Fantasia

watching the 1st Harry Potter movie, the kids so kids.

i am never a fan of fairy tales, or surreal stories. so when i found myself so excited and 'chasing after' the books, i indeed surprised myself. in fact, i couldn't imagine reading them until the 4th book in the series was published that i wanted to see why the world is so crazy about the children's fantasies.

try to see why i like them:
- it is not the MAGIC that fascinates me. it doesn't really look all that hard to do afterall - just wiggle the wand and shout those words... like "Lumos"!
- the whole thing is actually very real. the characters grow and struggle, and we too do.
- it is happening in our modern world, not in the neverlands. there are playstations, there are paparazzis and kids are showing off their latest, up-market brooms... among others
- there are essentially real pains like embarrassment, prejudice, anger, poverty and death... and afterall terrorism
- MAGIC seems to play an interesting role. people do not lead a happier life 'cos of magic but 'cos of the good people around. and magic indeed brings troubles and complications

hmm...