new uniforms? & new Dumbledore

[sophiamcl]

> Kriselda wrote:
> <<<Oh, one thought I had about the new uniforms - it's
> not unheard of for a school to redesign their uniforms

> And now me (Odile):
 Tom Riddle and Moaning Myrtle had
> different style robes from the contemporary (and
> living) students.  ^_^

Excellent points! Even so, I don't have a problem personally with continuity 
glitches--and I don't think there should necessarily have to be a "logical" 
explanation for them. (I am talking about the visual aspect of the movies 
now, not the scripts, which is a different story entirely). I am sure there will 
be some visual continuity-glitches, simply due to the new director. (For 
instance, the back-drop to Hagrid's cabin ought to look quite different now)I 
rather think it would speak against Cuaron if there weren't. I don't want him 
to plod on in Columbus's footsteps. 
I figure there will be plenty of things to recognize and feel at home with as it 
is. Many of the sets will be the same, won't they? We probably won't see a 
new Gryffindor common room or Great Hall--so bring on the new uniforms, 
Harry's new and improve hair-style, and, under the circumstances, the new 
Dumbledore!

Columbus did a fantastic job of bringing Hogwarts to life on the screen and 
make it seem real, but I'm ready for Cuaron. I WANT to see a new take on 
Harry and his world.  Now that Columbus has broken ground, I would find it 
enriching to see the touch of a different mind on the script, a different vision. 
Columbus's view, entchanting as it was, is only one of many exciting 
possibilities. Cuaron's vision ought to include differences in the whole as well 
as the detail.  It'll be like comparing to artists takes on the same subject. One 
doesn't detract from the other, and there is no absolute truth in what Harry's 
world looks like. It belongs to anyone who can fashion images in her head, 
and we're about to meet a new mind on screen. (Well, a conglomerate of 
minds would be  more accurate) I look forward to it!!!

(Having said that, I admit, I'd have a big problem with changing the trio...But 
that's not to worry about yet, so I can afford to extol the virtues of CHANGE!)

Sophia