A challenge for people who really liked the movie

[daughterofthedust]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Wolber 
<katydid3500 at y...> wrote:
> I think the way I saw the movie had a huge impact on
> my reaction to it so I have a challenge for everyone
> that really enjoyed it. When you see it again, I want
> you to take someone who is willing to go and is
> interested in seeing the movie but HAS NOT read the
> books...
> 
> ~Katie
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Premiere night, I went with someone who had only read the first 
book. She loved it and understood it...Though, I do have pretty 
intelligent friends. ;-)

This is criticism I keep hearing. People who haven't read the books 
won't understand...That is B.S. 

If you don't understand, it's because you like to have things 
spelled out...Explicitly and to the point of condescension, like 
Columbus' films, where people repeat everything slowly, mutiple 
times, with dramatic pause for extra emphasis...

Those films were geared so that EVERYONE, even the slowest of the 
slow, could comprehend...

Cuaron, on the other hand trusts his audiences' intelligence...Great 
example, Harry's floating Aunt...Columbus would've zoomed in on her, 
like Columbus did Qurrill after Hermione set Snape on fire, 
virtually SCREAMING at the audience "HE'S THE ONE!!". It would've 
been nice if he'd trusted us to figure that out.

Cuaron, however, trusted we would see Harry's aunt floating in the 
background and got a GENUINELY funny moment. :-)

I think, that's where Cuaron's film succeeded the most. People acted 
like the would if this were REAL LIFE. No one would stand around 
looking googly-eyed while dog slobber dripped on them...No one, 
would do the slow-clap for man who's only truly loved by a minority 
of the student body... And most importantly wizards and witches 
weren't AMAZED by magic, like in Columbus' films. It was as much a 
part of their world as our world's trivalities are ours'. 

Okay, I'm rambling. I'm done. :-)

@)--/---
daughter