[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Film Theorist Question

[LeeMunLim03 at aol.com]

Me either Duaghter!  I mean I can understand why he didnt keep the rest in 
but to cut Snape and Harry scene together!  Thats crimnal!  Its frustrating 
becuase it seems to me he is more of an action director and not more 
character development but I am not saying Harry Potter and the Socerers Stone 
was bad but just too fast!  For the Chamber I would of left a lot of the 
deleted scenes in 

Hufflepuffs

Shutterbug Colin

Rooster Scene 

Justin Finch Fletchleys scene

But again it was just too fast!  I mean I would of like more character 
development with the Weasleys or the Dursleys.  Chris should of kept the 
Masons scene in or left it out and just had the Gnome tossing scene.  It show 
that the Weasleys really like him!  

With Chris I liked the fact he kept the same cast but with Alfonso Cuaron I 
dont know becuase why get rid of the quidditch scene or get rid of the 
quidditch team all togther??  I mean wood and Flint had one more movie to do 
and that was it.

Kyle Longbottom 


In a message dated 4/27/03 8:51:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
daughterofthedust at yahoo.com writes:

> 
> >What should
> have been done in order to amke a better film?
> 
> Here's the short answer: Focus on developing the characters and not 
> on getting every single recogizable element from the book to the 
> screen.
> 
> ...and some examples (to make the answer that much longer): I was 
> highly disappointed with the way Longbottom's character was handled.
> 
> I actually got a little glassy-eyed at the end of the book (don't 
> laugh!) when Neville got the winning points for Gryffindor... And 
> the reason why??? Because I really got a sense of his "can't-get-
> right" character... In the movie he simply isn't developed enough 
> for me to care, when he gets the points...
> 
> All of the characters are treated in that same "revue" style. 
> Like "You know them *wink-wink*, do we really have to develop them 
> for you?" "Simply sit back and watch as we hit every visual scene,  
> you ever imagined from the book, while neglectng character 
> development...because *wink-wink* you already know them, right?"
> 
> A few set-piece scenes (Harry gazing out of his Hogwart's room 
> window, Harry staring at his owl in the snow for example) could have 
> been cut in favor of (the much discussed in here) scene where Harry 
> snaps back at Snape in the Potions class for exmaple. 
> 
> My mind is boggled over the fact that scene (the best for 
> establishing tension between Snape and Potter) was cut. 
> 
> That is very bad direction, in my opinion.
> 
> So, there ya' go... I hope that was clearer.
> 
> ---daughter @)--/---
> 
> P.S. As for making truely "classic" films this day and age being 
> outlandish?? 
> 
> I would be as cynical if not for evidence to the contrary than it 
> can be done right, if not for corporate laziness(Miyazaki's film 
> collection, The Iron Giant, and Cuaron's The Little Princess). ;-)



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]