Seeing OOTP

[susanbones2003]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Jen. Good to have you back! Agreed about the omissions, especially
> the two I didn't snip. What I missed most was an explanation of
> Snape's actions. I doubt that viewers who hadn't read the books
> realized that *he* sent the Order to the MoM. I also disliked having
> him evidently provide Umbridge with enough Veritaserum to interrogate
> all the students (how in the world could he provide that much,
> anyway?) since giving her fake Veritaserum was part of the evidence of
> his loyalty to DD and opposition to her.
SNIPPED
> Carol, hoping that the HBP film is at least two and a half hours
> because it really needs to be coherent, with no skimping on Draco or
> the eponymous Snape
>
Hi Carol,
It's a tremendous point that Snape's actions were miscontrued by the 
script. I don't know how we are going to pull this one out of future 
fires. I was under the impression that JKR wouldn't let them go off on 
a wrong foot. If Richard were here, he'd explain how all the 
misdirection can be put right in a simple bit of exposition or some 
such idea. I am thinking that she doesn't mind Snape's actions looking 
suspect. It only adds to the "is he or isn't he?" speculation that 
should be building. I am wondering, is there any site out there where 
the script folks float ideas? I know in LOTR, such things did happen. I 
would so love for the HP people to know what fans are thinking, what's 
important, that we aren't all nutters that insist on every word of the 
book being included in the film. Okay, back to watching. Still working 
on my second time through!>
Glad to be back Carol!
Jen D.