GoF script

[Tim]

Actually, they were going to use SILVER Shoes in the movie, until 
they discovered that they didn't really stand out on film.

Tim

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, artsylynda at a... wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 10/6/2004 6:30:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
> HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:
> 
> I  believe she actually IS there in the tent, in the book, is she  
not?
> Valerie, 
> 
> 
> 
> Nope, she's not.  That's a movie thing.
>  
> Movies change so much of what's in books, it's just amazing.   I 
just 
> discovered my Palm Pilot has two books stored in it (it came that 
way),  one of which 
> is "The Wizard of Oz" which I've never read.  So I've started  
reading it 
> when I have to be in a waiting room somewhere, or something.   
Dorothy had SILVER 
> SHOES not ruby slippers, and the beautiful witch who started  her 
on the 
> yellow brick road was an old woman, not a beautiful young woman 
(and  not named 
> "Glinda").  So many differences already.  "Aunt Em" not  "Auntie 
Em" -- etc.  
> Interesting, especially when I know the "Wizard" movie  so well.  
It would be 
> nice to know why screen writers come up with some of  the changes 
they do -- I 
> think most of the time it's to keep the movie more  visually 
interesting.  Ruby 
> slippers are much prettier (and more exotic)  than silver shoes, 
for 
> instance.  Can't wait to see GoF!!
>  
>  
> Lynda
> 
> "The cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg,  OoP
> 
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