Columbus vs. Cuaron (WAS Harry's appearance in POA movie)

Barbara D. Poland-Waters bd-bear at verizon.net
Thu Jun 10 08:44:16 UTC 2004


>>>From: sophiamcl [mailto:sophiamcl at hotmail.com]

Listees who disliked Cuaron's take on the WW, did
you prefer Columbus or do you think both directors did Rowling wrong?<<<

I'm one of the (unpopular) posters who didn't like PoA very much (not at
all, actually). I have both of the first movies on DVD and although I am
always disappointed that not everything can be depicted in a 2-hour movie, I
feel Columbus did a better job of portraying the WW. Or maybe I'm just used
to his portrayal, maybe that's why I didn't like PoA. I don't like change in
general, but to change what, to me, was "the look" that the WW would have in
movies (and in my mind), didn't make sense. On the other hand, I'm willing
to admit that even though I've read the books multiple times, I don't recall
off the top of my head if there is anyplace in canon that describes the
Hogwarts grounds as being lush, green, well-manicured, etc. But Columbus'
view fit my internal image pretty well.

Barbara
bd-bear





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