What Hath Harry Wrought?
I'm guessing that's the only time ever I'll use the word "wrought" in a blog title.
Expect our review of the new "Harry Potter" film any minute now. I'd say this one fills its slot in the ongoing saga pretty well, but I'd love to get your opinions.
After sitting through 46 previews before the film, it became obvious to me that Harry has "wrought" a whole lotta movies about kids with magic powers who live in mystical lands and do battle with or discover other magical/mystical creatures, villains, or adventures.
The trailers I remember were for "The Golden Compass," "Enchanted," "The Water Horse," and something about a kid who travels through time as yet another "chosen one" destined to adventure against the forces of evil and save the universe.
I'm guessing this glut means we're all about to start losing interest in fantastical, epic tales that involve magic and witches and creatures. Whether that's true or not, I still think it's a good idea sift every story we take in through the filter of our biblical worldview -- no matter if that story contains elves, princesses, or talking cars. That's why we're still doing movie reviews after all these years, to encourage students to work at thinking biblically about entertainment.
Meanwhile, I'm voting for a new glut of movies about talking cars. How about you?
Expect our review of the new "Harry Potter" film any minute now. I'd say this one fills its slot in the ongoing saga pretty well, but I'd love to get your opinions.
After sitting through 46 previews before the film, it became obvious to me that Harry has "wrought" a whole lotta movies about kids with magic powers who live in mystical lands and do battle with or discover other magical/mystical creatures, villains, or adventures.
The trailers I remember were for "The Golden Compass," "Enchanted," "The Water Horse," and something about a kid who travels through time as yet another "chosen one" destined to adventure against the forces of evil and save the universe.
I'm guessing this glut means we're all about to start losing interest in fantastical, epic tales that involve magic and witches and creatures. Whether that's true or not, I still think it's a good idea sift every story we take in through the filter of our biblical worldview -- no matter if that story contains elves, princesses, or talking cars. That's why we're still doing movie reviews after all these years, to encourage students to work at thinking biblically about entertainment.
Meanwhile, I'm voting for a new glut of movies about talking cars. How about you?
9 Comments:
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Are you serious? They're making The Golden Compass into a movie? YES!!! Woo hoo! I can't wait!
I don't know about you, but I thought that they did a supreme job on this one. They had to leave out waaaay too much. But before you watch a movie and decide to comment on what it's doing to society, try reading the book it's based on, hmm? And just in case you were wondering, I am a Christian.
less wow action effects?
WHAT!?!?!??!?!
this book has the most action effects.
its all i come to these things for anyhow!
a 45 minute deathmatch is the only reason i wanted to see this movie :P
*sob*
also, bookwrm, 3 things.
1.he mentioned the book and how it left a lot out.
2.planetwisdom is (no offense) horrible at getting movies.
3.no i wasnt wondering i dont think anyone was, how did you find this site may i ask?
There is a problem with your theory though. Most of those films were books that came out well before Harry Potter did.
Racoon: Thanks for defending and then slamming us. :) And, hey, we do to get movies. We're Netflix subscribers.
David: Good point. However, none of them were movies until HP made a gazillion and one dollars at the b.o.
BTW, not saying it's a bad thing Harry "hath wrought" all these films. Didn't mean to imply they are all e-vil. Just the way Hwood works. One successful franchise yields dozens of mediocre ones yields loss of interest in the genre yields diminishing b.o. and the search for the NBT.
True. The supernatural, although always a popular subject for "Hwood", has in the recent decade has been delved into in many ways. Horror films seem to be released every other weekend. More and more "magical" films for children (i.e. Harry Potter, Narnia, Bridge to Teribithia) and nice fantasy films for the teenagers (i.e. Lord of the Rings, Final Fantasy, Pirates of the Carribean). All of this entertainment is attempting to answer one of man's life essentials: man's need for contact with the supernatural.
I find it interesting that the blockbusters are becoming less and less science fiction's. I believe its because man realizes that science has taken the "super" out of "supernatural" leaving us only with the natural. A cold and lonely existence.
I believe that we are on the same page?
Pity they're making the Golden Compass into a movie. What a bunch of bull that book was. I just hope too many kids won't be pulled into interest in Buddhism as a result.
By the way, LOVED Order of the Pheonix :D I actually liked it better than the book. The book was frustrating and depressing. Except, of course, when the Weasely twins started shooting off fireworks all over the school :) it was fun in the movie, but better done in the book.
Also, miss Peeves chasing Umbridge out of Hogwarts with McGonagal's cane.
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