Ok I think I need to clarify myself here. I have nothing against people who like harry potter, maybe I should have used another example in the first place. But anyway here is my stance on the whole thing. I have this feeling that basically most of what is put out today in popular culture is crap, TO ME. Its all commercialized crap, and I feel like there is this huge media machine trying to force feed the crap down my throat, and basically I am spiting it out. Sorry if while spitting it out here in my blog I accidently spit on a few of you. That was not my intention. But its all just my humble opinion and I am not trying to dictate my thoughts to anyone in any way.
I like to be entertained by many forms of art, and I guess I am just frustrated that it is so hard for me to find anything out there which I consider viable and worthwhile, and most of what I see is watered down "art" which is made to appeal to the masses but somehow it doesn't appeal to me in anyway. I find art from individuals fascinating, when its original art from an individual and its not watered down for fear of alienating someone or not reaching a target audience. I don't like the idea of some executive deciding what should or should not be in a movie based on trying to hit a demographic. In effect you are altering that creators artistic vision and then it really no longer becomes what that person intends it to be. I want to see what that person intended it to be. Is this making any sense? I have a feeling I am getting off the the topic somehow.
Ok here is the gist of it. Harry Potter TO ME, is no longer just the nice little book that has children reading again. Its turned into this mass media commercial monster that annoys the hell out of me. Its like a gnat flying around my head. More irritating then anything. So I complain in my blog because I can. And I turned off the television because it got to me. I refuse to watch television, and I refuse to pay $9 for some crap movie that is formulated to get the widest audience possible. I reject it all. that is all I have to say I guess. Phew that is load off, now I can go back to talking about my usual stuff like how I am BORED. ;)