Did I Imagine it? - Spoilers

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, June Ewing <doctorwhofan02 at ...> wrote:
>
> >> Cat:
> >> 5. The MOST SHOCKING, infuriating and STUPID failure of the movie
> >> ... WHY DIDN'T THEY MAKE LILY'S AND HARRY'S EYES THE SAME!!!!!!
> 
> > Steve Replies:
> > They did make the eyes the same, they just didn't make them GREEN.
> >
> > Both Dan and Geraldine Somerville (Lily Potter) have blue/grey
> > eyes as can be seen in these photos - <snip>
> 
> 
> June:
> Yes, you can clearly see that they do have the same eyes so I don't
> know what everyone is on about. The thing that I thought people
> would point out (and no one has) is the fact that Voldemort has blue
> eyes. In the books Voldemort's eyes were red but in the movie they
> are blue. Personally although it would have been better to see him
> totally as described in the books, I have no problem with his eyes
> being blue but I would have thought someone would have said 
> something about this.
>

Steve replies:

There are some thing worth picking at and others that are just not worth the effort. 

David Heyman said in an interview, that they knew the eyes were suppose to be Red, but felt if the added that in Post-Processing it would mask/soften Ralph Finnes performance. And by the same token, they didn't want to use too much make up or prosthetics because it limited the actors ability to emote. 

So, this was not something they didn't think about.

But I agree, picking at eye color is too minor a point to pick at. Though, people are certainly free to express their dislike of that decision. 

Steve/bboyminn