[HPFGU-OTChatter] Books to movies to books was Re: What should we do next?.

[Sheryll Townsend]

"Cabal" <md at ...> wrote:
> | 
> | > The experience of reading a book, of becoming
> personally 
> | > and deeply involved with characters and stories in
> the 
> | > sort of detail you simply can't have with a
> film. 
> | 
> | 
> | zanooda:
> | 
> | You are sooo right, nothing can stir your imagination
> better than a
> | well-written book :-)! Being a very character-oriented
> reader, I
> | especially love HP books because JKR's characters
> really come to life
> | for me. I know that the story is important too, but, if a
> writer
> | failed to create believable characters, I won't
> reread the book even
> | with the most interesting plot. 
> | 
> | I must say that JKR practically never failed me in this
> respect. Of
> | course, there are characters that I didn't get (James
> Potter, for
> | instance :-)), but mostly I see JKR's creations
> practically as real
> | people. That's why I can read and reread those books
> many times,
> | without getting bored - every time it's like visiting
> old friends :-).
> 
> [Lee]:
> Here! Here!  And it's not just her characters but the
> way she gives even
> minor characters a good bit of depth.  One example I can
> think of is
> Professor Tofty in OOTP.  Now, how big or important a
> character is he? He's
> not, but from how he was described and how he showed
> compassion and kindness
> to Harry when he had his collapse in the Great Hall...those
> were things that
> made him memorable to me and I remember saying to Art (My
> better half) that
> I would have loved a teacher like Tofty. :-)  Even Wilkie
> Twycross was well
> done.
> 
Sheryll:

I'm with you all on this one. And thank you to Cabal for stating it so perfectly, IMO!

There's something about well-written characters that just draw you to them. Sure, I've enjoyed movie characters but not to the same extent. The written word sparks our imagination far more than something visual can. 

One of the things I found interesting in viewing PS for the first time was discovering if anything appeared in the movies the way it had in my mind. The one thing that jumped out for me was Neville. Matt Lewis portrays Neville the way I see him in my head. The scene at the end of PS, where Neville gets his 10 points? That expression on Matt Lewis' face is exactly how I imagined Neville when I read the book!

I appreciate the rich details of the books that allow me to follow the characters and the world they inhabit.

Meh, I'm rambling. It's been a long day and I need dinner!

Sheryll


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