MOVIE: The Turban & Other Wrongs

[prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27340

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Kelly Hurt <klhurt at y...> wrote:
> Quirrel is shown wearing a turban when he meets Harry for the first
> time.  This is wrong!  Quirrel started wearing the turban when
> Voldemort physically possessed him.

Well... It is certainly implied, but it is never stated absolutely.

> * Hagrid's house should be wood not stone.

It looks like stone from the outside.  What does the inside look 
like?  What about the roof?  What about the floor?  The internal 
supports? 
 
> * Robes aren't the right kind.

What are the right kind and why are these wrong? 

> * There are supposed to be chairs -- not benches -- in the great 
hall.

I will give you that one.  I am just thinking of the poor prop 
department having to come up with 300+ old-looking chairs for a bunch 
of rambunctious kids having fun making a movie.  The benches work 
much better, less of a fire hazard, easier to stack, easier to clean, 
etc.  

> * Robes should not have color-coded crests.  [This will ruin one of 
my
> favorite bits in the Polyjuice episode.]

They shouldn't?  Where does it say that?  Everybody seems to be able 
to tell instantly who is in what house and what year they are.  If 
not the crests, how do they do it?  (Hermione could have easily 
pinched the robes from a common laundry.)

> * You're not supposed to be able to tell it's a broom when it's
> delivered.

It is also supposed to be delivered by six screech owls.  Getting Ook 
(Hedwig) to deliver one measily broom took weeks, if not months of 
work.  Getting six owls to work together would be nigh impossible. So 
you have a choice, either computer animate it as written, or change a 
detail.  Which do you prefer?  They decided the later.


Please remember that (1) JKR had script approval, (2) she approved of 
all the set designs, and (3) they discussed all the custumes with 
her.  

She has had nothing but praise with what they have done.  If she 
wasn't happy, we would have heard about it, like we've heard about 
her misgivings with the first book's title change and the change 
from "mum" to "mom".  But what do we hear?  So far, she loves it.  If 
she is happy, I'm happy.

Marcus