Daniel- This is a great question. I've thought about it too. Not even from a movie perspective. But also from the perspective of: "Which books should I keep on my bookshelf, versus. which should I toss this year?" And for me, if it remains on the bookshelf--it gets higher and higher into the 'classics' or 'epic' category. Perhaps both surprisingly and unsurprisingly, Potter remains on the bookshelf.
On a side note, I think it's so very interesting that you knew the story line before having ever read the books. It does seem impossible to keep the ending of this series a surprise to those who haven't read it. I'm giving my daughter the books a little at a time (she's only read through book three) because book four and up are a little too dark for her. But it's so frustrating that some of her friends/ or just people that she meets have seen the movies and have told her the ending!
I quite literally grew up with Harry. I read book one at age 11 and then swallowed books two and three. When I became a teenager Rowling was putting out about one a year and I'd be up at midnight at the bookstore to purchase my copy. I love that I didn't get to know the ending until I read that last book. (Though my BFF's dad finished it a few hours before me, and nearly spoiled it for reasons I will never understand!)
My friend, my friend, why oh why did you watch the movies without reading the books!?!? I might suggest that you cannot have a true opinion about the series without first reading them. The movies simply don’t compare to what Rowling did in writing. And plus. Daniel Radcliffe. I mean come on. The first two movies alone are enough to put you off the first two books. When rewatching the series, I always skip those. Read it, please. You can listen on audio if you don’t have the sitting time.
Also--Harry Potter as the last true myth--only time will tell, I think. I love the series, but it is so very different and at the same time so very similar to Lewis and Tolkien’s works. However, personally speaking, I think HP has a good chance.
Daniel- This is a great question. I've thought about it too. Not even from a movie perspective. But also from the perspective of: "Which books should I keep on my bookshelf, versus. which should I toss this year?" And for me, if it remains on the bookshelf--it gets higher and higher into the 'classics' or 'epic' category. Perhaps both surprisingly and unsurprisingly, Potter remains on the bookshelf.
On a side note, I think it's so very interesting that you knew the story line before having ever read the books. It does seem impossible to keep the ending of this series a surprise to those who haven't read it. I'm giving my daughter the books a little at a time (she's only read through book three) because book four and up are a little too dark for her. But it's so frustrating that some of her friends/ or just people that she meets have seen the movies and have told her the ending!
I quite literally grew up with Harry. I read book one at age 11 and then swallowed books two and three. When I became a teenager Rowling was putting out about one a year and I'd be up at midnight at the bookstore to purchase my copy. I love that I didn't get to know the ending until I read that last book. (Though my BFF's dad finished it a few hours before me, and nearly spoiled it for reasons I will never understand!)
My friend, my friend, why oh why did you watch the movies without reading the books!?!? I might suggest that you cannot have a true opinion about the series without first reading them. The movies simply don’t compare to what Rowling did in writing. And plus. Daniel Radcliffe. I mean come on. The first two movies alone are enough to put you off the first two books. When rewatching the series, I always skip those. Read it, please. You can listen on audio if you don’t have the sitting time.
Also--Harry Potter as the last true myth--only time will tell, I think. I love the series, but it is so very different and at the same time so very similar to Lewis and Tolkien’s works. However, personally speaking, I think HP has a good chance.
Haha, okay okay. I hope you do read them soon. Then let us know what you think!