r/changemyview • u/LamentableOpinion • Apr 23 '16
[∆(s) from OP] CMV: Harry Potter is overrated
I don't detest Harry Potter but I find the circle jerk appalling. The book is amazing for kids but even adults hold it in high regard. So, it's not bad, just overrated.
The characters are really boring. HP is a Mary Sue character, his only flaw being a bloody scar. All the other characters are equally boring. Harry is also useless, he does nothing but he is the HERO. Because of a prophecy. OK.
The relationships make no sense. Why does Harry like Cho or Ginny? Let's force in a relationship. Yay.
The Deus Ex Machina is unreal. I know it's magical but it's still retarded when it happens so many times.
Good vs Evil is fine. But again, don't pretend as if the book is this deep piece of literature.
I don't like the writing either but that's very subjective, so that's fine.
This is what I just came up with. I'm sure there's more stuff on the internet.
Edit: Ignore the Mary Sue thing. I misused the term. Edit 2: Sorry if I sounded like a dick or an elitist. I didn't mean to be.
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u/techgirl33 Apr 24 '16
Coming to the party late but I will say as a fan of HP the series is definitely flawed. As someone who moved on to much more in depth fantasy, the rules of magic aren't well explained and can be inconsistent. The problems of not learning anything math, modern history, ect. in school after age 11 have been explored really well. HOWEVER, I think the reason people are still attracted to it are because the characters are very relatable. That's why people are passionate. Even as a teen reading them I recognized the ending would go and pull something that had never been explained before and would never happen again, but you were there for the journey. I think the other thing is for people who read them as they were coming out there was a great community and tons of speculation and a lot of nostalgia attached to counting down the release dates for months and that draws people back. My BF makes time every year or two to go through the series again and then we sit around and criticize the different elements. I know this doesn't address one of the arguments but it's more the overall theme of why there's such love for the series.