How did something so banal, derivative, repetitive and mediocre become so incredibly popular?
How?
James Murphy
Tyler Harris
How did an amazing world full of magic and mystery become popular? A world paralell to ours, one that is just slightly beyond reach. Oh, to be a wizard and go to Hogwarts. To be sorted into one of the houses. A world not only full of mystery and wonder, but of danger and excitement! Oh to sniff and eat the shit from Hermione's panties. Oh to be young again, said Dumbledore as he polished the dragon dildo.
Xavier Sanders
it had all the right things in it, a special kid, magic, school stuff, mystery, etc. pretty much perfect for when it came out, at least the books
Jordan Rivera
It's loved by low-quality people - fat women with no bf and six cats, homosexuals etc. Also very popular abroad in China, Japan etc who see it as very British, it's exotic to them.
Connor Bailey
That's what I said, banal and derivative and repetitive. Oh so repetitive. Full of crappy old tropes. They ride broomsticks for fucksake.
Benjamin Price
Shut your fucking dirty mouth before I shut it for you
Luis Wood
>How did something so banal, derivative, repetitive and mediocre become so incredibly popular?
Magic
Easton Long
Most people are tasteless and stupid, so we can assume success is inversely proportional to quality.
Julian Hughes
it was for kids who probably didnt have exposure to that shit. why is disney shit popular? it's all fucking derivative repackaged shit
Gavin Williams
It was good at one thing- Worldbuilding
Thats all people need for escapism
Luke Gomez
Harry Potter's worldbuilding is fucking terrible though.
Brody Stewart
this
it's the same reason why MCU is so popular
Austin Johnson
Kids like repetition. Also they have not been exposed to all the old tropes bundled together in the books and films. The adult fans are just defective and/or thick.
Jaxon Lee
yeah, no it isnt
Dominic Garcia
i don't know. look at every popular thing ever
Brandon Sullivan
The repetition is what does the world building. When you go back over ground you have already walked upon, it fosters familiarity
Carson Edwards
This. Star Wars for example is just a giant collage of previous tropes and concepts. It literally ripped off many designs from Valerian, for one.
Adam Robinson
this but unironically
Adam Bell
Isn't that the case for everything popular? It appeals to the common mass of plebs.
Xavier Thompson
Not everything popular is bad though. Some great films and books are rightly popular. But in general challenging concepts and true originality are always going to appeal to a minority.
Robert Robinson
Don't forget the pedo demographic!
Isaiah Mitchell
then give me examples.
Josiah Reyes
The books are pretty well-written on a superficial level - I enjoyed the first three or four until they grew thicker than the fucking bible and became cultural events and took themselves waaay too seriously. But the lack of imagination on display for a fantasy series was almost disgusting. Rowling just chewed up a load of old tropes and regurgitated them and appears immensely proud of this. Compare her books to those of Philip Pullman aimed at the same audience. He displays real imagination.
Evan Miller
>The books are pretty well-written
"No!"
Matthew Ortiz
The Matrix, Empire Strikes Back, Citizen Kane, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner, Alien
Camden Cooper
On a superficial level they are not bad. OP here, I don't hate the books or films, I don't find them actually bad. They're just so disappointing for the level of popularity they have attained.