There is no doubt that the Harry Potter franchise has revolutionised
reading to younger audiences, around the world. The first book that
got me hooked was... yep, you guessed it, Harry Potter and the
Philospher's Stone, and it's opened up doors for me in a way that I
thought would have been unimaginable - I chose books over videogames,
and I have firmly stuck to that decision since then.
However, my problem comes with the movies. After the first two, I got
the feeling that the Harry Potter franchise (i.e. everything except
the books) was quickly turning into a money fountain; forever pumping
out money for anybody to grab. This, I feel, has led to a decline,
it's become that needy attention-whore in the side of the classroom
that we all know about, discuss (bitch) frequently but never truly
love.
So what I'm asking is, do you think that the Harry Potter franchise
has become so overhyped into any typical franchise that people are
finally happy to see it ending?
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