[HPFGU-Movie] Gambon vs. Harris as Dumbledore

[artsylynda at aol.com]

My biggest quibble with the two actors (other than the fact that  you don't 
get the impression Dumbledore is particularly close to Harry, which he  IS, 
according to canon), is that Gambon's hair and beard were not nearly long or  
white enough, and that his robes were not nearly grand enough.  Harris's  wig, 
beard and robes all suited canon Dumbledore perfectly, in my mind.   That said, 
what the heck was Gambon/Dumbledore talking about at times?   When he said 
that line where he made the candle flame disappear, then reappear  -- that line 
made no sense at all, in or out of context.  Are they TRYING  to make him look 
flaky (or barmy?)??  Dumbledore in canon is funny,  whimsical, sometimes even 
silly, but the Dumbledore in PoA was just goofy.   No "majesty" there, as was 
the case with Harris's Dumbledore.  I did like  the little twinkly, perky 
bits, as when he left Harry and Hermione in the  hospital wing to get started in 
the Time Turner sequence and his line after they  return.  I can accept the 
change of actors, but the change in costume, wig,  beard and sensibility is a bit 
galling.  

Lynda

"The cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg,  OoP



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