[HPFGU-Movie] Re: PoA movie vs. book

[clshannon at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/30/04 10:34:41 PM, tmarends at yahoo.com writes:


> The books and the films are basically seen from Harry's POV (point of
> view).  There really aren't any scenes that Harry isn't directly
> involved in, unless you count the stuff he dreams starting in GOF. 
> Now, in the books, you can get by with a lot of explianation at a
> later time by the characters involved on what they saw or did when
> Harry wasn't around. 
> 

Thank you Tim, that is the best explanation I have ever read about this whole 
'they didn't put this in, they didn't put that in' argument that has swirled 
around since the movie came out ;-) I knew this, but could never really put it 
into a coherent explanation. 
The books are Harry's POV and that does affect any filmed version. I don't 
think most folks pause to consider the POV of a book when they see the movie.
As an example, if LOTR had been written from Frodo's point of view, we would 
have had to endure chapters and chapters of other characters 'telling' us what 
was happening all over Middle Earth. That would have been unbearable to read 
and impossible to film.

Actually, I have read the HP books more than 3 times each and I must be very 
plot impaired because I never notice things like what the original poster 
pointed out. In fact, while watching the movie, I had to ask my friend things 
like, 'was that in the book?'. Hmm, maybe it's me, but I haven't really committed 
the books to memory, although I have read them many times. I guess I 
concentrate more on the characters and Harry's psychological journey and plot points s
uch as who went where when, etc., often go right out of my head <g>.

So, thank you for putting it so succintly and coherently.   Since she used a 
limited POV (one person's - Harry's), the screenwriter must come up with more 
interesting ways of imparting information than just having someone recite what 
happened.
Cindy


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