Re: Magic in the Harry Potter universe

Ekenobi,

This has been my point all along. People, like Chris, don’t seem to get yours or my point. But let me point out that pointing out the obvious seems to be pointless around here.

I agree with you and best of luck on your “point” of view.

Tim =)

actually, it does matter. if you don't care that a movie doesn't make any sense, then you're probably an irrational/immature idiot.

the real problem here is that "potter" bashers attacked the series for lacking internal coherence even though there clearly is such.

Well, I don’t know about that, Eddie. Some films make no sense at all but still stimulate the brain. “2001”, “Mulholland Drive” and “Lost Highway”, for example, make little sense but do stimulate thought and debate. Therefore, I can’t really say that you must be an irrational/immature idiot to enjoy a film that makes no sense. Point is there are plenty of films that make little sense and can still be enjoyed by a keen intellect.

tim,

i direct your attention to the work of my grad school mentor, dr. warren buckland (whom i interviewed about his spielberg book). as he has written, david lynch's movies don't have linear logic but still have coherence. for example, "lost highway" has mobius-strip logic. that's why lynch's movies are still provocative and not just "huh, wtf?"

if you're interested in reading dr. buckland's essays about david lynch, then chris or i can put you in touch with him.

eddie

Eddie,

That would be cool. Hook me up on that!

Tim =)

tim,

shoot me an e-mail, and i'll get you in touch with dr. buckland.

eddie dot feng at gmail dot com

eddie