AR has read the books, well, at least DH!

[dumbledore11214]

Cassie:

As an actress I'd say it is helpful to read the book if the
movie/play/whatever is based off one. It helps you work on character
development. <SNIP>


Alla:

I see your point if the adaptation has similar intentions as the original, even if adaptation cuts storylines, etc, but characters and plot remain for the most part the same. So again, please do not get me wrong, I do not think it is bad for Alan Rickman to read the books at all. Although even for him, what good does it do him that he reads about Snape delivering the Prophecy for example and guilt and remorse he feels because of it if , if it will not be touched upon in DH (of course we do not know yet one way or another).

But I realized that I can come up with the example that illustrates my point much better. Have you seen Disney's version of Three Musketeers? Have you **read** Three Musketeers? If you did both, I am 99.99% sure that you will agree with me that Alexander Dumas would have turned in his grave if he saw this so called "adaptation". 

Because well, for those who did not do both or only read OR saw that silliness, well they have very little in common together besides action supposedly taking place in France and characters with the same names and occupations.

I was thinking what good it would have done to the actor (whose name I do not remember) who played Cardinal Richelie (please forgive the spelling) if he read the book.

Because see in the book he would have read about fascinating character, who despite being on different side of court intrigues than our musketeers are, still on the same side with them in the most important way that counts, he loved France just as much as they did. And NO, he was not trying to usurp the throne and kill the King. Ugh, I cannot express how much I hate this movie.

And then he reads the screenplay. I am not sure how reading the book would have helped him work on character development. Only if in the future he would have wanted to play the role in the better adaptation LOL.

JMO,

Alla