I think movies do PLAY a VALUABLE role in turning PEOPLE on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates READERS. At first they're GOING to love 'Harry Potter,' or they may love 'The Hunger Games,' but after that, they're going to love the act of reading and wonder, 'What else can I read?'
Read MoreAnything that activates the joy center in the BRAIN makes you happy, and therefore protects you. Oddly enough, that's what they do in 'Harry Potter': The nurse gives the KIDS CHOCOLATES when they've been NEAR the Dementors!
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