[HPFGU-Movie] books and accents

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>I have been doing Harry Potter "light," that is I have seen all four 
>movies. Now I am interested in the books. Can I begin with book 5, or 
>will the difference be so great that I really need to begin with book 1?
>Allen
   
  Wow!  It's so funny that you asked that question because I started with Order, before I read anything else. I went from Order to Goblet to HBP then to SS, COS, and Prisoner lol.  I personally didn't want to read any of the books, until I graduated or I would have to try fitting them in between Communist Manifesto and all that insanity I HAVE to read for school, but I broke down at Target and bought Order.  I guess there were some things I didn't know, but really, having watched the movies soo many times, I felt like the basic things they mentioned, I already knew.  Just make sure you hold on to your seat, listen to some relaxing music or have a drink (if you prefer) if you read that first because it was A LOT to deal with.  Having watched the movies, all you may see are the actors and having a face to story makes you feel even more involved and feeling for the character although JKR is great at doing that already.  But its just like Emma said about reading the books now,
 she can see her, Dan and Rupert acting them out.  Good luck with whatever you choose.  
   
  >Hi all!
>Did you find that this movie, GOF, had lots more British slang than 
>previous films? 
  >Jen D.

  Jen, I noticed that too and absolutly loved it!  I didn't know who had directed Goblet at the time, but when I first watched it, I found myself saying outloud, "They're awfully British in this one, aren't they?"  Then when I found out about Newell, I figured it was because of him.  Like Dan said "He's very English."  
  Does anyone else here, especially my fellow Amercians, LOVE the fact that there is no random American walking through Hogwarts?  Malfoy doesn't have a surfer dude kind of accent and McGonnagall is not from New YORK.  I love it!  It's keeps it so seperate from my world, which is what makes it such an easy escape.  Don't get me wrong, I love all of our accents in this country, it's just I prefer my Hogwarts world British, Irish and so on.




peace........real love.........

Candace

"cuz...the worlds alot bigger than you and me...."

"Darling, the Wicked Witch has NOTHING on me!"  Sharon Osbourne




 

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