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Last Movie Thoughts, Fandom Thoughts
Jul. 16th, 2011 11:50 pmI saw a midnight showing/double feature of DH:1 and DH:2 with three of my HP-loving cousins. The DH:1 was nice to see on the big screen again, and DH:2 was phenomenal. I'm glad to see that the Snape/McGonagall duel was left in the movie, because it was about time McG got to have a really badass scene.
This last movie reminds me that I've strayed pretty far from my fandom devotion of several years ago. My life has changed dramatically, and I don't have the spare time I once did. I live with my fiance and his son, so my alone time has been reduced significantly as well. I feel that I have benefited from fandom involvement, and written some damn good poetry in the process.
In a way, the final movie is a reminder to me that my fandom-devoted time has passed. I still love the books like nothing else, but reading fic and writing fannish things is something I probably won't do much anymore, at least not until my spare time picks up again after I get my master's degree. Even then, I may be more focused on trying to do my own writing to do as much fannish stuff.
I wasn't young enough to enjoy the series during my childhood, but it was a lifeline for me in a time of my early adulthood. In times where I was alone, I didn't feel alienated. Something about this series moved me (still does) and I poured my time and energy into it. It was an effective sublimation, a real-world case of self-directed bibliotherapy. In the existential sense, I'm glad J.K. Rowling brought the series into being, for the sake of all the folks who get something lasting from it.
This last movie reminds me that I've strayed pretty far from my fandom devotion of several years ago. My life has changed dramatically, and I don't have the spare time I once did. I live with my fiance and his son, so my alone time has been reduced significantly as well. I feel that I have benefited from fandom involvement, and written some damn good poetry in the process.
In a way, the final movie is a reminder to me that my fandom-devoted time has passed. I still love the books like nothing else, but reading fic and writing fannish things is something I probably won't do much anymore, at least not until my spare time picks up again after I get my master's degree. Even then, I may be more focused on trying to do my own writing to do as much fannish stuff.
I wasn't young enough to enjoy the series during my childhood, but it was a lifeline for me in a time of my early adulthood. In times where I was alone, I didn't feel alienated. Something about this series moved me (still does) and I poured my time and energy into it. It was an effective sublimation, a real-world case of self-directed bibliotherapy. In the existential sense, I'm glad J.K. Rowling brought the series into being, for the sake of all the folks who get something lasting from it.
