- The Record Archives
- Volume CXVIII, No. XXI - November 17, 2005 - variety
Potter fanatics eagerly await new movie, incredible depiction
Staff writer
With the fourth movie in the series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," coming to theaters this Friday, the Harry Potter mania has returned. But what makes Harry Potter such a phenomenon?
CSB/SJU students have some theories. The most interesting, albeit far-fetched, of these theories is that J.K. Rowling's books are actually filled with subliminal messages, brainwashing you to want to read on.
But most students agree the real reason that reading Harry Potter is so enjoyable is because the world of wizards, magic spells, ghosts, flying cars and attacking willow trees is one so full of adventure and imagination, no one can resist it.
They say that the books are so well-written they seem to blur the lines of reality, and capture the readers attention.
"Once you read one you want to read another," said CSB first-year Emily Persichetti. "The characters are so unique and diverse, you feel that you get to know them on a personal level, needing to know what happens from book to book."
Most agree that the movies are incredible depictions of the books, transforming what was imagined while reading to reality on the big screen.
While many Potter fans are planning to see the movie this weekend or during Thanksgiving break, the most dedicated of them will be attending the premiere at 12 tonight. First-years Emily Balamut and Andrea Lewandowski even have plans of dressing as their favorite characters.
Students will be carrying brooms and adorning themselves with black capes as they pack the theaters in Waite Park and St. Cloud.
Persichetti said she is even rushing to finish knitting a replica of Harry's famous Gryffindor maroon-and-gold scarf to wear to the premiere.
Don't be alarmed if you see someone walking around campus tonight looking as if they forgot that Halloween was weeks ago; it's simply an appearance from Harry, Hermione or Ron.
Whether it's subliminal messages or the love of make-believe and adventure, Harry Potter's got us hooked.