[HPFGU-Movie] Re: new uniforms? & new Dumbledore
LeeMunLim03 at aol.com
LeeMunLim03 at aol.com
Mon May 26 16:00:19 UTC 2003
True schools do change and all but I am just worried Alfonso will put too
much of his mark on the Prisoner of Azkaban! I like Sophia don't want change but
on the other hand its okay if it changes in a subtile way like for instance
Ron, Harry or Hermione say what happened with the common room or something like
that.
Kyle Longbottom
In a message dated 5/26/03 11:52:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
sophiamcl at hotmail.com writes:
>
> >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
>
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