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| The past quarter-century of American popular culture was ruled by great mega-franchises of science fiction- Star Wars, Star Trek, Independence Day , The Matrix. But lately, cince the turn of the millenium or so, we've been dreaming very differnet dreamss. The stuff of those dreams is fantasy-swords and sorcerers, knoghts and ladies, magic and unicorns. In 2001 the fantasy double bill of Harry Potter and The Lord of The Rings ranked first and second at the box office, and it is happening all over again this year. In the first weekend alone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cleared $88 million. ... Harry hasn't done badly at the bookstore either, having moved a total of 77 million copies in the U.S. so far, while Tolkiens works sold 11 million in the U.S. in 2001 alone.... The magic had to come from somewhere else, and we found it in fantasy. Swords, not lasers. Magic, not electricity. Villages, not cities. The past, not the future... Antytechnology, antyglobalist, it's a misty, watercoloured memory of a way we never were. But if the vision is imaginary, the longing for it is very real. - Article as seen in Time Magazine |
| Harry Potter and the Order of Phonix begins as the previous books have: the long , hot summer , the hopelessly unmagicall, mean Dursleys, the longed-for maigical world , the hasty packing , Platform 9 3/4 and of course another year at Hogwarts. But a lot has changed. Death, which was always part of J.K Rowlings books florishes more and more in the Phonix. Voldemort is back and Dumbledore has organized some of the best wizards against him. The Harry Potter we meet in the Phonix is darker. He is showing the mental scars of having been hunted and harried for four straight years , and the rage and feer he feels will impress any reader. "You don't know what it's like! " he shrieks at Ron and Hermione. " You- neither of you-you've never had to face him, have you?" No, they don't know what it's like ....But we do! -Summarized from the Time Magazine |
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