Comments on: Harry Potter and the Generative Artist’s Intent http://www.alidaanderson.net/blog/92/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:14:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Catching Up | Creative Discontent http://www.alidaanderson.net/blog/92/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Catching Up | Creative Discontent Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:39:40 +0000 http://www.alidaanderson.net/blog/?p=92#comment-70 [...] the Half-Blood Prince was the last movie we saw in a theatre (and my thoughts on it (sort of) are here). We’re planning to go see something this weekend (yay for gift certificates!), but [...] [...] the Half-Blood Prince was the last movie we saw in a theatre (and my thoughts on it (sort of) are here). We’re planning to go see something this weekend (yay for gift certificates!), but [...]

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.alidaanderson.net/blog/92/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Elizabeth Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:13:30 +0000 http://www.alidaanderson.net/blog/?p=92#comment-66 Just this afternoon, I helped a lady who was picking out an armload of beach reads. She had the paperback of HP7 in her stack. When I made a comment about book six, she said she had only seen the movie. Turns out I am *that* bookseller, the one who won't let you leave without the earlier book in the series. I had to explain that if she tried to read 7 with only the movie knowledge to back her up, she would be lost. Luckily, her son had told her much the same, so she picked up a copy of Half Blood Prince too. All I could think was that people are strange. I don't think I've ever skipped to the last book in a series on purpose like that. But I really would have felt like I was letting her down if I let her go without at least reading HBP before DH. But I think the movies are wonderful companions to the stories and I totally enjoy most of them for what they are. As a matter of fact, I think 6 may be my favorite so far. (Good thing, since I am probably going to see it another time or two with various movie buddies!) Just this afternoon, I helped a lady who was picking out an armload of beach reads. She had the paperback of HP7 in her stack. When I made a comment about book six, she said she had only seen the movie. Turns out I am *that* bookseller, the one who won’t let you leave without the earlier book in the series. I had to explain that if she tried to read 7 with only the movie knowledge to back her up, she would be lost. Luckily, her son had told her much the same, so she picked up a copy of Half Blood Prince too. All I could think was that people are strange. I don’t think I’ve ever skipped to the last book in a series on purpose like that. But I really would have felt like I was letting her down if I let her go without at least reading HBP before DH.

But I think the movies are wonderful companions to the stories and I totally enjoy most of them for what they are. As a matter of fact, I think 6 may be my favorite so far. (Good thing, since I am probably going to see it another time or two with various movie buddies!)

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