Tolerance and the Last Movie

[Steve]

Pardon me while I vent a bit. In the previous HP movie, I was
tolerant. I accepted that they had to tell a very limited 
story. But now we are reaching the end, and my tolerance is
waning. I think it is vitally important for the last two
movie to tell the story that needs to be told, at any cost. 

>From what I am hearing, though I will reserve judgment, there
are aspects of the story that are being lost that are vital
to telling the story as it needs to be told.

I think the twin story lines of the Hallows and the Horcruxes,
and a reasonably full explanation of them is absolutely
necessary.

How can the last movie possibly end without a reasonable
comprehension on the part of the viewer of the significants
of the Elder Wand? 

And the whole Horcrux aspect is absolutely necessary for
us to understand how Harry can die and be 'reborn'.

Look at fantasy movies in general, those who have a good
story to tell and tell it well are big hits at the box 
office.

Dark is Rising: The Seeker - a dud because they reinvented
the story into some hollywood box-office impression of what
some writer producer thought people wanted to see.

Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Waredrobe - good movie
well told. Yes, the made huge compromises, but they were
true to the original story, and it paid off.

Harry Potter - again huge compromises, but to the extent
that they were able, they stuck to the story as it has
already been told, and they have been very successful.

However, in the final two chapters, if they do not tell 
the story that needs to be told, I think the franchise 
will fall apart. Certainly they will make their money 
back. But I don't see the billion dollar box office if
they screw this up.

The 6th film is critical. They can't make the kind of 
compromises they made before they knew the ending. This
6th movie sets up everything necessary for the 7th with
the exception of the Hallows. If they fail to do that; if
the fail to lay the ground work for the 7th, then the
franchise will already be sinking when the 7th comes out,
and I predict will be met with less the enthusiastic 
response. 

We all have years of our lives invested in these books and
movies. I think it is safe to say, that to many of us,
these character are as alive and real as real people. You
can't possibly imagine how disappointed I'm going to be
if they just (pardon the expression) half-ass their way
through the last two. 

I hope there is somebody involved in the production that
has this same vision and isn't afraid to express it. I 
hope there is someone there who understand how important
and how critical these last two movies are. 

The time is past for making these movies as unrelated 
stand-alone movies. The whole story needs to be brought 
together now, or the whole thing falls apart. 

At least, that is how I see it.

Steve/bluewizard