Ah, I love Queenie too but I also see her storyline as a opportunity maybe? Every scene she had in Crimes of Grindelwald that was with Vinda Rosier was really intriguing in my opinion. Apart from the more sinister undertone there was also this French-U.S. American culture clash. It makes me want to see more. And yes I agree about the first movie. I've never seen Farrell in much of anything but this was a great performance. This has zero to do with how anybody may feel about Johnny Depp personally these days but the reveal was really anti-climatic for me. I wasn't quite taken by his portrayal in the second movie tbh, I tried to imagine him and Jude Law being best friends at one point and it didn't happen. It wasn't entirely on him though there was something that I thought the hair and make-up department could have done to make him look less like a cross between Billy Idol and Adolf Hitler. I wasn't digging the aesthetic. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to Mad Mikkelsen taking on the role. And yes, even though Farrell was only contracted for one movie — it would be great if in the end we get more answers and maybe things come together, we get to see the real Percival Graves. That's why we need five movies.
I'm sorry that the movies do not seem to gain the interest of most HP fans (but strangely The Cursed Child does) and that was even before all of JKR's twitter rants. Maybe it's the period aspect of it, the whole new set of characters aspect... but for me it's like, there are still so many bits in there that I absolutely adore and that excite me like: "Dumbledore knew Nagini when she was a person and they met at Hogwarts, can you imagine!!!"
Ah, I see. I don't know – I have a few HP fans on my f-list here and one person I used to write fic for (which I'm not quite sure I enjoy anymore but that's okay, I still leave it on AO3 because others might). I never got into Dreamwidth. I made an account when everyone did way back then and used it to back-up LJ a few times but I just couldn't get into posting there.
I heard of The Untamed and a friend suggested Mr Fox and Miss Rose to me... I may misremember the title but I haven't got around to it. I started one C-Drama but again didn't get very far it was about a famous Go player who saw everything in black and white after an accident in his childhood and a young woman who wanted to become a reporter at the TV station where her sister was the news anchor but things didn't go so well for her until the famous Go player asked her to interview him (something about that he can see colour again when he his around her). But I didn't get very far. It was cute though. I've watched a few K-Dramas my absolute favourite was Misty but I also loved Crash Landing Into You, Touch My Heart and What's Wrong With Secretary Kim. So yes, I totally understand what you mean by looking for cuter and nicer things.
Yes, I did watch BBC Musketeers but I couldn't really with the ending – with age I am more into the gen side of things but here I was still like... we were doing so well with Athos and Milady. And frankly they were both not terribly good people so they were perfect for each other. And finally it felt like we were at a point where they could reconcile or had even at some point but then he gets Sylvie, who is way too good and lovely for him and gets a fresh start while Milady is forced to be an assassin forever. The misogyny... the whole Madonna/whore thinking of it all... made me so mad.
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Date: 2021-12-05 01:57 pm (UTC)I'm sorry that the movies do not seem to gain the interest of most HP fans (but strangely The Cursed Child does) and that was even before all of JKR's twitter rants. Maybe it's the period aspect of it, the whole new set of characters aspect... but for me it's like, there are still so many bits in there that I absolutely adore and that excite me like: "Dumbledore knew Nagini when she was a person and they met at Hogwarts, can you imagine!!!"
Ah, I see. I don't know – I have a few HP fans on my f-list here and one person I used to write fic for (which I'm not quite sure I enjoy anymore but that's okay, I still leave it on AO3 because others might). I never got into Dreamwidth. I made an account when everyone did way back then and used it to back-up LJ a few times but I just couldn't get into posting there.
I heard of The Untamed and a friend suggested Mr Fox and Miss Rose to me... I may misremember the title but I haven't got around to it. I started one C-Drama but again didn't get very far it was about a famous Go player who saw everything in black and white after an accident in his childhood and a young woman who wanted to become a reporter at the TV station where her sister was the news anchor but things didn't go so well for her until the famous Go player asked her to interview him (something about that he can see colour again when he his around her). But I didn't get very far. It was cute though. I've watched a few K-Dramas my absolute favourite was Misty but I also loved Crash Landing Into You, Touch My Heart and What's Wrong With Secretary Kim. So yes, I totally understand what you mean by looking for cuter and nicer things.
Yes, I did watch BBC Musketeers but I couldn't really with the ending – with age I am more into the gen side of things but here I was still like... we were doing so well with Athos and Milady. And frankly they were both not terribly good people so they were perfect for each other. And finally it felt like we were at a point where they could reconcile or had even at some point but then he gets Sylvie, who is way too good and lovely for him and gets a fresh start while Milady is forced to be an assassin forever. The misogyny... the whole Madonna/whore thinking of it all... made me so mad.