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

[juli17 at aol.com]

> 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've read nothing to indicate that the HP cast isn't very happy and
proud to be part of the HP films. Nor anything to indicate that any
of them did the HP films *primarily* for the money (after all, even
the LOTR cast didn't do their films for free, no matter how proud
they are of them!). As for doing the HP films for others besides
themselves, just because they have family/friends who love the
books and are excited at the prospect of their loved ones being
in the movies, that doesn't indicate the actors aren't doing the
movies for themselves as well. Nor that they aren't as dedicated
to giving their very best to the HP movies as the LOTR actors 
were to their films. 

Pardon all the double negatives, but please lets not assign the
actors motives and attitudes that we can't possibly know. 

Julie 


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