Has you image of the characters change?

[Steve <bboy_mn@yahoo.com>]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> wrote:
> Nicholas wrote:
> 
> >Daniel Radcliffe doesn't look like *my* Harry (except in one 
> >brief shot), ....

> 
> Ever since I read that JKR said they couldn't have found a better
Harry Potter I was convinced.  Still, when I read the books I picture
a sort of less good looking version of Daniel.  Make sense?  
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Richelle

bboy_mn:

I'm curious, I remember when the first movie was about to be released,
and some reporter made a comment to the effect that the world of HP
could never be the same once you saw the movie, because it would
destroy you existing mental images of the character. Implying that
Harry would no longer be your Harry but Daniel Radcliffe.

So, did your image change? Does your Dobby now conform to the movie
Dobby? Is your Harry now Daniel's twin?

Personally, my images have never changed. There is a right Dobby and a
wrong Dobby, and I got it right; they got it wrong.

They interviewed a few kids, and the kids didn't think it would make a
difference.

My Harry does look something like Daniel but only because Daniel looks
something like Harry. My Ron never looked like the book described him;
tall, skinny, long nose, and big hands and feet. My Ron does somewhat
resemble Rupert, but just a resemblance. In my HP world, Ron is
slightly taller than Harry and has a somewhat average body where as
Harry is a little skinny. 

In my vision of their adult life, Ron would be the one who would be
likely to get fat; not FAT fat, but he would be likely to go from and
'outie' to an 'innie' where as Harry will alway be thin although muscular.

Dobby has a butt. I don't care what your images is, or what the movies
version was, but my Dobby has a butt. He's still very small, thin
neck, thin arms and legs, but a fuller more rounded body. A bit more
dwarf like.

So, is there even the remotes chance that the movie has corrupted or
adjusted your vision of the characters and thier world?

Just wondering.

bboy_mn