Fear not, Hogwarts junkies.
Yes, the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2” marks the end of a cinematic era — eight films, 10 years, $6 billion and counting in worldwide ticket sales.
But that doesn’t mean your fantasy fix is about to vanish like an invisibility cloak.
Take it from the Trekkies and the ‘Star Wars’ nerds; they’ve been there.
“The effect of ‘Harry Potter’ will be felt long after the movies are over,” said Daryl Frazetti, a California-based university lecturer and expert on the cultural anthropology of “Star Trek” fandom. “The franchise will be alive. It’s too large a culture. You don’t just deconstruct it easily.”
A wise man — probably William Faulkner; possibly the people who keep making “Saw” movies — once said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” The same holds true for beloved movie and book franchises. If the examples of “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” are any guide, the greater Potterverse figures to live long and prosper, well after the last film boards Charon’s ferry to its Blu-ray afterlife.
Herewith, some advice for coping with loss and tending the flame of memory — grief counseling for mourning muggles:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/14/grief-counseling-for-muggles-in-mourning/#.TiJBNtFG7ik.emailRead more -
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