Was going to say pretty much what meow said, but since she already did, I'll skip to that part.
TheDuke86 wrote:It’s funny we’re talking about this now cuz I’m acrually in the process of re-watching the entire series. This time of year always calls me to either the Hp or LoTR. I’m currently on the goblet of fire. There are always plot holes in any story, even great trilogies such as the LoTRs. If you focus on the negative then of course your gonna see it and unfortunately draw your attention to the “what’s wrong” in contrast to the store. I understand people make mistakes, figuring out the errors is easy. Understanding and feeling or the emotions the author or director is trying to express is the beauty of story telling (which I have a big passion for a good story). Now if HP just isn’t your cup of tea, well then I respect that.
No, not any story has plot holes, really good written ones tend not to or atleast have not many and not significant. Worlds with magic in them however tend to have more of them. They seduce the author into lazy writing. Every book of the series resolves with deus ex machina and they all have lots and lots of retcon. I am talking about both little situations and big events.
Basically at the face of any danger author introduces some OP magic thingie and this thingie can solve half of other problems in the future, but protagonists never get back to it.
Harry Potter is easy and enjoyable reading, but I can't even remember any other book with as many plot holes. So yeah, my final verdict for the series would be, as Meow said, "okay". It seems to be a bit overrated to me. (started reading it when I was around 12, so this is not just a cynical adult perception)
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 6:21 am
