Setup for OOTP

[susanbones2003]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" <bob.oliver at c..
wrote (major snippage here)

  Now, I think the movie did an excellent job of 
> capturing the essence of what this unit of Marines went through, 
and I 
> liked it because I have personal ties with the subject, but I 
> sympathize with other viewers who say, "Yeah, it did a great job 
of 
> making me feel like the Snipers did, but who wants to feel that 
way?"  
> In other words, "Jarhead" had the problem of how to tell a story 
about 
> a bored, frustrated, angry young man without making its audience 
> bored, angry, and frustrated.  The fact that "Jarhead," despite a 
fine 
> cast, a big budget,  a tie in with a non-fiction bestseller, and 
very 
> good screenwriting, could not pull this off with a lot of viewers 
does 
> not speak well for the challenge of adapting OOTP successfully.
> 
> 
> Lupinlore

I think the obvious answer to this can be found in GOF. Newel looked 
at the great sprawling mass of a story that it is and he found the 
narrative thread that he could empathize with, the "thriller" 
aspect. Then it was easy to sublimate all other non-thriller 
elements. I've already read that the new director of OOTP is having 
trouble getting all the permits he needs to film a wild chase scene 
through certain parts of London. The new writer will find a 
cinematic story amidst the clutter of OOTP and provide us with 
something that can keep us in the seats. It may only look a bit like 
the novel but that in itself could be an improvement.
JenD
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