im with you as i never got into the harry potter thing either...im just not a fad follower for the most...and agree with the fact that much sci-fi is violence and dark material...and i dont advocate killing of people for food the way that movie is set up...

..that being said i did like all the star wars sequels...but also never got into the star trek thing either.
i also believe if the media didnt sensationalize all the crimes in the street that they do... then a good bit of it would stop in time...by publishing it..especially the way they do... they just throw more fuel to the fire.