A Nerdy Throwdown
Leading up to tonight's premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, it looked for a while like it was going to be all Twilight, all the time here at NewsFeed. But then a savior appeared on the horizon: the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which would premiere before the film! A hubbub arose: Would Potter fan flood the Twilight theaters, perhaps starting a nerd rumble? (No, because that would be stupid. Also, because te can watch the trailer online.)
However, the fortuitous timing has inspired NewsFeed to take a side in the blood feud that has run for generations between Twi-hards and Potter-maniacs. Presenting: the five reasons Harry Potter is better than Twilight.
1. A Better Universe
Like George Lucas, J.K. Rowling is so great at creating worlds that it più than makes up for whatever flaws her Scrivere suffers from. Think about all the wonderful things we know about Rowling's wizarding world: where they shop, what they eat, what kind of prejudices their society has. Consider all the side characters she stacks the stories with: Neville Longbottom, Arthur Weasley, even Lee Jordan, the Quidditch announcer. We know them.
da contrast, what do we know about the world of Twilight? Three things: Good Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. don't bite people. Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. and licantropi don't like each other. Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. like baseball. That is all.
2. Better Acting
Let us examine the state of both franchises' werewolves. The werewolf in Twilight is played da human action figure Taylor Lautner. He is undoubtedly a nice boy, but no one would disagree with the assertion that he is più famous for his workout regimen than anything he's done onscreen.
The werewolf in Harry Potter is played da acclaimed British thespian David Thewlis. Have te even seen Thewlis' gripping performance in Mike Leigh's Naked, Twi-hards? No, of course, te haven't.
3. Better Villains
It might not be fair to compare Harry Potter and Twilight on this issue; after all, Lord Voldemort is one of the greatest villains in recente cultura pop history. (He made it into the Final Four in Techland's super-scientific March Madness villains bracket.) Voldemort is a genocidal dictator who scares people so much, they won't even say his name. He wants immortality and will do anything (even drink unicorn blood!) to get it. He killed Harry's parents -- and tried to kill Harry -- when our hero was just a defenseless baby. Shoot, just Scrivere this is making NewsFeed glad he's not real.
But even without being compared to Voldemort, the bad guys in Twilight are weak. A villain played da Cam Gigandet (what is this, The O.C.?), Michael Sheen (oh no, it's Tony Blair!) o Bryce Dallas Howard (come off it, I saw Lady in the Water) just isn't scary enough for me. te could make the case that Bella's inevitable aging is the real villain of Twilight, but come on! This isn't stella, star Trek -- invisible, intangible villains aren't going to cut it.
4. It's Lasted Longer
The members of NewsFeed's generation have grown up with Harry Potter. We got Sorcerer's Stone from the biblioteca in elementary school, waited in line for Order of the Phoenix in high school and dressed up for the Goblet of fuoco movie with our freshman dorm in college. The years-long gap between films and Film filled us with anticipation. Each new release -- as numerous trend pieces mostra -- is an event.
Twilight is much più ephemeral. The libri have been out only since 2005 (which, if you're counting, is when the second-to-last Potter book was released). The films, rushed into production in case the trend should dissipate, are even worse: the first movie came out barely a anno and a half ago. There's no waiting around, but there's also no growing old with the characters. Twilight is undoubtedly a commercial enterprise -- più than $1 billion internationally for just the first two films -- but it's simply not a lasting cultural one.
Leading up to tonight's premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, it looked for a while like it was going to be all Twilight, all the time here at NewsFeed. But then a savior appeared on the horizon: the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which would premiere before the film! A hubbub arose: Would Potter fan flood the Twilight theaters, perhaps starting a nerd rumble? (No, because that would be stupid. Also, because te can watch the trailer online.)
However, the fortuitous timing has inspired NewsFeed to take a side in the blood feud that has run for generations between Twi-hards and Potter-maniacs. Presenting: the five reasons Harry Potter is better than Twilight.
1. A Better Universe
Like George Lucas, J.K. Rowling is so great at creating worlds that it più than makes up for whatever flaws her Scrivere suffers from. Think about all the wonderful things we know about Rowling's wizarding world: where they shop, what they eat, what kind of prejudices their society has. Consider all the side characters she stacks the stories with: Neville Longbottom, Arthur Weasley, even Lee Jordan, the Quidditch announcer. We know them.
da contrast, what do we know about the world of Twilight? Three things: Good Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. don't bite people. Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. and licantropi don't like each other. Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. like baseball. That is all.
2. Better Acting
Let us examine the state of both franchises' werewolves. The werewolf in Twilight is played da human action figure Taylor Lautner. He is undoubtedly a nice boy, but no one would disagree with the assertion that he is più famous for his workout regimen than anything he's done onscreen.
The werewolf in Harry Potter is played da acclaimed British thespian David Thewlis. Have te even seen Thewlis' gripping performance in Mike Leigh's Naked, Twi-hards? No, of course, te haven't.
3. Better Villains
It might not be fair to compare Harry Potter and Twilight on this issue; after all, Lord Voldemort is one of the greatest villains in recente cultura pop history. (He made it into the Final Four in Techland's super-scientific March Madness villains bracket.) Voldemort is a genocidal dictator who scares people so much, they won't even say his name. He wants immortality and will do anything (even drink unicorn blood!) to get it. He killed Harry's parents -- and tried to kill Harry -- when our hero was just a defenseless baby. Shoot, just Scrivere this is making NewsFeed glad he's not real.
But even without being compared to Voldemort, the bad guys in Twilight are weak. A villain played da Cam Gigandet (what is this, The O.C.?), Michael Sheen (oh no, it's Tony Blair!) o Bryce Dallas Howard (come off it, I saw Lady in the Water) just isn't scary enough for me. te could make the case that Bella's inevitable aging is the real villain of Twilight, but come on! This isn't stella, star Trek -- invisible, intangible villains aren't going to cut it.
4. It's Lasted Longer
The members of NewsFeed's generation have grown up with Harry Potter. We got Sorcerer's Stone from the biblioteca in elementary school, waited in line for Order of the Phoenix in high school and dressed up for the Goblet of fuoco movie with our freshman dorm in college. The years-long gap between films and Film filled us with anticipation. Each new release -- as numerous trend pieces mostra -- is an event.
Twilight is much più ephemeral. The libri have been out only since 2005 (which, if you're counting, is when the second-to-last Potter book was released). The films, rushed into production in case the trend should dissipate, are even worse: the first movie came out barely a anno and a half ago. There's no waiting around, but there's also no growing old with the characters. Twilight is undoubtedly a commercial enterprise -- più than $1 billion internationally for just the first two films -- but it's simply not a lasting cultural one.
I admire the concept of magic from my very childhood. When i was 10 years old i came across the first book of harry potter. and soon i fell in Amore with the leading character harry. it was not until the age of 12 that i watched the movie. both the book and the movie has applied magic on me and the most exciting psrt of the series is the connection between harry and voldemort. these mind blowing adventurous series has won my cuore unlike any other book. Its my pleasure to unisciti the fanpop and mostra myself as a fan of harry potter. this is the first time i have been able to express my viwes on this hilarious book
thank u fanpop
i Amore harry potter
thank u fanpop
i Amore harry potter
I'll make this short but why did the Film do this. In the libri Padma Patil was a ravenclaw while in the Film she was gryfindor.Now just like how Harry's eyes are green in the book and blue in the movie (yes I know Dan cant wear the contacts) but it is , in my opinion ANNOYING! Whats with all these stuff ups?
I mean in deathly hallows part one Harry was himself not barry. I mean WTF? Also in Prisoner of Azkaban in the quidditch match, cedric caught the snitch as Harry fell. But in the Film he got struck da lightning.
Obviously someone else in the world thinks that the Film stuff ups a little annoying. Does anyone agree/disagree i want to hear. (Please dont be offensive though and have fa at my intelligence, its happened before and quite annoying)also I know the Film are great so dont think i hate them.
I mean in deathly hallows part one Harry was himself not barry. I mean WTF? Also in Prisoner of Azkaban in the quidditch match, cedric caught the snitch as Harry fell. But in the Film he got struck da lightning.
Obviously someone else in the world thinks that the Film stuff ups a little annoying. Does anyone agree/disagree i want to hear. (Please dont be offensive though and have fa at my intelligence, its happened before and quite annoying)also I know the Film are great so dont think i hate them.
It was a crisp autumn eve on the Hogwarts express. Albus, James and Rosie where eating cauldron cakes and goofing off, when suddenly an owl soared da and tapped furiously on the glass. Albus opened the window and the owl burst in and stuck out its leg at Albus. Albus unstrapped the note attached to its leg. The owl stared into Albus' eyes and glared.
Then without another backwards glance it took off. "What does it say?" detto Rosie who looked terrified. Albus read aloud "potter, if te ever want to see your parents again te will meet me outside the shrieking shack at midnight on Halloween." "Its signed lord Voldemort" detto James.
"This doesn't add up" detto Rosie. " well we will have to discuss this later because now’s the sorting." Albus said. “cross your fingers that we all get in the same house." detto James. "We will!" they all detto in unison.
Then without another backwards glance it took off. "What does it say?" detto Rosie who looked terrified. Albus read aloud "potter, if te ever want to see your parents again te will meet me outside the shrieking shack at midnight on Halloween." "Its signed lord Voldemort" detto James.
"This doesn't add up" detto Rosie. " well we will have to discuss this later because now’s the sorting." Albus said. “cross your fingers that we all get in the same house." detto James. "We will!" they all detto in unison.
