[HPforGrownups] Anti-movie sentiments ( just moved)

[Sam Brown]

Amy Z wrote:
> Titanic is a bad example to use with me, because I am sure I would 
hate it.  

I've seen Titanic once, and I don't understand how it is 'the 
greatest movie of all time'. The special effects were great, sure, 
and I suppose it was better than the 'average' movie, but it wasn't 
anything spectacular... I mean, I saw the ending coming a mile off -
that is, one of the romantic leads dying, not the whole ship sinking 
thing.

Amy Z again:
> (1) concern that the movie will be very inaccurate, whether in 
terms of plot, character, theme, or "feel."  (Small inaccuracies, 
particularly in regard to plot, are okay--no movie can be 100% 
faithful to a book, still less to my internal images thereof.)

I agree with you that small inconsistencies (sp?) are fine - they're 
expected, really. For me, the same goes with inaccuracies in the 
settings. I don't mind if Snape's 'dungeon' has windows, or anything 
like that. As long as the plot is similiar to that of the book, and 
the two reach the same conclusions, I'll be happy. This reminds me of 
a conversation I had with a friend, where we talked about what we'd 
do if Hollywood totally wrecked the ending and made Snape the villain 
after all. Needless to say I'd be mad <g>

Inaccuracies in terms of theme could be worrying - I'm worried that 
the movie is going to portray Harry as 'perfect', ie, the Boy Who 
Could Do No Wrong. IMO, one of Canon-Harry's greatest attractions is 
the fact that, while he's good (morally), he *isn't* perfect. If Film-
Harry is some sort of Wonder Kid, then I'm worried I'll find myself 
disliking him. 

Once again, Amy Z said:
> (2) concern that the movie will supplant my own images of the 
book.  

I'm not too worried about this, because I've read the book so many 
times that I have very vivid mental pictures, particularly of 
Hogwarts. I'd also feel a sense of loss if these personal mental 
images were lost to those of the film, but I don't think that will 
happen. There's a sort of mental divide in my head, which separates 
Canon, Fanon and the Film. I've read some fan fiction, and it hasn't 
really affected my perception of the actual books - Draco Malfoy is, 
in the books, an obnoxious little snot, and I don't have a ship 
preference, despite whatever H/Hr, H/G, R/Hr fanfics I've read. By 
that reasoning, I think I'll still be able to hold on to my mental 
pictures.  

All in all, I'm really looking forward to the movie - on to November 
29th (the Aus. release date)! Even if it's total rubbish, I have a 
suspicion I'll still go back to see it again and again <g>

Sam