Sunday, August 31, 2008

HARI PUTTAR - Shortcomings


Well you can guess why i chose this heading. its bcoz of the legal suit which was filed by WARNER BROTHERS against some Indian company (Mirchi Movies) which was going to release a movie by this name. Hilarious.. Ain't it???
They claim that the Indian company is using this name so that the movie gains popularity and can rope in HP fans. Little did they know that "Hari" is a common name in India and "Puttar" means son in Punjabi and HP fans in India can differentiate between the two.
Anyways hope the matter gets sorted out. While on the subject of the movie i would like to inform you that it is a rip off of HOME ALONE series.

So coming to my mania about the Potter world. Now all of my friends know how big a fan i am of HP books. The excitement and euphoria every time JKR released a new book can never be there for any other. The press coverage, tv footage, critic's views and huge gatherings don't accompany usual book releases. In India itself which does not have a large english reading population 200K books were sold in the first 2 days.

Today, after having read the Deathly Hallows for the umpteenth time (i lost the count after 15) i somehow realized that sometimes even great writers do commit errors and found a few shortcomings which, if not present, would have made the book look more pragmatic and appreciable.

*S P O I L E R.......A L E R T*

These are

1. Why did Harry have to survive in the end? Or maybe he could have received a permanent injury. So what if a few people would have cried. Somehow it would have looked logical. I mean Rowling made it look as if Voldi had no extraordinary powers.
2. Why did the ending had to be so farcical? Harry taunting Voldi in the end and telling him to feel remorse. i mean is he kidding. Or for that matter Molly Weasley killing Bellatrix just bcoz she was angry that her son had died..(I was like wtf)
3. Also the scene between Dudley and Harry when Dursley's are about to leave is amusing to say the least. How can Dudley who dislikes Harry to the core (the miscellaneous grievances he and his parents had given to Harry) can suddenly feel remorse and say thank you to him.(Especially since he was thick headed)

Reading this novel made me realize one thing. Sometimes even the authors come under pressure. They give in. Rowling was under huge expectations (from her legions of die hard fans) to somehow keep Harry alive and script a fairy tale ending and because of this had to sacrifice on the writing part.

Leaving aside all these negatives which i found in the book, i think it will be suffice to say that HP books pioneered and revolutionized the writing of good books for children and adults alike. They won't be forgotten easily and may influence others to write more innovative stuff. Authors like her come once in a century and she has to be credited for that. I personally believe that apart from being among the few billionaire writers J.K.Rowling also joins the esteemed company of people like Shapepeare, Dickens, Tolstoy who had an impact on their generations in English Literature...

2 comments:

Ripunjaya Saran said...

totally agree wid ya bro on d fact dat even d greatest ppl sometimes wilt under pressure(even Sachin gets out for 0).But the fact is that the book and the author are legendary now and ppl will not forget them thru the sands of time.Being a huge HP buff myself i can understand that its an end of an era but i suppose 7 books are enough for me to read a lifetime.
Long live Harry Puttar oops...Potter

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