More comments on the set report (spoilers)
Carol
justcarol67 at yahoo.com
Tue May 13 19:07:15 UTC 2008
I linked to the new set report in my previous post and I'm going to
discuss it in more detail here. Please don't read this post if you
don't want to know what's going to happen in the HBP film or how it
will differ from the book!
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The Sectumsempra scene has been filmed (yea!) and Hagrid's hut has
been burned (presumably by the DEs--Thorfinn Rowle, if it's by the
book). The Burrow being burned is (forgive me) just stupid, but
Hagrid's hut being burned as Snape is getting Draco and the DEs off
the grounds (and parrying Harry's curses) is as it should be--though I
thought that his hut as it appears in the later films was made of
stone, so maybe it's mostly the roof that burns. The Borgin and Burkes
scene is in--I think we knew that already--but I don't see a listing
for Borgin on the IMDb. Also, of course, the orphanage scene with
eleven-year-old Tom Riddle is in. that we definitely already knew.
There's a photo of Tom Felton as Draco, and he looks exactly as he
should (IMO), from the sleek white-blond hair to the pointy face. But
Narcissa's stunt double has a black wig with a white streak down the
middle, like a skunk. I knew the moment they cast Helen McCrory for
the part that they weren't going to get her right! So much for
beautiful blonde Narcissa and her tear-filled blue eyes clutching
Snape's robes and splattering tears on his chest. It will lose all its
effectiveness if she's not temporarily transformed into a
damsel/loving mother in distress in this scene! But, still, the
Unbreakable Vow scene can be heart-poundingly effective if they keep
in the chains of fire binding his hand to hers.
It's a shame that they're finally going to film Potions class,
cauldrons and all, for Slughorn's classes but never did it for Snape!
(At least, the HBP should get credit for his Potions prowess. that's
some comfort.)
A few details, such as wanted posters for the Carrows, aren't by the
book but are probably necessary for filmgoers who haven't read the
books. They've trashed Ollivander's shop instead of leaving it empty
but untouched--probably more effective that way. And Florean
Fortescue's ice cream parlor is still in business. How cheery. (Not
that I wanted that minor character to die or that his disappearance
served any purpose in DH as written, but Diagon Alley is supposed to
be changed, more sinister-feeling than it's been in previous years, if
not as bad as it will be in DH, and a flourishing ice cream parlor is
all too normal.
Anyway, don't read the report if reading about fake objects and wigs
and special effects spoils things for you. I only wanted--and still
want--to know which scenes they're keeping and what's being changed. I
can't go in expecting a blonde Narcissa only to be shocked and
disappointed by a skunk-haired Helen McCrory. And I'm still annoyed by
the attack on the Burrow, which is just plain wrong.
I only hope that Snape doesn't look vampirish as he did in the OoP
scene where Umbridge is evaluating him!
Here's a link to the full report as opposed to the abridged version on
Leaky:
http://www.leakylounge.com/Visit-HBP-filmset-t60162.html&st=10&p=1605639#entry1605639
Carol, still wondering what the filmmakers were thinking when they
wrote in an attack on the Burrow!
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