J.K. Rowling: Creating Harry Potter's Fantasy Empire

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  • čas přidán 1. 02. 2015
  • Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- This episode of Game Changers spotlights the phenomenon of author J.K. Rowling, from her Harry Potter book and film series to future creations.
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Komentáře • 626

  • @joecoe4416
    @joecoe4416 Před 8 lety +772

    She is the definition of self-made without any financial help. Extremely Inspiring person!

    • @samsutler6036
      @samsutler6036 Před 6 lety +15

      Joe Coe idk if u heard but it did say she was on public funding for a time. lol

    • @shekilrose1077
      @shekilrose1077 Před 5 lety +24

      @@samsutler6036 she was still self-made

    • @hlboerr
      @hlboerr Před 5 lety +4

      @@shekilrose1077 she didn't print any of the books, i'm pretty sure she received help from someone else

    • @cheechee6473
      @cheechee6473 Před 4 lety +2

      Heber Boerr Yeah, idk what this dude means when he says ‘self-made’ but like all authors, you get ur book published with others help. Not to mention she was living on financial benefits for a couple of years

    • @rachelmilligan95
      @rachelmilligan95 Před 4 lety +28

      Jamez JAMEZZZ you think the benefits paid for anything? She probably had her rent and bills paid and given like £20 a week to live on.
      Do half of you people even think before you type? Yea she got help PUBLISHING the books, but she sat there for years writing them, no one else.

  • @obbydawl
    @obbydawl Před 8 lety +1063

    J.K really deserved success.

  • @Dani-xz9kw
    @Dani-xz9kw Před 8 lety +531

    jk rowling is an absolute GENIUS for creating harry potter!

  • @ulrichsemrau1561
    @ulrichsemrau1561 Před 6 lety +123

    I am almost 70 and I love the books. I have read them in English, German, French, and Spanish. Each language gave me a new and unique immersion in Harry's world.

    • @tiffprendergast
      @tiffprendergast Před 5 lety +3

      Ulrich Semrau awesome 😎

    • @TheElizabethashby
      @TheElizabethashby Před 8 měsíci +1

      GROW UP FOR YOU ARE DECEIVED BY THIS WOMAN

    • @Big-guy1981
      @Big-guy1981 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Shouldn't you be reading Tolstoy or Jane Austen? I mean you're old enough now.

  • @AbbieGirl46
    @AbbieGirl46 Před 9 lety +554

    Did anyone else get extremely angry when they showed them burning the books.

    • @aprilgosa7240
      @aprilgosa7240 Před 9 lety +40

      AbbieGirl46 I just rolled my eyes they look like idiots

    • @patrique.taletoria
      @patrique.taletoria Před 9 lety +24

      AbbieGirl46 I just wanted to meet him outside face to face and say.. "I feel sorry for your children."

    • @CosmicChicken34Official
      @CosmicChicken34Official Před 9 lety +67

      AbbieGirl46 Well they had to buy the books first to burn them..so Jo wins anyway.

    • @aprilgosa7240
      @aprilgosa7240 Před 9 lety +14

      I bet they didn't read them so they are dumb

    • @AbbieGirl46
      @AbbieGirl46 Před 9 lety +2

      Zsolt Vastag yes I know, lol

  • @fraydizs7302
    @fraydizs7302 Před 7 lety +453

    "they burned her book"
    wouldnt they have had to buy her books to burn them? lol
    kind of defeats the purpose if you are funding the person who you are trying to defeat...

    • @xMRxZEROx
      @xMRxZEROx Před 7 lety +51

      Fraydizs Boom. Exactly why I found it hilarious. All the morons achieved was wasting their own money. LMAO

    • @jcsgodmother
      @jcsgodmother Před 7 lety

      And money is what it is all about being an author (or maybe not).

    • @liteoner
      @liteoner Před 7 lety +30

      She replied this to someone who said they would burn her DVDs: "Well, the fumes from the DVDs might be toxic and I've still got your money, so by all means borrow my lighter."
      I don't think she gives a fuck.

    • @jcsgodmother
      @jcsgodmother Před 7 lety +3

      liteoner JKRs response indicates all she cares about is money not her legacy or the satisfaction of the people who buy her product or her art. She pretty much confessed that it is all about money for her or she would not have responded that way.

    • @jcsgodmother
      @jcsgodmother Před 7 lety

      Duh. Maybe they bought the books and found out they don't like them after reading them.

  • @thistrackisabop578
    @thistrackisabop578 Před 6 lety +86

    Is it only me that gets this warm feeling and just memories of reading the book for the first time or watching one of the films and just this all round sense of happiness and comfort if they see anything to do with Harry Potter

  • @kakondas8168
    @kakondas8168 Před 6 lety +52

    The publishers who rejected, now regrets. "If I had taken...." *Feels Sorry*

  • @MyRevengeBitch
    @MyRevengeBitch Před 8 lety +437

    She inspires me to become an author I love her

  • @nikoking145
    @nikoking145 Před 7 lety +163

    How much do i love harry potter?
    9, 3/4

    • @leftylizard9085
      @leftylizard9085 Před 5 lety +18

      I love it 3000. Wait, oops, wrong franchise.

    • @tiffprendergast
      @tiffprendergast Před 5 lety +2

      Niko King me too

    • @HarryMator
      @HarryMator Před 4 lety +1

      Niko King 11. More like 9/11. Ha. My favourite holiday. -This is a JOKE- Key word:Joke -Definition:
      a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.

    • @aminashaikh2331
      @aminashaikh2331 Před 4 lety +1

      i wanna cri...

  • @mialarsson4972
    @mialarsson4972 Před 7 lety +266

    I never grow tired of watching JK Rowling documentaries. What an amazing woman!

  • @jaigonzales1333
    @jaigonzales1333 Před 7 lety +180

    As a Christian studying in a Christian school, there are a lot of Potterheads and our priests does not mind. It is even in the library

    • @eldojoseph8718
      @eldojoseph8718 Před 6 lety +12

      My church had a public library. It was there as well. In fact read all the books from there

    • @mikedirado4270
      @mikedirado4270 Před 5 lety +1

      I’m happy you feel that. But some do not.

    • @Zorocanify
      @Zorocanify Před 3 lety +6

      As a Christian I’m actually really appreciative of the HP series considering that it was actually based on Scripture/the New Testament

    • @juice8431
      @juice8431 Před 2 lety +1

      My catholic school actually encouraged reading harry potter books lol.

    • @donalduncleusa6552
      @donalduncleusa6552 Před 2 lety

      @@Zorocanify what's the story

  • @TamPham-zv1xp
    @TamPham-zv1xp Před 9 lety +213

    She gave me one of the most wonderful thing in my life : HARRY POTTER.
    Thanks Rowling!

  • @nerding1200
    @nerding1200 Před 9 lety +188

    Potterheadssss....
    UNITEEE!

  • @jayel1471
    @jayel1471 Před 7 lety +52

    It's interesting with the book burning because it's not actually a Christian thing. It's an American Christian thing. Plenty of Christian countries around the world were that type of thinking doesn't happen. It's clear that the puritanical mindset of the first pilgrims is alive and well.

    • @DogbiteW
      @DogbiteW Před 6 lety +1

      Alive and sick.

    • @niahoad
      @niahoad Před 4 lety

      The nazis did it first

  • @Offshoreorganbuilder
    @Offshoreorganbuilder Před 8 lety +285

    How disgraceful, that publishers have a 'slush pile,' where they put unread manuscripts, which they regard as junk, simply because the author is as yet unknown.
    Writing even a short story to the point at which it can be offered to a publisher takes an immense effort - and these bums can't even be bothered to give it a chance. The fools who passed up the 'Harry Potter' tales deserve all they failed to get.

    • @Joy6168
      @Joy6168 Před 8 lety +14

      @Offshoreoreganbuilder: I too am angered at some publisher's not giving new authors a chance, however, that isn't always what the 'slush pile' is used for. The 'slush pile' is where all of the manuscripts that don't fit the publisher's qualifications, such as genre and category, are put, most of the time.

    • @Offshoreorganbuilder
      @Offshoreorganbuilder Před 8 lety +6

      432mag Interesting!
      I can understand why publishers would want to keep to a certain types of manuscript - the ones they have had success with in the past - but there should, surely, be some better system than the 'slush pile.' There must, for instance, be some who will return the copy with suggestions for another publisher.
      In any case, the comment made here was that the Harry Potter manuscript was 'noticed' on the slush pile and its value recognised - but only by accident. So it must have been appropriate material for that particular publisher, yet it still ended up on the 'pile.'
      Maybe this is a reflection of the very large number of manuscripts being offered by unknown writers?

    • @Joy6168
      @Joy6168 Před 8 lety +2

      Offshoreorganbuilder Exactly, I couldn't have said it better myself. You'd think someone would return the copy with suggestions for another publisher, unfortunately, if an editor or literary agent isn't interested in your work, it'll just be sent back with a note saying they can't take your manuscript right now.
      Harry Potter was appropriate enough material because Bloomsbury had just opened a children's division, which is why it was 'accepted'.
      Yes, this is definitely a reflection of the very large number of manuscripts being offered by unknown writers, especially after so much success in recent years compared to in the late nineteen nineties when Harry Potter was first published.

    • @minilopsided
      @minilopsided Před 7 lety +8

      A story can be disreguarded for many reasons. For one, not being edited enough (TOO many basic errors) or interesting enough. If it cant keep their attention as someone who wants to read then it wont sell. It can also be too long which is a lot of the reasons HP book 1 got rejected. What ten year old would want to read book after book that is over 100,000 words? Adults have a hard time with books like that often. Now I like long books, like Stormlight Archive which has over 1,000 PAGES with big pages. But it took him years as even a well known and amazing author to get it to be published. Because say you publish a book that long but the author doesnt have a following, it might not make it big. Most authors dont make more than a few thousand a year if they do pretty good. Its not something you can rely on. They are so strict because unless you are part of the writing community and perhaps hate writing or just dont want to be an author and arent part of that community, you wouldnt know how MANY people want to be authors. And most of them dont write all that well. They need more practice. And to be honest, I wouldnt be surprised if a lot of those stories are by people with pride and overconfident. I personally write and I write a lot. I love writing, I even have one story finally done at 50k. First draft however and terribly written. Pretty much every author hates putting their work out there. They never think its good enough. Ask any author, even published authors. They are terrified. And yes, they get reject, but Im part of an online TEEN writing group and we have over 700 memebers with thousands more who arent part of the group. Imagine, every single one of those thousands of authors want to be published. Well, they can self publish or go through a company. If they go through a company or traditionally publish which I personally like better, just think how many other TEENS and ADULTS want to be published.They look through THOUSANDS a day. They cant read the whole book. And another main part is, it has to catch attention in the three chapters, if not one chapter or the first page. Now, this isnt to say you are wrong, I personally agree that they should take more care, and pass it on. And guess what? They do that! If you ask an author who is good, great, but got rejected, they just might have gotten an rec to another person to publish it. But its the sheer amount that they go through each day along with the emails, working with the stories they already have going, working with their published authors with a following. Its not as easy and a lot of times, its just interest. J.K. likely didnt just rewrite the first chapter because it gave too much away or maybe she did but guess what! Each time, it became better. It became more interesting. This is just my opinion and what I have picked up in the five years I have been writing. But hey, What do I know? I would even say ask a publisher yourself if you want to know other reasons for the "slush" pile. And guess what? The writing industry is lax. In the movie and TV, they /look/ a whole lot more for formatting errors. You format one thing wrong, and they say no. It is a whole lot harder to get a script published. Anyway, Im really not trying to attack you. Im just stating my interitation of the facts and I ask that you dont get mad at me. But if you really want to know or make a difference, ask and find out how it really works first. "Going into the slush pile" is simplifying it all way too much. I can even ask my published friends about it if you have questions. I personally, have only published one fanfic that is not done and maybe a short story and poem online. So I dont know everything, but I have done a LOT of reading because I think I like reading more than writing. Anyway, this is long. Sorry, really, if I offend you.

    • @Offshoreorganbuilder
      @Offshoreorganbuilder Před 7 lety +1

      Minilopsided Thanks for the long and interesting comment; there is no question of 'offence' being taken. (People take, or think they should take, 'offence' far too easily, these days.) It's a pleasure to find someone who can actually *write* and express themselves (and grammatically, too!)
      I imagine that you are correct in what you say, but the bottom line is, surely, that the system should be better. If a publisher is not interested, they should say so, and give a reason. One sentence would do. "Thanks for your manuscript, but we found it too full of basic errors ...")
      I published one, short story, via Amazon Kindle, and was pleased with the response. Some liked it. Some did not. At one point, it hit number 6 in the 'Teen and Young Adult' category - no idea why! It 'sold' some hundreds of copies, which I felt justified the time taken to write it. As you point out, the number of grammatical and technical slips (which defied proof-reading) was remarkable. Maybe this is the way forward for the many, who just love writing and want someone to read their work.
      It is, however, evident that the 'slush pile' is *not* a good idea, when such a system rejects the likes of 'Harry Potter.'

  • @IHaveNoIdeaWhatsGoingOn
    @IHaveNoIdeaWhatsGoingOn Před 8 lety +254

    Those who believe Harry Potter is evil, are easily deluded and need to be locked away in an asylum.

    • @faris7765
      @faris7765 Před 7 lety +27

      Peter Hill More like Azkaban

    • @jcsgodmother
      @jcsgodmother Před 7 lety +4

      At some time in their life, every Harry Potter fan will eventually have to come to terms with the fact that JKRowling is a jerk and not a very nice person who treats her fans like crap. The sooner they figure it out, the better off they will be. The sooner they figure it out, the sooner they can stop trying to defend every stupid or wrong thing she says or does. The sooner they figure it out, the sooner they can look at the books as a good read but stop idolizing a very flawed person. You won't have to try to defend her involvement with the parents in the Madeleine McCann case. You won't have to try to defend her efforts to ruin the young man called PewDeePie by calling him a Nazi. You won't have to defend her adding things to her books that are not written in the books but just in her comments or other sources. You won't have to defend any of her crap. You won't have to worry about her blocking you from Twitter because you see one of her characters differently than her. You won't have to agree with all her political agenda and go around fighting with every one over her politics. You will be able to just enjoy the books and take them in perspective and think for your self. You will be free of the curse of having to try to defend this woman. Free, free at last.

    • @IHaveNoIdeaWhatsGoingOn
      @IHaveNoIdeaWhatsGoingOn Před 7 lety +11

      +jcsgodmother When did I ever say I supported her political beliefs or actions?
      You say she's a jerk, yet you single me out and make false assumptions about how I view J.K Rowling. Hypocritical much?

    • @jcsgodmother
      @jcsgodmother Před 7 lety

      I did not mean to jump to conclusions. Sorry if I did. If you have learned to just like the books but view her and her statements and actions with skepticism, you have made the adjustment. So many of HP fans totally idolize JKR and to them she can do no wrong. She is the standard of right v wrong and good v evil. It just seemed to me that your comment was a bit extreme and I thought you were one of her idol worshipers. The books are about witchcraft, and though I enjoy the books and even write HP type stories and collect HP items, I realize the books have normalized witchcraft and introduced an entire generation of children to witchcraft. Are people that don't like the books really easily deluded and in need of being locked away in an asylum? Maybe we should just let them have their opinion.

    • @IHaveNoIdeaWhatsGoingOn
      @IHaveNoIdeaWhatsGoingOn Před 7 lety +1

      I'm letting them have their opinion, unfortunately. Maybe, my comment from a year ago was harsh but brainwashing followers and children to believe that a book is evil, is worthy of being put in an asylum. At least I didn't wish death of them. They're allowed to like the books, never said they couldn't, but burning and brainwashing are totally different.

  • @TheEbonee2000
    @TheEbonee2000 Před 5 lety +23

    J. K. Rowling, is the most inspirational author of our time, who has inspired everyone through her Harry Potter books. She believed in herself, before anyone else did, and that says it all. Believe it or not....WE BECOME WHAT WE BELIEVE! Thank you J. K. Rowling!

  • @YEDxYED
    @YEDxYED Před 3 lety +15

    Wow, a producer that actually cares about what the author thinks. That’s awesome

  • @szerelem5740
    @szerelem5740 Před 2 lety +27

    I cried so many times during watching this. I'm just in love with the world that she created and amazes me what affect it had to the world.

    • @cordeliachase601
      @cordeliachase601 Před rokem +2

      It’s actually very insane! Imagine a life without this book. The movie came out when I was 8. Not that it consumes my life, but I can’t really imagine a life without it.

  • @hplekk1856
    @hplekk1856 Před 7 lety +93

    I think it's funny that those people burned those books because they waisted their money on fantastics books that they never got to read 😂

  • @nickjjismyhusband
    @nickjjismyhusband Před 9 lety +160

    I adore Jo Rowling ♥ She never stops impressing me.

  • @stevenhibbert694
    @stevenhibbert694 Před 7 lety +85

    she is a amazing woman no book i have ever read has givin me so much hope and wonder

  • @DanielSadjadian
    @DanielSadjadian Před 9 měsíci +6

    It's just incredible what she's achieved. From living in poverty and writing in café's, to being one of the all time best selling authors. It's just a shame that there is no more Harry Potter, almost wish the story could continue on forever.

  • @Felipa0_1OOmed0
    @Felipa0_1OOmed0 Před 8 měsíci +4

    6 years ago I was of those kids who never read a book before, i only played video games and weist time on facebook. But one weekend in my sister's new house without network and nothing to do, i have found harry potter and philosopher stone in my sister's wardrobe and thought "well i got nothing to do anyway" and start to read it. Almost instantly, the book really captivated me and I spent the whole day reading it. In the end I asked my sister if she could buy the rest for me, and she did so with pleasure because she was also a fan of the books. So Harry Potter changed my life and made me love reading. So I really thank JK Rowling for creating such a wonderful world!

    • @sit-insforsithis1568
      @sit-insforsithis1568 Před 2 měsíci +1

      That is beautifull! Also cool of your sister, she is also the hero of the story

  • @moviestar995
    @moviestar995 Před 3 lety +17

    Just finished the 3th book of Harry Potter and i never anjoyed reading this much i have to say, authors are incredible.

  • @parallel4
    @parallel4 Před 8 lety +145

    Okay, so I get it if Harry Potter's not your thing, but _burn_ them? Hate them with burning (no pun intended) passion? That's unacceptable. It's good literature! If you're going to burn a book, then at least have a reason other than religion.
    Anti-Potters, you'd better watch out. Sleep with one eye open. Set up guards outside your house. Put protective charms around your room. The Potterheads are coming, with wands and torches and torture contraptions. You can't burn Harry Potter. He can just protect himself with magic. Nice try, Muggles, but you can't burn the Harry Potter Generation down with just a small fire. You need a roaring inferno burning stronger than our passion for Harry Potter for that.

    • @hameed2505
      @hameed2505 Před 8 lety +7

      Emerald Daffodils In this day and age book burnings have no purpose except wasting your time. I always wonder what they (the ones who burn books) see in this fruitless activity. Its not like they are going to wipe the written word from the face of the earth by burning a few books they get their hands on (with profits still going to the author by actually buying books). Why can't they see this simple thing is beyond me.

    • @afry6400
      @afry6400 Před 8 lety +1

      +Hameedullah Ansari Are you kidding?? The purpose is to give the author more money. I do love the Harry Potter stories and would never do it myself but if people are buying them to burn them then more stupidity to them... more cash to the publishers and to Miss Rawling!

    • @hameed2505
      @hameed2505 Před 8 lety

      A Fry I know, i love the books too. I was saying that from the point of view of people who burn books as they have nothing to gain from that.

    • @afry6400
      @afry6400 Před 8 lety

      LOL True, they don't. But if it gives her profit to continue doing what she does, so be it. I know she's saying she is done with the potter series specifically but she still has a lot to do in the written world. Perhaps when she has her charities in order and has more time to write she will get to some spin offs and sequels in book form instead of the theaters.

    • @hameed2505
      @hameed2505 Před 8 lety +3

      Yes, I hope she gets back to fantasy writing as soon as possible. Can't wait to see what she offers next.

  • @KershawIII
    @KershawIII Před 8 lety +430

    They have to buy the books to burn them, correct? Lmao.

    • @liemh9290
      @liemh9290 Před 7 lety +10

      Fxck they can burn all they want 😆

    • @liteoner
      @liteoner Před 7 lety +10

      She tweeted something very similar

    • @emmies5239
      @emmies5239 Před 6 lety

      2D what does lameo mean?🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @fantasyalover4782
      @fantasyalover4782 Před 4 lety +1

      Y'all probably forgot that you're also buying/paying books in your school 😂

    • @YEDxYED
      @YEDxYED Před 3 lety +1

      One way or another they’ll pay. If they borrow and burn, they will have to pay sooner or later

  • @tushimabanerjeepal3828
    @tushimabanerjeepal3828 Před 4 lety +11

    I m 13 years old and the biggest fan of Harry Potter but unfortunately I haven't read all the books yet (started reading 2 months ago and now continuing the third book). I know I m really late but these are great!!! ❤️

  • @msjoppie5414
    @msjoppie5414 Před 8 lety +62

    she is a spiritual person that dealt with hudge depression. She got help from angels..not demons

  • @goddessbunny5647
    @goddessbunny5647 Před 5 lety +20

    I can say I'm proud of J.K Rolling when a single mother can write something that all children across the world love. This to me speaks volumes if more women used their imagination to get children to this world would be a better place.

  • @laurenv7847
    @laurenv7847 Před 8 lety +38

    I got really mad when they burned the books and I almost started crying

    • @annika12
      @annika12 Před 8 lety +7

      Ikr, they Are just paying Rowling more for all the Books they burn

    • @izzy8246
      @izzy8246 Před 8 lety

      +Lauren V me too .omg.

    • @niahoad
      @niahoad Před 5 lety

      World war 2: the nazis burned books they deemed bad for the regime

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 Před 3 lety

      It is wrong to destroy literature!!! It's so fun to read!!!

  • @MISSKITTYBELLPEANUT
    @MISSKITTYBELLPEANUT Před 7 lety +16

    She is my inspiration to write my first story and continue to write others.

  • @Handler9
    @Handler9 Před 6 lety +37

    I LOVE Harry Potter books.. I was reading them when I was a kid, at least the first 4 books - after those my parents refused to buy more because church said it's a "bad book". I've bought the fifth book with my first earned money )

  • @catherinerobilliard7662
    @catherinerobilliard7662 Před 4 lety +17

    I'm a mother, a grandmother, and a Potterhead

  • @gamecity6254
    @gamecity6254 Před 4 lety +8

    Did anyone else feel that you cannot be the biggest Harry Potter fan in the world even though you love it × 1000 because that child who memorized the whole book is THE biggest potter head in the whole wide world!!

  • @tombystander
    @tombystander Před rokem +3

    Jim Dale absolutely CRUSHED the audiobooks. I listen to all 7 once a year.

  • @jomead5241
    @jomead5241 Před 5 lety +5

    I first watched Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s in 2009 at the age of 4, you could say that "it was love at first sight" I have been a Potterhead ever since and I know that I will be one for a VERY VERY long time… It’s literally my entire life, there isn’t a day that goes BY where I don’t think about it…
    I ❤️ Harry Potter

  • @morningcoffee2471
    @morningcoffee2471 Před 3 lety +5

    Harry Potter will stay in my heart forever.

  • @Lemonbonbon
    @Lemonbonbon Před 4 lety +11

    The woman is a legend!

  • @mystic5382
    @mystic5382 Před 4 lety +9

    She made a different world its amazing its like creating/coming up with a new letter

  • @KnarfStein
    @KnarfStein Před 2 lety +4

    I can never get tired of these Wizarding World documentaries!

  • @jessicagentry6379
    @jessicagentry6379 Před 3 lety +13

    She is my favorite Author. I would love to be an Author.

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 Před 3 lety +5

      The Secret to writing Books is to ride trains alot.

  • @Kinglovesyoutodeath
    @Kinglovesyoutodeath Před 8 lety +67

    There is a type of fairytale magic that is fanciful and obviously not real (incantations just made as nods to Latin words).
    People's unease about exposing kids to black magic is totally understandable, but people need to understand that magic in the Harry Potter universe is almost like technology (a wand operates just like a vacuum cleaner or a gun would), and that JK Rowling basically uses magic as a plot device to teach readers about friendship, sacrifice, and love.

    • @marcdominicfernandez1500
      @marcdominicfernandez1500 Před 8 lety +4

      Black magic???? What about Wizards Of Waverly Place? What about every magical worldy thingy Disney movie ever????

    • @Kinglovesyoutodeath
      @Kinglovesyoutodeath Před 8 lety +1

      ?

    • @citizensupreme4705
      @citizensupreme4705 Před 7 lety +1

      Kinglovesyoutodeath kind of well a lot like what you said but you do realize wizards can use magic without wands

    • @monkiram
      @monkiram Před 6 lety +2

      I think oftentimes, people see something being extremely successful to the point that it scares them. As a Christian, their reaction to the books makes no sense to me at all, and as Kinglovesyoutodeath said, the books use a magical world to promote really great qualities and teach such profound moral lessons. I'd guess that the vast majority of people who burned the books did not read them and it's sad that they never got to see how Harry Potter inspires people to be better

  • @Killinemkid
    @Killinemkid Před 8 lety +12

    I'm not a fan of Harry Potter, but I am a huge fan of J.K. Rowling's philanthropy

    • @datnguyenthe8300
      @datnguyenthe8300 Před 8 lety +7

      +Alex Davenport , Are you not a fan in the sense, that you you have read/seen it but don't like it or that you haven't read/seen Harry Potter yet at all?

  • @keuslim
    @keuslim Před rokem +4

    I remember when I was young and the books were finished but the movies were not. So a lot of people knew what was going to happen before the movies come out.

  • @sandaruravihari8499
    @sandaruravihari8499 Před rokem +2

    those were the days! I was so excited for these book releases. i wish there are more books like this all the time

  • @damianop100
    @damianop100 Před rokem +4

    What a lovely, beautiful human being she is.

  • @aidentan6547
    @aidentan6547 Před 2 lety +5

    I like how the publisher team completely underestimated the children's with their research lol - long title - women writer - long book - complicated story and it became the best selling book series of all time lol

  • @jacobyouawakened
    @jacobyouawakened Před rokem +3

    J.K rowling inspires me so much. I think I wanna start making books

  • @nadiayvonne3933
    @nadiayvonne3933 Před 4 lety +15

    This makes me wish i was born earlier :( i wish i was there at midnight releases of order of the phoenix, but i had to be born in '05 and grow up with the movies first, lol

    • @Jake0666
      @Jake0666 Před 4 lety +3

      That’s literally exactly how I feel. I was also born in 2005 so before I ever read the books I knew everything from the movies.

    • @BibBubDude
      @BibBubDude Před 2 lety +1

      To be fair I was born in 1995 and I still missed out.

    • @sugar_plum_fairy
      @sugar_plum_fairy Před 2 lety

      @@BibBubDude yh, cause still you were just 2/3 when the first book came out, right?

    • @sugar_plum_fairy
      @sugar_plum_fairy Před 2 lety

      @@BibBubDude I was born in 1999 so I grew up watching the films but I only started reading the books before Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiered on theatres.

  • @rahulmathew8713
    @rahulmathew8713 Před 5 lety +6

    U can burn a book but u cant burn a concept , thats why it became the best top selling book of all time .

  • @clabrooky8572
    @clabrooky8572 Před 8 lety +14

    It is kind of amusing that some religious groups feel the need to burn books, amusing because they have to buy them in order to burn them, therefore driving up sales... oh the irony XD

  • @yeowtube1826
    @yeowtube1826 Před 4 lety +5

    Meanwhile i was in a small town in a small country in Asia.. never heard harry potter books before, but one day harry potter 1 trailer appeared on our tv.. that was love at first sight for me.. and i cried when i found 2 harry potter books inside a box in my cousin's old things in the basement on my 15th birthday.. that time 3rd harry potter movie was about to come out.. and i felt like it was God's gift for me.. and how can they say it was evil??

  • @munku121
    @munku121 Před 4 lety +11

    JK Rowling truly is an inspiration. She went above and beyond to get Harry Potter published. And, I'm glad that she did. Harry Potter is a gem of a Fantasy series. Loved it since I was ten. Now, I'm also an aspiring author working on my own four book Fantasy series. Thank you, Ms. Rowling, for inspiring me to pursue my dream of becoming an author. :).

    • @wariolandgoldpiramid
      @wariolandgoldpiramid Před 3 lety

      That's very sweet.
      Have you published anything yet?

    • @munku121
      @munku121 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes. Self published. :). First two books are on Amazon's KDP. A Daughter's Revenge and A Sorceress's Power. And, I'm working on the third book. :).

    • @wariolandgoldpiramid
      @wariolandgoldpiramid Před 3 lety +1

      @@munku121 cool, I'll look those up :)

    • @wariolandgoldpiramid
      @wariolandgoldpiramid Před 3 lety +1

      @@munku121 the "Elf Sisters" series, right?

    • @munku121
      @munku121 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes. :).

  • @jackiebrangard6797
    @jackiebrangard6797 Před 5 lety +6

    Besides an enduring story that is Harry Potter, JK Rowling gave us single mother's a gift beyond measure...HOPE. Although we will never be billionaires, we have hope that we can use our own gifts to provide a living for our children, which I bet was all she wanted at the time. I am speaking as a single mother who at a time was homeless or jobless, struggling day by day, year by year. But I can succeed, because when you are at the bottom there is no where to go but up. For that I thank her.

  • @Cyberlucy
    @Cyberlucy Před 10 měsíci +1

    Oh you will see this again. Now that the barrier has been broken it will definitely happen.

  • @nathanfracasse6645
    @nathanfracasse6645 Před 3 lety +5

    Makes me sad seeing the books burnt. A child could be holding one of those reading it instead of it being burnt.

  • @vanessavlas1672
    @vanessavlas1672 Před rokem +3

    I'm inspired by her, absolutely 💯

  • @robertam8880
    @robertam8880 Před 3 lety +4

    J.K ROWLING IS THE BOMB. Such a great author and mind.

  • @hhhmmm2847
    @hhhmmm2847 Před 7 lety +23

    2017 someone??

  • @Black_pearl_adrift
    @Black_pearl_adrift Před 2 lety +6

    I've never met a woman who deserves sucess more

  • @shalevedna
    @shalevedna Před 2 lety +4

    She deserves all the greatness she achieved.

  • @izzy8246
    @izzy8246 Před 8 lety +4

    What an amazing,inspirational,incredible,LEGENDARY woman.HP will forever one of greatest series that ever happened.Brilliant,brilliant books.those books helped many many people though some difficult times and you learns from them so much.

  • @joeskys2362
    @joeskys2362 Před 9 lety

    I'm glade that I was able to find out more info about one of my favorite authors

  • @saqibriazmekan2594
    @saqibriazmekan2594 Před rokem +1

    What a story …. Absolutely stunning thank you 🙏

  • @daveyguitarg33k
    @daveyguitarg33k Před 8 lety +3

    I used to hate it when my english teacher used to say "the writing of the harry potter books are poor". its like wow your really putting that masters in english to the test there mate.
    I say used to because i've now left school.

    • @marcdominicfernandez1500
      @marcdominicfernandez1500 Před 8 lety +3

      You should've said, "I dare you to be as awesome as Jo... What was that? Oh, you can't? Yeah, well fuck you."

  • @explorer8125
    @explorer8125 Před 3 lety +5

    I wonder what Harry Potter would have been if her mother was still alive...

  • @caesar4857
    @caesar4857 Před 8 lety +12

    J.K. Rowling is an amazing person and author, someone who inspired me to become one.
    but i don't think i can write anything that's anywhere Near as good as Harry Potter.

    • @probablyhuman5295
      @probablyhuman5295 Před 8 lety +2

      +Alexander Bayley Not with capitalization like that, you won't.

    • @bruadarach9758
      @bruadarach9758 Před 8 lety +4

      +Alexander Bayley Tell yourself you can't and you won't. Make it your dream, on the other hand, never give up on it, and you will. Simple as that.

    • @TheLJShow-ys8wr
      @TheLJShow-ys8wr Před 5 lety

      That's why you haven't

  • @artemisiathorn
    @artemisiathorn Před 9 lety +4

    She is my inspiration to write ♥

  • @arasakumariarumugam3942
    @arasakumariarumugam3942 Před 3 lety +1

    It is very motivational and emotional and inspirational documentary hat's offff😍😍😍😍😍

  • @gosnfrenki
    @gosnfrenki Před rokem +5

    The amount of respect I have for this woman is immeasurable. I am truly proud to be a part of her fantastic world, because through books a person connects with the author himself. What she created is called magic, and that magic has been alive for decades and does not stop. Incredible, ineffable, perfect and perfect period.

  • @lupinsvinyl
    @lupinsvinyl Před 4 lety +1

    3:23 Fun fact: It says "Tutshill" as the towns name, and the Tutshill Tornados is a famous Quidditch Team in HP

  • @Jfreek5050
    @Jfreek5050 Před 8 lety +27

    Silly to buy a book only to burn it. Might as well cut out the middle man and just make some candles out of old wax and dollar bills. :/

    • @Jfreek5050
      @Jfreek5050 Před 8 lety +3

      Also, HARRYXHERMIONE FOREVER FNGHGCVYNJNFVVVY
      EVEN ROWLING AGREES WITH ME.

  • @unicornsarefabulous3081
    @unicornsarefabulous3081 Před 9 lety +16

    Cant wait for the new movie ahhhhh!! 😍

    • @unicornsarefabulous3081
      @unicornsarefabulous3081 Před 9 lety +1

      its: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them

    • @Fear_the_Nog
      @Fear_the_Nog Před 9 lety

      BedrockLord T.B.A. Fantastic Beasts, it's big news actually, I'm surprised you haven't heard of it. Spring 2016 release date. Starring Freddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander. Takes place in 1930s New York, and will feature the American base for magical education and ministry. And a few magical beasts, hopefully.

    • @Fear_the_Nog
      @Fear_the_Nog Před 9 lety

      BedrockLord T.B.A. no problem.

    • @rubyfarfan9628
      @rubyfarfan9628 Před 9 lety

      Ik I'm late but. Is there going to be another harry potter movie like srly I'm freaking out right now

    • @Fear_the_Nog
      @Fear_the_Nog Před 9 lety +5

      Ruby Farfa No, there isn't going to be another Harry Potter movie. But there is going to be a Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie, protagonist is Newt Scamander. Freddie Redmayne is playing him. JK is writing the script, David Heyman is producer. There isn't going to be anything related to Harry, but it is set in the Wizarding World.

  • @theresabarani3096
    @theresabarani3096 Před 8 lety +22

    i like Daniel Radcliffe

  • @davidcartagena1272
    @davidcartagena1272 Před rokem +2

    COULD ANYBODY ACCOMPLISH THIS AGAIN??? IN THIS TIME PERIOD SOCIAL MEDIA WASN'T A BIG THING, KIDS READ MORE BOOKS, I DONT SEE IT POSSIBLE THESE DAYS FOR A BOOK TO BE SO POPULAR

  • @Red_Rebel
    @Red_Rebel Před 2 lety +1

    Inspirational truly.

  • @GraduateMonkey
    @GraduateMonkey Před 4 lety +3

    6:23 She got fired from several jobs for writing, instead of working. This is what you call passion.

    • @MrParkerman6
      @MrParkerman6 Před 3 lety +1

      *Obsession.

    • @a1kev
      @a1kev Před 3 lety

      “I’m not high, I’m just passionate!”
      “Sir you’re smoking crack in a school parking lot, step out of the car and put your hands behind your back.”
      “It’s called passion!” *Proceeds to run from cops with no pants on*

  • @lucas.r6049
    @lucas.r6049 Před 8 lety +7

    I LOVE HARRY POTTER!!

  • @justingroff3682
    @justingroff3682 Před 3 lety +1

    Lightning clearly only strikes once with wisdom whimsy and brilliance

  • @stefan4159
    @stefan4159 Před 6 lety +1

    > Her primary concern was that we were true and faithful to the books - she worked incredibly hard in constructing the characters and didn't want to see that being chopped up and misinterpreted
    WELL LOOK AT HOW THAT TURNED UP

  • @girlnamedkate
    @girlnamedkate Před 2 lety +3

    J.K. Rowling Is Our Queen

  • @Offshoreorganbuilder
    @Offshoreorganbuilder Před 8 lety

    Interesting. Thanks!

  • @eriksvensson9484
    @eriksvensson9484 Před 8 lety +29

    dem Christians be dursleys.. ⚡🌌

    • @marcdominicfernandez1500
      @marcdominicfernandez1500 Před 8 lety +7

      I'd rather live with the Dursleys my whole life than burn one page of one book of The Harry Potter series...

    • @samanthamanego2923
      @samanthamanego2923 Před 7 lety +6

      Erik Svensson I'm a Christian, studying in a Christian school, living accordingly by God. Yet, I am a 💯% Potterhead.

    • @davidaward3696
      @davidaward3696 Před 5 lety +1

      @@samanthamanego2923 same here

  • @pdbennett69
    @pdbennett69 Před 7 lety +7

    2:26 ha, that's not Gloucestershire. That's Port Issac in Cornwall. Who did the research? haha.

  • @DBLCreations
    @DBLCreations Před 8 lety +5

    I can only say this: I am happy for J.K.R that she met the right persons at the right time and published the book, i fell in love with it. I don't understand those crazy people who are calling these things like "witchcraft" and it has to be forbidden, but crazy people are everywhere :-) I have all the books and movies and i will buy the new movies when they come out too. And my children and grandchildren will see the movies and read the books too. :-)
    My friend also bought all the books (as a set) for his daughter. I love the potter books and the world and i really thankful to J.K. I hope she continues to wright some books in that same way. But let's start now with Fantastic Beasts and where to find them :-D
    ***From Belgium***

  • @tinewordsmith126
    @tinewordsmith126 Před rokem +2

    This woman is amazing! Very unapologetic and based and doesn't bow down to the woke infestation currently plaguing Twitter. What a true Gryffindor 🦁

  • @sterlingernst5186
    @sterlingernst5186 Před 2 lety +1

    And she's done it again with her last Christmas themed book. I can't wait to read the Christmas Pig.
    She is my hero.

  • @Aamogh
    @Aamogh Před 5 lety +4

    I can just say one think,Harry Potter overshadowed Warner Bros
    This showed it's capacity
    🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳Jai Hind 🇮🇳

  • @jamessderby
    @jamessderby Před rokem

    just want until my book comes out.. she's finished!

  • @lupinsvinyl
    @lupinsvinyl Před 4 lety

    This is actually really interesting and addicting...

  • @DopeTheG
    @DopeTheG Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing

  • @mspakura01
    @mspakura01 Před 6 lety

    My inspiration.

  • @annenalynne8529
    @annenalynne8529 Před 4 lety +3

    5:50 it is so sad reality that your parents never experience nor taste your success, they never knew you have everything they deserve to know because your success is your parents' success. 😑😑

  • @muhammadnozim5812
    @muhammadnozim5812 Před 6 lety +3

    I love Harry Potter books and Movies !

  • @marsspacex6065
    @marsspacex6065 Před rokem +1

    Inspiring woman😊

  • @marie-kimtouchette1691
    @marie-kimtouchette1691 Před 7 lety +2

    i looooove here. she is amazing

  • @meh23p
    @meh23p Před 4 lety

    6:21 I’ve never heard of this before. Do you have a source for that claim?

  • @20peysi
    @20peysi Před 5 lety +1

    Esta mujer hizo que una generacion entera leyera. Potterhead forever