So this past weekend the newest installment of Harry Potter was released. Part one of two of the Deathly Hallows is the second to last movie of the Harry Potter series, and more than just a few people will be upset come next year when there will be no more Harry Potter, Hermione Granger or Ron Weasley.
For my blog topic discussion of the week I wanted to see what everyone else thought would happen once there are no more Harry Potter movies. For the most part, our generation has grown up with not only these movies, but also the books. Once they are over will there be anymore movies that virtually everyone enjoys watching?
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthedeathlyhallows/mainsite/index.html#/downloads
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/44714/
http://www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter/
Above are just a few of the articles and websites pertaining to Harry Potter characters, Harry Potter merchandise and the new Harry Potter theme park. What started off as just a few books has been made in to so many things. Of course people will still go to the Harry Potter theme park after the movies have all been made, but how will they add onto it like Disney World does if no movies are being made, how will they keep it renovated? Besides Disney movies does anyone think this has happened to any other movies?
I was also wondering what everyone thought would happen in say the next 50 or 100 years. After Harry Potter goes away for awhile do you think that because it was such a big hit it would be remade or added onto with different actors? I’m not saying it should or shouldn’t be but do you think it would be possible? Any other thoughts on what has happened with Harry Potter or what you think will happen?
I know Harry Potter is like a huge freaking movement, but I don't think that it'll leave people depressed in a 100 years that it's gone. Maybe I'm just bias because I'm not the hugest Harry Potter fan. Don't get me wrong-- I certainly enjoy them, but I don't think they're the greatest films I've ever seen and I don't believe that EVERYONE believes they are.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that Harry Potter is not the end to a good movie for our generation.
Movies are being made all the time, and with every generation there is a movie that everyone knows and everyone sees, so I think there will eventually be movies like Harry Potter, at least in that respect. I think they could easily renovate the theme park by going to the books for inspiration. There are so many things left out of the movies. I don't think Harry Potter will ever go away. I don't know if they will or even could make a remake, but it's too important to this generation for it to go away entirely.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the world will come to an end. Just bear with me for a moment. When the second part of the movie comes out in July of 2011, I forsee the steady decline of a culture based around these books. The fans will cry out for more and J.K. Rowling will not be able to keep up with the demand and will eventually be assassinated by the Illuminati. After this many fans will be devestated; however, an unknown power will start to write more Harry Potter books under the pen name Padfoot. This will once again cause a surge in the spirits of a nation of young adults on the brink of madness after the loss of one of their greatest heros. Unfortunately, around the release of the second book, Padfoot will be exposed as a hoax cooked up by J.K. Rowling, who is still alive and residing in a remote village on the coast of Italy. The fans will be outraged and storm the beaches. There will be a massive world war, over Harry Potter, and it will only end when the last Potter fan is dead. Either that or we'll all just go on living like nothing ever happened.
Sincerely,
Geoffrey
I believe that Harry Potter will become a generational thing. I grew up reading Harry Potter; I even learned to read by reading Harry Potter. This generation grew up chillin' out by their mailboxes hoping for a letter from Hogwarts when they were 11. However, I'm not sure that they will have the same impact on future generations. Sure they will still be loved by many, but they may slowly end up in the same category as Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia. Most people have seen the movies, but unfortunately less have read the ever-enchanting books.
ReplyDeleteInteresting and timely discussion topic, Megan. My relationship with Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the rest of the Rowlingites has been restricted mainly to the books (which I very much like), so I'll respond thinking of those, instead of the movies.
ReplyDeleteOne of the interesting things about the books is that their appeal reached across boundaries: the books were eagerly read regardless of age, gender, and nationality. (I'm not sure about race. Most of the Potterites I know are white; I wonder if there has been a study of the books' popularity among non-white audiences?). What will be the next book to break down these boundaries? Inclusive reading phenomena are actually pretty rare (for example, Twilight came close, but was still fairly stratified in terms of age and gender).
I’m also curious about Harry and the gang's eventual place in the literary canon. Will the Harry Potter series be studied in schools future generations? It's fun to think about future academics concentrating in Potter Studies.
--Perhaps I'm being selfish, but I almost want to reserve Harry Potter for our own generation. Harry Potter was the one to show me the magic of reading and the magic of seeing it on the big screen.(So obviously it's very special to me.)
ReplyDeleteAs I watched the Deathly Hallows for the 2nd time, I realized that it is our generation that has a right to the movies(the books perhaps no). When we were eleven, so was Harry Potter, now we're 17 going on eighteen, and so is Harry Potter. Now that it's on its way to finishing, I want to keep Harry Potter a memory, my own, our own memory. I want the feeling that is *I* was Harry's age when this amazing book came out. I guess what I'm trying to say is HP is ours, a decline of love for it may occur, but the magic that our generation experienced will never match that of anothers.
Then I read the section about what would happen in 100 years. I don't think I could support any change in the movies in my life time. Wait till our generation dies before a new movie is constructed. If my writing isn't the portrayal of an obsession, which it is, then it I believe that it would once again become an obession in the hearts of us sad muggles if the movies were ever remade.
This ties in with the essays we read early last quarter pertaining to Harry Potter that debate whether or not the books should be considered classics. Only time will tell what will happen with the books. 50 to 100 years from now, they could look at the books and say, "Oh my God! J.K. Rowling was an absolute genius," or they could take one look at it and say, "This is the worst heap of published junk I've ever read in my entire life! How could the past read something like this?!" In my opinion, the books will remain classics.
ReplyDeleteAs for the movies, I feel that they are similar to the Star Wars films. Not in the genre or plot or any thematic element like that, but in the fact that they are so epic that any remake won't even come close to the original. I don't even know why George Lucas decided to make the three prequels to the Star Wars trilogy, for that matter.
Despite how great the Harry Potter phenomeon was, I think in 50 or 100 years it's going to be a thing of the past. Intially it's going to be missed because it's been such a popular book and movie series over the last decade, but something just as unique and magical will find it's way into the world sometime soon.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I don't think that the movies are going to remade anytime soon. Contrary to movies like James Bond or Batman, the Harry Potter series has a set beginning and end, so besides new actors, the films would generally remain the same.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the franchise itself, I thnk that it will eventually begin to die down as the years go on. Sure, the books and movies will continued to be regarded as a classic (or at least something equivilant to one). Just like how nobody really talks about "Back to the Future" with the same intensity they used to, people still enjoy the ride at Universal Studios. I think the Harry Potter park will continue to thrive, just cause it looks flippin' awesome and has a lot to offer.
P.S. Alex is a Hufflepuff.
I think Harry Potter is going to be a movie for all generations. It's like Star Wars, when it first came out that generation loved it, yet I still love sitting down and watching all the movies. I can't say people will miss it in 100 years because that's a long time but i definitely think almost everyone until the generations behind us are gone will definitely miss the Potter movies.
ReplyDeleteI guess one series that is somewhat similar to the Harry Potter movie craze would be the Godfather Trilogy. Each installment of the series was nominated for best picture and the first two received the award. But now that the Godfather III is 20 years old, the enthusiasm over a new release has obviously subsided. These movies, however still live and are constantly reborn with each new generation. Perhaps Harry Potter will enjoy a similar life.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Harry Potter books. I enjoy the movies because I loved the books so much, but I don't think that the movies were made well enough to be considered classics or anything like that. The books are going to be read for years and years. The movies may not be classics, but I think they will be watched in the years to come. That new Harry Potter theme park reminds me of Disney in a way. All of those Disney films like Peter Pan, Dumbo, and Snow White still live on today. Why wouldn't Harry Potter? Odds are that if one grew up watching Toy Story or something like that, one woudl most likely show that film to his or her child. Most of the teenagers today love the Harry Potter series: Books and movies. When most of these Harry Potter lovers grow up, I'm sure they will introduce their sons and daughters to Harry and the rest of the wizards and witches.
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