[HPFGU-Movie] bring me the head

[artsylynda at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/12/2005 8:33:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:

>>Julie now:
I have a better idea. Why don't we all just  lighten up a bit? They  are
only movies. (And, yes, even the HP books  are only books.)  Should
we take this all seriously enough that we'd  actually try to get  an actor 
FIRED if we don't agree with his  interpretation of a character? (This
isn't directed at you, Jason, but a  question to the list in general.)

Maybe it's only me, but I find the  idea of a petition to get  Gambon
fired downright rude behavior.  Snape-like behavior even ;-) Should  it
actually gather steam and hit  the media, it would not put HP fans 
in a very good light at all. I'd  reconsidering taking this route. I  really
would. 

JMO, of  course,

Julie <<


Yup, I agree.  I've been part of "grass-roots campaigns" to  get studios to 
do something the fans wanted (to bring back a TV show that was  prematurely 
canceled) and I know that they do pay attention to the attitude of  the fandom.  
If we want them to listen to us about anything, we need to be  realistic in 
our expectations and requests (demands just get tossed in the  trash, y'know).  
Gambon is portraying Dumbledore the way the directors are  telling him to -- 
as an aging, weakening wizard, not the powerful one we've  read.  We don't know 
why they're doing this so early, although we do know  he's going to weaken 
considerably in book 6 now.  Maybe they're trying to  show non-readers what 
horrible peril Harry's in, because they're showing Harry  (in the films)  as being 
in even more peril than *we* know he is, because  his mentor is failing.  Oh 
gee, that's a poorly constructed sentence, but  I'm in a hurry here, sorry!  
Anyway, I think we can ask that Gambon read  the books, but not try to change 
the actor.  He is a VERY good actor.   Given the right direction, etc., he can 
do the job.  Let's just drop this  whole idea of replacing him.  Maybe we can 
get them to change his costumes  so he doesn't look like he's in pajamas all 
the time.  At least they  finally stopped writing "Super!Hermione"!!!  That was 
a MAJOR improvement!  

Lynda AKA "Abraxan"

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