GoF Reduction Discussion

[Stephanie]

No: HPFGUIDX 103089

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rzl46" <rzl46 at y...> wrote:
> 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

Steph here:
Sorry to disappoint, but in the Entertainment Weekly article they 
recently did on Harry Potter, they specifically talked about Daniel 
Radcliff enjoying the scuba diving lessons he's been taking, cause 
he's got about a month of underwater shooting to do.  So, it sounds 
to me like the 2nd task will be in.