It's a profoundly conservative fantasy: the problem, at the start of the first book, is that Harry is despised and downtrodden; his salvation doesn't come from the elimination of injustice but his elevation to the ranks of the privileged.
Although the film is clearly set in a world of fantasy, the problems and the flaws of the characters are all very real.
We can admire Katniss for her determination, or Harry Potter for his bravery, but when reading dystopia or fantasy the characters' problems are often alien and unrecognisable, whereas in realism it could so easily be happening to you.
And I do not harbor any "military resolving the Obama problem" fantasies like the people at Newsmax do.
I harbor a weird fantasy that the problems the administration is experiencing with the Affordable Care Act implementation will actually lead to a more rational, less arrogant, indeed, more humble government, one that might actually be willing to listen to people who know something about the industries, institutions and people they are trying to re-engineer.
The makers of this big-budget fantasy faced a similar problem: the story is set in sixth-century Persia, but Persia is now Iran, where a Hollywood film crew is about as welcome as Salman Rushdie leading a gay pride march, naked.
"The Internet solved the biggest problem for fantasy sports, and that is distribution of software," says Geoff Reiss, a senior vice president for ESPN Internet Ventures.
And the answer for most people is no, porn and other forms of objectified fantasy are not a problem, merely an integrated part of their lives.
Consequently, they tend to engage in mental role-play (rumination and fantasy) instead of constructive problem-solving behaviors.
Without this, the nationalist fantasy – that Scotland's problems will be solved by throwing off the English yoke – will only prosper.
