The Problems with the DH movie

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 "coolbeans3131" Wrote:

> There's all the poly juice potion scenes.
> It may be difficult in the film to adjust
> to these people and keep track of them. 

The movie makers might want to leave the voices alone and just use other actors for video not audio.

> More problematic is the scene at Godrics Hallow.
> There is no way we will see two strangers here.
> We've waited all this time for Harry to visit 
> GH and his parents graves. We need the emotional
> impact of Dan Radcliffe acting this out.

Yes I agree. Perhaps they could forget poly juice and just use the invisibility cloak; the characters could take it off when they figure it's safe. I think that could work.

> I hope they leave the 7 Harrys

The 7 Harrys is in, the director said so in a interview. By the way they've cast someone to play "Mrs. Granger" but not "Mr. Granger". I don't quite understand what that's all about. 

> and Bella/Hermione ones in though

Yes, seeing very moral and very rational Hermione pretending to be cruel and crazy Bella would be a hoot. I'll bet Helena Bonham Carter would enjoy it too, a great actress pretending to be Hermione (a poor actress) pretending to be Bella. I don't think Hermione could act her way out of a paper bag; this is no criticism of Emma Watson who I think is a very fine actress. I think Emma Watson could realistically play an evil character, but Hermione playing evil would only lead to giggles.  Hermione has many wonderful attributes but acting is not one of them. 
 
> The trio will NEED to apparate in the film, 
> many times. It's never been mentioned they learned.

I don't see that as a problem, when people get older they learn things.

> As for some of the many ways the filmakers have
> boxed themselves in:
> 1. Sirius mirror-no show

I'm sure the writers can find another way for Harry to signal to Aberforth that they are in trouble. I noticed that they changed the actor playing Aberforth from the man we very briefly saw in Order of the Phoenix. The new actor is Ciarán Hinds, he's the fellow who played Julius Caesar in the highly praised HBO miniseries "Rome". It sounds like the role of Aberforth will not be a minor bit part. I like that.

>2 Phineas Nigellus portrait-no show

No problem, I never liked Phineas much anyway.  

>3. No mention of the prophecy being overheard in Ootp
> or that it was Snape who overheard and told about it in HBP

It's still not too late for that; it could be in DH part 1.
I hope so anyway.

>4. No mention of Harry inheriting 12 GP or Kreacher

And no need to. I mean, even though they're making 2 movies out of it you're still going to have to cut out some stuff from that large and wonderful book. And remember, it cost well over a million dollars a minute to film this stuff.

>5. No sign or mention of Dobby since CoS

Because after CoS Dobby hasn't had a lot to do, until book 7 that is. If Dobby's funereal isn't in the movie there will be riots in the streets. The movie makers aren't idiots, they know this.   
 
> No Bill or mention that he's marrying Fleur 

Plenty of time for that.

> the Weasleys house burning down! 

The book does mention an order member's house burning down and many others being terrorized; I suppose the movie makers felt it was better to show rather than tell. They have a point.

Actually the movie makers nearly boxed themselves in really really really badly! Originally in the script for Half Blood Prince at the end Harry was given Dumbledore's wand as a keepsake; but then, just in the nick of time, book 7 came out. After that the movie makers figured maybe that wouldn't be a very good idea after all. They dodged a bullet!

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