HBP

[montavilla47]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Carol earlier:
> > > Interestingly, she's read the books (unlike Michael Gambon and, of all people, Alan Rickman!).
> 
> Lizzie responded: 
> > Whenever I read that quote from Gambon's interview, I feel compelled to jump to Alan's defense!  He has indeed read the books; admitted as much from the beginning and in a recent interview talked about reading DH. <snip>
> >
> Carol responds:
> 
> That's what I thought, too, until I read the Gambon interview. Now I'm not so sure that Gambon is mistaken (or joking, as you suggest). Surely, if Alan Rickman had read HBP, he would object to the way the tower scene is handled in the film.
> 
> Of course, if Gambon *is* joking, it's very irresponsible of him to make such misleading statements.
> 
> Do you by any chance have a link to that Rickman interview stating that he's read the books? If so, I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd provide it.
> 
> Carol, not knowing what to believe at this point and wondering why Rickman would agree to such an illogical, out-of-character scene if he has indeed read the books
>

Montavilla47:

But you could say the same for the writer and the director.  Presumably, they've
read the books, too!  Wouldn't they object to such a scene?

I just think you're putting a lot of responsibility on the actors.  They can 
protest, but it wasn't Alan Rickman or Michael Gambon who staged that 
scene.  It certainly wasn't either of them who designed a honkin' big 
set element in the middle of the tower that prevented the actors from
actually seeing each other--thus making any kind of dramatic eye
contact impossible.