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

[dumbledore11214]

> No.Limberger responds:
> It's an actor's job to understand all of the nuances of a particular
> character in order to bring the character to life.  If a director has
> an actor portray a character in such a way that it contradicts the
> original material that defines the character, that, in my opinion,
> is a sign of a bad movie. <SNIP>

Alla:

And in my opinion too, however I would never blame the actor for portraying the character in such a way that it contradicts the original material IF this is what director wanted from him/her.

Do I think that Dumbledore shaking Harry in GoF is one of the most idiotic scenes ever written by playwriter and accepted by the director? You bet I do. Do I blame Gabon for this scene? Not at all. I blame Kloves first and foremost and I blame the director. Do I think they would have changed the scene if Gambon read the books and said oh no, Dumbledore would have never acted like that? No, I would never believe that. In my opinion of course.

Do I think that Beowulf in the recent movie is a mockery of the character? Oh yes, it however never came to my mind to say - oh if only actor had read the book, he would have take care to tell the director that please, my character is not portrayed in the books as liar and a cheat, kindly change the play asap, you know?

JMO,

Alla