[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Potter movies in general (was: Introduction)

[Stephen Vandecasteele]

Hi Carol, New Steve Here,

I find this topic to be rather interesting. The reason
that I view it so is because its the classic confrontation
between writer and studio. While Ms/Mrs Rowlings has all
the time in the world to write this particular topic the
studio has production concerns. I think that Joan is a
talented writer with a terrific imagination. As a published
writer myself I write in a completely different genre,
Non-Fiction. Now as to the point of this particular topic
I believe it is possible for both sides of the discussion
to be correct.
Steve V.

Please note, that none of this post was trimmed because the
entire post was relevent to my response.


--- On Mon, 12/22/08, Carol <justcarol67 at yahoo.com> wrote:


> > New Steve asked:
> > > So why would anyone expect Harry to damage
> > > Dumbledore's property?
>
> Susanne responded:
> > Um, because it happened in the book?
>
> Carol adds:
> Not to mention that, in the book, at least, Harry had
> good reason to be angry with Dumbledore, and cutting
> the scene eliminates at least one great DD line, "By
> all means, continue destroying my possessions.
>
> I daresay I have too many" (quoted from memory). DD
> explains quite a few things that Harry and the reader
> need to know (about Snape and Kreacher, for example),
> though, of course, he doesn't tell Harry "everything"
> because JKR needs to resolve certain mysteries in DH,
> which would be ruined if DD *really* revealed
> everything at the end of the fifth book.
>
> At any rate, the confrontation in the book is a great,
> if controversial, scene, of which the film gives only
> the slightest hint.
>
> Carol, who thinks that OoP's alteration of the
> Occlumency lessons (e.g., omitting Harry's unauthorized
> excursion into the Pensieve) is another serious flaw