POA Trailer on Extra too!

[Kewpie]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Kathleen McClain 
> I have watched it several times now and I am puzzled by a couple of
> things. I think I need to re-read the book...again. Happily, of 
course. (I
> was planning on doing so before the movie comes out.)  Is there a 
mention
> of a chorus singing Something Wicked This Way Comes? And why do 
four of
> them in the front hold what looks like large frogs? Just curious if 
anyone
> has any theories. 

No need to doubt your memories of the book. The student choir, along 
with Draco's origami crane and their rings/tie-clips, plus a whole 
lot other things (student wearing "uniforms" in the film,for 
instance) are filmmakers' own input, which are artistic decisions to 
make the on-screen world richer with details. I don't understand some 
of the fans' mindset that they expect/demand every single element and 
details in the film must be slavishly lifted from the book.If they 
see something unfamiliar "I didn't remember that from the book" they 
get uncomfortable. Because in my case I'll be (usually) pleasantly 
surprise (if they're done within the spirit of JKR's world). These 
little artistic input only enchance the movie watching experience. As 
a fan who's expert on the books and not a purist, I'd like to see 
more imagination, something original done in the films (of course 
must made sense being part of JKR's world). In this case, to add a 
school choir is a pretty...reasonable decision that could only make 
the world richer. Maybe they're just footage filmed for the trailer 
alone, maybe they are in the actual...we don't know yet. 
But "something wicked this way comes" is a great concept to used in a 
trailer as a device that ties-in and pull together. This teaser is 
much much more conceptual and "designed" than the prevous ones (they 
were simply forgettable and predictable straightforward editing nice 
scenes together).  

Joan