on us for a high classed whore and ran off with my mothers side of the money, as a child... A SMALL CHILD, I thought the fucking world of my dad. I saw him in later years though, but I have and never will forgive him for what he did to us. You wouldn't have known that ( and that's the ignorance on my side of that comment), but I've seen it when people lose compassion for other people and only think about themselves and their own needs.[/QUOTE] You're a typical close-minded child who ignorantly bases generalizations of the world on past personal experiences. The entire global population does not consist of your dad, and if you hold on to this presumptuous attitude because of something unfortunate that happened to you, it's gonna warp your perspective on the world more than it already has. Sucks what happened, but really, don't be daft. There's rarely a situation in which "_____ people are _____" will be an accurate, mature, or logical statement.
[QUOTE=Matix;30080269]You're a typical close-minded child who ignorantly bases generalizations of the world on past personal experiences. [/QUOTE] Stop right there. Although the rest of the post is perfectly right, this isn't ignorance. It's basically how people learn in general. What you're seeing from him is a defence mechanism that prevents him from personal hurt brought on by rich bastards. It is natural to learn and generalize from the past. This is how phobias develop. It's human nature and it can be bad, but it is also a coping mechanism and it can keep you sane in situations that would otherwise destroy your mind.
[QUOTE=Bomimo;30080409]Stop right there. Although the rest of the post is perfectly right, this isn't ignorance. It's basically how people learn in general. What you're seeing from him is a defence mechanism that prevents him from personal hurt brought on by rich bastards. It is natural to learn and generalize from the past. This is how phobias develop. It's human nature and it can be bad, but it is also a coping mechanism and it can keep you sane in situations that would otherwise destroy your mind.[/QUOTE] I don't care how natural it is. Whether you call it a defense mechanism or something else, he's ignoring a reality and supporting a lack thereof, probably to (as you said) prevent personal hurt.
There is no way an institution like hogwarts would exist in real life even if magic was an actual thing. Stairs that just randomly swap and shit? Ghosts and fuckin' trolls rampaging back and forth. That is bullshit.
[QUOTE=Motherfucker;30080478]There is no way an institution like hogwarts would exist in real life even if magic was an actual thing. Stairs that just randomly swap and shit? Ghosts and fuckin' trolls rampaging back and forth. That is bullshit.[/QUOTE] Oh okay, thanks for clearing up the illegitimacy of Harry Potter.
[QUOTE=FFStudios;30066381]The climax of the first book was that the stone magically fell into his pocket. It was two fucking lines.[/QUOTE] Magically fell into his pocket? The series was about magic...
I wonder how the Ministry of Magic would face with the budget cuts.
The darker the series got the less I liked the movies. They began to lose the "magical" quality. A tale of exuberant escapism has become a dark, long-winded metaphor for maturity and loss of innocence.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Alan_Rickman_by_David_Shankbone.jpg[/img] Why does he look so different in reallife?
[QUOTE=DrLuke;30086610][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Alan_Rickman_by_David_Shankbone.jpg[/img] Why does he look so different in reallife?[/QUOTE] He's voice is the best thing about him
[QUOTE=Matix;30080457]I don't care how natural it is. Whether you call it a defense mechanism or something else, he's ignoring a reality and supporting a lack thereof, probably to (as you said) prevent personal hurt.[/QUOTE] If that's what he needs to do to cope, then you need to deal with it, cause it's not going to change just because you badmouth him for it on the internet. To change such thoughts would take an actual tangible experience to contra it. I agree that he's being very general, but his background sure as shit justifies just why. Don't beat him around for that just because you've had better experiences. The fact that he can't look beyond it is sad, but then he needs time and better experiences to do so. Not a mudfall of fire from webperson #334. just screw it mate. It's his problem, not ours. There are far worse things he could have said IMO.
Harry Potter is not ending any time soon. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zgb8N-5py0[/media]
tbh I always forgot what happened in the movies two weeks after I watched them and could never get in to the books
[QUOTE=The Aussie;30078596]Huh, finally ended. What movie based on book will take it's place, SOUE can't; the movie bombed. Maybe the hunger games if it's done right?[/QUOTE] Twilight already did. [editline]27th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=slamex;30082350]Magically fell into his pocket? The series was about magic...[/QUOTE] They might as well spared everyone all the crap in between and just started with Harry magically killed Voldemort. The end.
[QUOTE=SomeDumbShit;30063394]I like how the quote there just forgets that Rupert Grint exists.[/QUOTE] [img]http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li6p6uL3Mj1qhxr17o1_500.gif[/img] FOREVER ALONE.
[QUOTE=Motherfucker;30080478]There is no way an institution like hogwarts would exist in real life even if magic was an actual thing. Stairs that just randomly swap and shit? Ghosts and fuckin' trolls rampaging back and forth. That is bullshit.[/QUOTE] Not to mention: Giant fucking snake with a gorgon stare living underneath the place. And giant spiders living in the forest right across from it.
[QUOTE=Marcolade;30138888]Not to mention: Giant fucking snake with a gorgon stare living underneath the place. And giant spiders living in the forest right across from it.[/QUOTE] Technically, the Gorgon stare was only when the victim was a reflection of the Basilisk, it killed outright otherwise.
[QUOTE=Im Crimson;30064542]It's gonna feel really weird to cease sitting and waiting for the next book or film to come out. The younger audience has grown up with it, just like the actors.[/QUOTE] I always thought that was amazing, especially with the movies. I can guarantee most if not all of us in this thread were born in the early to mid 90s, I myself was born in 95. When I saw The Sorcerer's Stone(US title) the first time, it was kids' movie. Complex, but still a kids' movie. But as it went on, I noticed it got darker, and darker. And the themes advanced as it went along. The movies aged and matured just as the audience did.
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