The Reason Potter Films Will Never Be as Respectfully Done as LOTR

[daughterofthedust]

 ...At least not yet. :-)

 Hey,

 I know no one's really comparing the two, but since they are both a
series of films based on popular fantasy novels, let's shall we?

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 LOTR

 --- an obsessed filmmaker, writer, and producer who was an uber-fan
of the books.
 ---a tight-knit crew and actors who were also committed and
respectful to the source material, like Christopher Lee, who was
something of a scholar of Tolkien
 --- source material that has beeen around long enough to have
achieved legendary reknown.
 ---Tolkien is now long gone and unable to have input on how the films
were done (though I heard his family was none too happy).

End result: 
Academy awards
cross-over acceptance
critcal acclaim
and very few fandom quips except those nit-picking idiots who miss Tom
Bombadill...

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 Harry Potter

 --- a scriptwriter, while a friend of the author, writes in an
extremely stilted manner
 --- a succession of directors, of varying abilties and visions
 --- books at the height of their popularity being rushed to
production for that all-mighty dollar.
 --- J.K.'s still alive and well, to give input and approval (this is
both a good and bad thing to me) 
 --- the books haven't even all been written yet 

End Result:
the jury's still out since the films haven't been completed, but so far? 
oodles of money has been made
reviews have been mixed but getting successively better with each film
the acting has been nowhere near the quality of that in LOTR
but they are just kids...

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 I'm sure more could be added...Have at it if you will. :-)
 
 But I'm beginning to believe that, at least this time around Harry
Potter simply won't be done in manner befitting it's massive
popularity...Or perhaps it has? :-)

 What do you think?

 Why were the LOTR films so successful? Are there lessons the Potter
crew can use?
 
 Is it going well enough for you?

 For me, the answer is yes, but barely...I think it is getting better,
but I think because it's still so new, and the focus is on the
all-mighty dollar instead of maintaining the magic of the books...

 I'm not holding my breath. 

 Personally, I think they should have waited (but "the almighty green"
beckoned) until the whole series had been complete for a while and
found ONE quality director with love for the source.  

  *crossing my fingers for Mike Newell, but not confident in the
limited abilities Kloves has already shown*

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 daughter

 ~~~A book is not a film. A film is not a book.~~~