Sunday, February 10, 2013
ϟ I never thought of it this way! ϟ
Im sure we have all heard the story of the "boy that lived" aka Harry Potter (The Hero, who restores normality) and how his story goes but just to make sure I will sum it up. It all starts when Harry's parents were murdered by the mass murderer/wizard Lord Voldemort(The villain who disrupts normality). From this point on Harry is forced to live with his aunt and uncle in a closet under their steps. Life for Harry is not that great with his relatives until one day when it is announced to him that he is a wizard. Continuing on in this story Harry attends Hogwarts: the school for witchcraft and wizardry while fighting for his life,with the aid of his friends Ron and Hermoine (The helpers who accompany the hero), as Lord Voldemort and his "death-eaters" regain power and try to eliminate the one threat that still survives to Voldemort's power, Harry. Along Harry's journey he encounters many friends and foes alike, for example Professor Dumbledore (The donor, who gives the hero a gift to enable normality to be restored). Along with Dumbledore we come across Ginny Weasley(The princess), Hagrid(the dispatcher) and Draco Malfoy(the false hero). Now to many people im sure that this story line might seem boring or not that great but it really is. My idea on the appeal this text has on its viewers is that it opens up a whole new world to people, a world of magic and a place that, for some of us, exists in our dreams. This text is full of creativity and imagination that intrigues the minds of the viewers and in no doubt grasps their attention. This text as a result shows that the viewers of this text are imaginative and think beyond what exists in this world alone. It shows that the viewers of this series would love nothing more than to exist in a world where they could go on adventures just as Harry does, maybe without a group of wizards trying to kill them, but none the less exist in a magical place. These movies also show the dedication of such fans because who would go see every movie out of every eight that have been made. The fans of this text were most definitely grasped by the story line of this movie and it is shown by the dedication and partially by those few fans that can quote every line of the movie.
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I liked how you gave the description for the characters. I was uncertain about some of the examples. I never really saw Draco as "the false hero." Over all great job on explaining the connections of the text.
ReplyDeleteNot really a fan of Harry Potter but you gave me a somewhat understanding by describing the characters. Seems as though the text gives viewers a sense of imagination which attracts such dedication from the fans.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there could be a more perfect example of storyline then the Harry Potter Films. They have it all. Action, romance, horror, and all the character fit/play their roles very well. Good job in identifying them.
ReplyDeleteI like how you said the text shows the viewers are imaginative and dedicated. Like Adam said, Harry Potter is really great example of storyline. You explained the story line really well and made great connections between what each character represented.
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