[HPFGU-Movie] Harry Potter Movies In Trouble In the Long Run

[Mary Shearer]

luminary_extraordinaire wrote:

>  Quidditch and Hogwarts are going to prove to be problemsome for the
> Harry Potter franchise. The first time movie goers saw Hogwarts and
> the Quidditch match on the big screen, the school and the game were
> something new and innovative. Movie goers were generally impressed by
> the scenes.
>
> However, in the movie business, novelty wears off quickly. We will be
> seeing Hogwart and another Quidditch match in the next movie, and
> again in the third movie, and AGAIN in the forth movie.
>
> Imagine this: by the time the forth movie comes out, it will be the
> FORTH DAMNED TIME movie goers see the same "STUPID" Hogwarts and
> Quidditch match AGAIN on the big screen. Harry Potter fans will
> probably tolerate it, but the general movie goers (who are not fans
> of the books) will be so bored by the same thing over and over again
> that they will skip the movie. So, less and less people will go see
> each new Harry Potter movie. It will be a disaster for the Harry
> Potter movie franchise.
>

Not necessarily - if they can keep the Quidditch to a minimum...and
focus only on the elements of the matches that advance the story.  The
quidditch match in the first movie was an understandably big deal, with
lots and lots of screen time.  But the upcoming matches in books 2, 3
and 4 will (hopefully) be briefer.  And even if they're not, are you
sure that movie goers will be tired of it?  They sure don't seem to get
tired of the requisite lightsaber duels in the Star Wars franchise!
Here's to hoping that the powers that be in HP Movieland find the
balance.

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