[HPFGU-Movie] Re: The Reason Potter Films Will Never Be as Respectfully Done as LOTR

[Lanthiriel S]

--- cgahnstrm <christin.gahnstrom at telia.com> wrote:

> lotr:
> A dedicated cast that are very happy and proud to be
> a part of the 
> films.
> 
> hp:
> A cast that seems to either be in it for the money
> (Oldman) or for 
> their children/grandchildren/nephew/neigbur's cat,
> pretty much for 
> anyone but themselves. (The rest. Well, maybe not
> Thewlis.)

I agree with you there completely. It is very
disheartening to fans to hear the actors portraying
their beloved characters speak in such a dissmissive
manner. The cast of HP seems to want to protect
themselves against folks who might say "Why on earth
is a respected actor like yourself taking a part in a
silly children's movie? Can't you get anything better
these days?" Of course, they don't consider that -
whatever some film snobs may think - the fans
definitely do not consider them "silly children's
movies". The same kind of film snobs may have made the
same accusations of the LotR cast, but the LotR cast
never considered it that way themselves and never
sought to protect their reputations by defending their
reasons for taking on those roles. They treated the
LotR films, not as fantasy, but as serious drama with
fantastical elements. And that's a big difference.

Lanthiriel

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