OOP: Hollywood Ending?

g_keddle g_keddle at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 23 13:34:34 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 62049


> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "grlndgz" <grlndgz at e...> 
> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Was anyone else as disappointed as I am in the big shoot-out at 
> > the OK Corral 
> > > ending?  I felt like I was reading a description of something 
> that 
> > would look really 
> > > flashy on a movie screen, but was in fact just one more fairly 
> > uninspired ending to 
> > > your standard B-movie summer action flick. 


I actually kind of liked that scene, and since the war has officially 
begun I expect we'll see lots more like that. (JKR used the 
words "blood bath" in the Katie Couric interview. Hopefully it won't 
all happen front and center . . .)

That brings up another thought I had in relation to filming the 
books. While GOF will be a logistical nightmare, it occurred to me 
that in spite of its length, OOP will fit pretty nicely into the film 
format. Much of the text is taken up with thoughts, character 
development and Harry's angst - actual *events* are pretty simple and 
straightforward. I'd hate to think that JKR is writing for the 
screen, but with the exception of a few new creatures (which will be 
CGI anyway) she's made this one pretty easy to film, I think. (I vote 
Kathy Bates to play Umbridge.)

Gertie






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