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first harry potter 7 trailer!
scarred:
The thing about Order of the Phoenix was that it was about 700 pages of character development and 100 pages of actual plot events. Additionally, Harry, being 15, acted as most 15-year-olds do: as a whiny, obnoxious, abrasive, self-involved cunt. On top of both these issues was the fact that Order was the follow-up to Goblet of Fire, which not only contained the Quidditch World Cup, Triwizard Tournament and Voldemort's ascension to power, but also the core trio coming to grips with their burgeoning sexuality, among other things. Concerning plot events, Goblet of Fire is rivaled only by Deathly Hallows. Fans were understandably disgruntled that the follow-up to the (then) most action-packed book in the series was essentially a character study. Of course, many acknowledged that this was very obviously an intentional device employed by Rowling in order to make the reader feel as Harry did during the entire 5th book: ridiculously frustrated. Heaped on top of all this is the death of a newly beloved character, Sirius, in an action sequence barely as long as some of the tasks of the Triwizard Tournament of the previous book.
Don't get me wrong - I absolutely adore Order of the Phoenix, and second to Hallows I think it's probably my favorite. I gobble character development up like pudding and I've probably reread it more than any book in the series. But in the context of the time of the book's release, it's more than understandable that the majority of the fanbase was a little disappointed - it just wasn't the no-holds-barred thrill ride they were expecting.
scarred:
Also, for the sake of honesty, I was one of the disgruntled folks at first. I liked it, but I felt exactly as Harry did in the beginning of that book - waiting for the shit to hit the fan. It eventually did, but almost as an afterthought to the development of the politics of the 'verse.
Buttfranklin:
Harry Potter doesn't hold a candle to the character-development-and-no-action of the later books of Wheel of Time. Fans don't know how good they got it. At least J.K. Rowling didn't die before the last book was finished.
And anyway, I look forward to seeing this movie with my Harry Potter friends like I've done with every past Harry Potter movie. I may not care that much for the books, but I really like the movies for some reason. All of them.
StaedlerMars:
Yeah, but the new Wheel of Time book was good.
Buttfranklin:
Yes, it was.
But HP fans have something over us WoT fans: their books actually make good movies. WoT wouldn't.
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