[HPFGU-Movie] I've always loved the visual of seeing the movi e!

[katherine.coble at crgibson.com]

	Whizbee writes:

> Okay, something is bugging me. I know lots of people are bothered by 
> the 1st and 2nd movies being "Chris Columbus-ized"...but I personally 
> have thought both of them were great! I've lost count of how many 
> times I've watched them.
> 
My personal opinion is that it really matters which came first--the movie or
the book.

If you saw the movie(s) first, you have a good introduction to the
characters, and a thrilling, rich visual context.

However, if you read the book(s) first, as I did, you are caught up in "Oh!
they changed my favourite part!" and
"Where are Fred and George?" and "How come Harry's week at the Burrow is
condensed into a 30-second breakfast?"

The first time I saw COS I had just come off re-reading the books for the
9th time in anticipation of the movie.  I was SO
let down by the movie's (non) depiction of scenes.  The problem with CC's
direction, as I see it, is that he was doing such
a slavish adaptation that he wasn't making a true MOVIE.  He made a filmic
adaptation of book abridgements--far different from
making a movie based on a book.  

COS was a better filmic adaptation than PS/SS.  I've watched in again in the
last month, before re-reading the books (I read them every May and October).
Neverless, it lacked so much spice.  

>  I'm hoping 
> that the third will be just as magical.
> 
> 
I personally think that the 3rd will be the first true "movie", with movie
themes and pacing.  I think it will be much better.  

Mycropht
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