Harry Potter, a critical review

Hello to my readers, this is Alex writing.

First of all, my girlfriend and partener loves Harry Potter and has read all the books several times. I believe the novels and more importantly what they show helped her in some difficult times, just like Harry is helped by his friends. The main element and the core of the books, in my view at least, is the light of the eternal and consistent friendship which shines just like the rays of the Patronus, the spirit animal from the woods. 

                                 Patronus Harry Potter - Deer


The books and the movies are consistent from start to finish in the friendship sector, showing us a good example and by this single thing alone, which is in my view the determination to follow the love between friends and families; by this single most important element, the flaws of the books and the movies are alchemised, transformed and made noble without the need for banners and flags. When i listen to a good piano composition which is minimalistic but profound, for example that of Ludovico Einaudi, its simplicity speaks volumes. A great composition starts and ends with the main theme, and Harry Potter feels like it is in the love and friendship sector. Consistency and persistency is the key, and not too many books or movies keep the straight line. 

Harry's friends are with him in the darkest of the days and hold the torch up, 

                                     The half blood prince

  

which sometimes means a lot of trouble and fun. It can be said that in real life this level of friendship is an ideal; it can be whispered that the fantasy, magic, books and movies are a coping mechanism for some hardcore real life issues; for the moment when you want a friend but the world is cruel and leaves you alone. Sometimes i see how fantasy is making the readers even more immersed in their world with the characters from the book, defending them to the limit of not making those personas evolve; creating a cult like aproach. This is not my main critique though. Everyone gets a little too pasionate about what he or she loves. This defense comes from holding the values. Some things should stay the same. I wouldn't want things to be too loose either. What if Hagrids hut would look like a spaceship because its the vision of a director? 

                                           Hagrids Hut

The author, in this case J.K Rowling has a lot to say in the production of her work and it is all right. My main critique is more fundamental and it has very much to do with the motivation in writing. Usually, great works of literature are created in times of powerfull stress which fuels the internal needs of an author; a writer who is willing to put so much of him or her into the characters, living the unconscious or conscious desires through the art of writing. This is all well and good but what is created with the power of imagination, can put a lot of pressure on a real actor playing "the boy who lived". It is my perception that JK Rowling wanted a son and Harry was her joy and love, her fears and desires; the dementors being the barrage of negative thinking, the media and the bad happening in the world. 

                                        Starry Dementors

I understand and my critique comes from a point of compassion i believe. An author should see the manner in which her desires can influence the collective fears; a writer should try to "do better". And i am sure JK Rowling is. My first impression of her was a negative one though, that of a desperate parent who cringes on things. I thought it wasn't fair to project all her fears on a character, obsessively talking about Harry. I thought and still think it is too much of a fixation. Or maby that is how everything seems in my eyes and the reality is different. 

In an interview between Harry and JK Rowling, oops, i meant to say between Daniel Radclife, well, even the fact that i cant seem to know how the author is really looking at the person in front of her, which is a Different person, an actor, a man - Daniel; the fact that i can't seem to know how Rowling views Daniel means that i believe she is not sufficiently detached. 

In any case, i like the world created in the books. Everything is integrated and has logic. Hogwarts is great and feels like a real magical castle. The animations in the book done by Jim Kay are wicked.

 

                                        Hogwarts Castle  

There are a lot of interesting characters in the book like professor Severus Snape, which seems to despise Harry at first. All those characters give a feeling of relief and support. All the effort put in protecting the boy feels like it is well worth it, being super caring. Even Snape is not a "bad guy" and helps Harry navigate the world of supperstitions. And superstitions they are, plenty of them. 

                                  professor Severus Snape

There is no "linking" between a person and its evil counterpart - Voldemort. There are people who believe in this linking, that is true certainly. Our world is full of this supperstition, at a conscious or unconscious level. In its essence, this belief is just a dungeon, a prison belief fueled by weakness and lack of awareness. Maby what it is to learn here is to stay away of persons which have this extreme belief? Definitely. At this point i feel like fantasy is just too real, mimicking our world. We should be more wise, like an owl in the woods. 

                                   Snowy Owl in the Woods

To be continued...