[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Addressing Frequently Read and Heard Movie Criticisms....

[Amanda Geist]

> Anna:
> >>  Forget Goblet of Fire. The correct answer is: "Anyone who wants to
>   know about the Marauders can damn well read the books." None of the
>   Marauders background is vital to the plot. In fact, I have never
>   seen a good literary adaptation that contained all of the
>   information that was in the book - that's why English teachers
>   always tell their students that they can't get away with just
>   watching the movie.
<etc.>

MerrPerr:

>   Amen.  After reading some of the emails before I saw the film, I was
beginning to have my doubts about whether I would like it.  But I saw it
this morning and loved it.  I have decided that if you go to the film and
analyze it to death rather than just sitting back and enjoying it for what
it is, then you miss out on a really good time! <


Excuse me. I did not go to the movie to analyze it. I went to the movie and
watched it. None of my problems with it were "it didn't follow the
book"---most of my problems were "it didn't work well within its own
parameters." What I commented on were things that stuck out to me as I *was*
simply sitting back and attempting to enjoy it for what it was.

What it was, to me, was a noble attempt, not completely successful. That
doesn't mean I went in with guns a-blazin'. It means that for some people,
the movie didn't sing. I don't have to use the book at all to say that.

~Amanda