Friday, July 15, 2011

An Epic End

After having watched the second installment of the final movie of Harry Potter yesterday, I felt like they did justice to the characters and to the story lines. A fitting end to what felt like an epic journey. The last time I used the word "epic" to describe a movie was the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

I've always felt that the Harry Potter books are a junior version of the Lord of the Rings. The fight of good vs evil, the Davids against the Goliaths, the undertone of Love saves the day drama, the world war 1 and 2 allusions - these were all there. I enjoyed it, and truly, hats off to JK Rowling for making reading a cool thing inspite of the surge of modern entertainment alternatives.

I will always be passionate about reading, about taking the time to sit down, flip through pages, break the spine and highlight pages, even write notes. A book is always the fastest way to travel and the easiest way to dream big.