Reverse Alchemy

I feel again like the skeletal Sparrow atop the treasure pile in Pirates of the Caribbean: "I just couldn't resist mate." By the way, saw the poster at the theater - July 7th release date for Dead Man's Chest. I just couldn't resist posting this since it connects with literary theory I am developing in regards to HP. Dom and I were on the way to see HP 4 again and we were talking about the Star Wars prequels. We were noting that while there were some really rich thematic elements and some very powerful iconic images in the visual department, they were not well done movies in actual plotting and dialogue. And Dom noted that what hurt the worst, he being a HUGE fan of the original movies from a young age, was that you could tell that there was a good narrative there to be told, and I replied, "Yeah, it's like you want to say: George what are you doing? You had pure gold in your hands ..." and Dom automatically added, "yeah, and you turned it into lead ... reverse alchemy." I should note that the Star Wars prequels are the distinct catalyst for my change in my definition of narrative, which I'll get into when I post on criticisms of book 5.