Has you image of the characters changed? & PoA cast

[lorien_eve <natmichaels@hotmail.com>]

For the most part, the characters in the movie are who I think of 
when I read the book. I see Dumbledore, Crabbe and Goyle differently 
from the movie, but that's about it. At first, I didn't like the 
actors they picked to play Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the movie. 
But after seeing SS/PS I really loved the actors and came to accept 
them as the characters. Could they be MORE like the book? Yes. Harry 
should have black, more messed-up hair. Ron should be taller and 
skinnier. Hermione should have curlier hair and bigger teeth. But I 
think the actors did a great job, and they have become the people I 
see when I read/think about Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

Lorien_Eve


--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Rourke <LMRourke at y...>" 
<LMRourke at y...> wrote:
> Hi, I'm new to the Group.  I jumped in because I was interested in 
> what might be being discussed about the casting for PoA, but this 
> caught my eye so I thought I'd add my 2 knuts. I don't think the 
> movies will ever erase my own mental images of the canon 
characters  
> because after reading Books 1-4 I felt compelled to try my hand at 
> drawing them as I envisioned them. While I did base a couple on 
the 
> movie actors (Daniel and Alan Rickman)for practice the majority 
were 
> a based on models that struck a chord with my imagination. So no 
> matter who they pick for the movies I still have my portraits to 
go 
> by.  While I like Danile Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson 
in 
> the movies, not one of them was really close to how I pictured 
them 
> from the books. I suppose if anything's influenced the way I draw 
a 
> character it was probably fanfiction *lol* Which brings me to the 
> notion of the sexiness of certain characters *g* I think the 
reason 
> PoA is the most popular book for many fans (myself included)is 
> because of the introduction of 2 very compelling adult characters-
> Lupin and Sirius. Lupin was, from his introduction on the train, 
my 
> favorite JKR character. Kind, compassionate, gentle-from my PoV 
this 
> is what made him "sexy".  Even though he was thin and sickly I 
still 
> envisioned him and drew him as handsome with air of inner 
strength. 
> David Thewlis was a bit of a dissapointment for me but I'm still 
> willing to keep an open mind and pray that he's as good an actor 
as a 
> lot of people claim. If not I still have my pictures and my 
> imagination :-)
> Sorry for the long first post!
> 
> Lisa R.