GoF Reduction Discussion

[rzl46]

No: HPFGUIDX 103081

I was thinking last night about Goblet of Fire and its upcoming 
movie.  I'll apologize if this is deemed off topic, but I don't think 
it will be.  We were allowed to discuss the PoA movie here for a few 
days, and I think most of us would agree that there is some 
significance to what scenes from the novels are included in the 
movies.  How much significance is to be debated.  But we have all 
wondered why JKR insisted that, for instance, James not be included 
in the opening shots of PS/SS.  So, my proposal is this: if we, as a 
group, can reduce GoF to its most essential scenes--the ones that 
must be shown to tell the story--MAYBE we will be better able to 
appreciate the extras that are thrown into the movie.  And maybe 
we'll have more fun reading significance into those bonus scenes.  If 
they are going to present GoF as one movie, they'll have a lot of 
cutting to do.  Obviously the graveyard scene will be included.  The 
Triwizard tournament will have to be included, but I'm not sure all 
of the tasks will be in there--personally I'm voting for the lake 
task to be cut.  What else?

MaggieB--who really thinks this could be an interesting discussion if 
people will give it a shot