Oh sure as an adult I can see that. But I’m not going to deprive myself of nostalgia simply because times have progressed. Sometimes I like to enjoy my childhood again and put on a movie or show or book from when I was young that may not hold up now. As a grown up, I can enjoy it with nuance. But you make a good point and that’s why HP isn’t a bedtime story for my kid lol.
I was older, so Harry Potter felt pretty thin to me when it came out. I had been reading Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Discworld stuff by then…
However, I have a similar feeling around the Grand Theft Auto games. When I was younger I just thought they were crass and funny. As I got older I saw them as a humorous and often accurate mirror of US society. The enjoyment, however, would wane when I realized how few people saw or understood the commentary but instead embraced the worst aspects of the games. It is harder to go back now and not see so much of it being horribly interpreted by the audience, even if I found the social critiques to be funny. It taints it a bit, but it doesn’t mean I can’t sometimes still just enjoy it for what it is.
That makes sense, I whish I could do the same. HP was what got me into reading and I met quite a few friends at HP themed summer camps and stuff. I just have a hard time separating art from artist, as I’m enjoying it there’ll be something that reminds me of jkr’s gross views and it pulls me out.
Oh sure as an adult I can see that. But I’m not going to deprive myself of nostalgia simply because times have progressed. Sometimes I like to enjoy my childhood again and put on a movie or show or book from when I was young that may not hold up now. As a grown up, I can enjoy it with nuance. But you make a good point and that’s why HP isn’t a bedtime story for my kid lol.
Agreed, and it is good to enjoy things!
I was older, so Harry Potter felt pretty thin to me when it came out. I had been reading Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Discworld stuff by then…
However, I have a similar feeling around the Grand Theft Auto games. When I was younger I just thought they were crass and funny. As I got older I saw them as a humorous and often accurate mirror of US society. The enjoyment, however, would wane when I realized how few people saw or understood the commentary but instead embraced the worst aspects of the games. It is harder to go back now and not see so much of it being horribly interpreted by the audience, even if I found the social critiques to be funny. It taints it a bit, but it doesn’t mean I can’t sometimes still just enjoy it for what it is.
That makes sense, I whish I could do the same. HP was what got me into reading and I met quite a few friends at HP themed summer camps and stuff. I just have a hard time separating art from artist, as I’m enjoying it there’ll be something that reminds me of jkr’s gross views and it pulls me out.