[HPFGU-Movie] I think I understand...

[nicholas at adelanta.co.uk]

Well, Richard, looks like you did get some reaction this time! Enjoyed your
post, and appreciated your insights.

Yes, I am always keen to discuss the movies as movies, and have so far
enjoyed our thread about the motifs of PoA; I am currently working on
another post, comparing Cuaron's favourite imagery as seen throughout his
oeuvre. It will take a while; unfortunately, RL keeps happening!

I would be sorry to lose someone from the list who enjoys this kind of
discussion, and hope you will reconsider. The key to getting on with these
groups is sifting through to find threads which are interesting to oneself,
and not wasting time on those which can be redirected straight to the
trash. No offence to anyone; different people are interested in different
threads, and surely none of us reads everything that comes through?

My background is that I read all of the books then in print prior to seeing
PS/SS, and in fact, because I enjoyed the books so much, had absolutely no
intention of seeing the movies, as I knew they wouldn't match my vision.
But when I saw some of the stills from PS/SS, I changed my mind; Diagon
Alley and Snape were pretty much *exactly* what I had pictured. After
seeing the film, those two items remained the only things which matched my
mental pictures; but I saw, and still see, movies and books as two separate
entities and I accept each on their merits. When I read and reread the
books, 'my' Harry doesn't look like Dan Radcliffe. That's fine by me. I
think he does a good job in the movies.

Hoping for further movie techie discussions!
Cheers,
Nicholas