Anti-movie sentiments (was New poll for HPforGrownups)

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 22687

Ali Wildgoose wrote:

> I'm sorry...it's just that, being a film student myself, it bothers me
> a bit to see the craft unfairly judged.  Not all adaptions are bad.

We know. *Caius knows.* He just doesn't want to see *this* adaptation,
and is making up in verbal potency the imbalance betwixt the "wow
doesn't that look wonderful I can't wait" type posts, and those who have
serious doubts and don't want to see it.

I can relate to his position; I don't read fanfic. Any fanfic. Even
understanding that fanfic can be wonderful and written by some of the
wonderful, talented, creative, verbose souls on this list. I don't want
my interpretation of JKR's characters "tainted" (for lack of a better
word) by anyone else's, so I avoid fanfic (at least until the Great Work
is complete and I shut the cover of book 7).

The people who read, write, and otherwise adore fanfic on this list have
heard this from me before. Lots. They regard me, I think, as a
still-likable person who clearly spent too much time in the sun, laugh
to themselves tolerantly at my eccentricity, and go on merrily reading,
writing, and otherwise adoring fanfic. Neither I nor they are hurt.

So don't get bent over Caius' comments. He do have a point, he do, and I
can appreciate it (that, and I can understand him feeling *just* a hair
outnumbered).

--Amanda, crusty old battleaxe


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