Tag Archives: Hollywood

Magic changes

Posted on 16. December 2017 by schaefew

Why was J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone turned into Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States? In an internet forum it is argued that, quite simply, sorcerer sounds exciting, philosopher sounds boring. Others argue that … Continue reading →

Posted in Sprache, Sprachgebrauch | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Violence in modern media?

Posted on 22. September 2013 by schaefew

Take this plot: Two men kill another man, rape his bride, cut out her tongue and amputate her hands; her father kills the rapists, cooks them in a pie, and feeds them to their mother, whom he then kills before … Continue reading →

Posted in Literatur | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment