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Originally Posted by floatingslowly
yeah, honestly, that's kind of what I didn't like! I felt like I didn't take away anything new from reading it.
don't get me wrong, it's not a bad book on it's own, I'm just not sure it stands up to the rest of them!
one thing's for sure, that's the movie where Harry is recast by someone younger. those kids are getting a little old.
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Uh, they're keeping all the kids on for all the remaining movies. Duuuuh.
And they really still look completely young. So I don't think it's a problem, especially when you consider the way teenagers are usually portrayed on television (by 30-year-old actors). These kids will be around 20 yrs when the last movie is filmed. That's okay with me. I'm days away from 19 and I still have to show my ID at R-rated movies (you're allowed in typically at 16 at our theater). If they think I'm below 16, I think the Harry Potter kids will be able to fool the audience similarly. Movie magic!
Oh, and, you're way wrong about Book 6. Were we reading the same book, after all? It was the one I took the most from. SO MUCH INFORMATION. Backgrounds and histories, seen through memories...I love that. There's no use in creating these characters if we know nothing about them. I like how the 6th book was kind of sympathizing with Voldemort, or at least how he used to be. I like how Harry drew so many parallels between himself and Voldemort. It's good to have a hero and a villain who are almost more alike than they are different.