MOVIE: Sorry for the Rant - PU to DH2

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 191276

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
 
Steve:
> We must ask ourselves, how do we see the movies and books? That is, what genre do they fit into.

> I think the books are Thriller/Suspense, but I think the directors saw the movie they were making as a Action Movie. So, they made the movie they saw in their mind; action packed, adventure, blockbuster war movie. And they made their choice accordingly. 
> 
> I'm not saying that was the right choice, simply saying that I think that was the choice they made. 

Geoff:
Which is precisely why I think that David Yates was not the right director.

Steve: 
> The burst of action, followed by confusion, followed by the slow suspense of Harry and Voldemort facing off, that worked in the books. But it simply doesn't work in the Producer/Directors vision of the heart of the movie. 

Geoff:
But it could have done....

Steve:
>You find what you believe is the central story line, and you bypass all the other mountain peaks. 
> 
> In doing so, far more is lost than is saved. If we assume the average movie is 2.5 hours long, and for Stephen Fry or Jim Dale take about 25 hours to read the book, in the movie, we get about 1/10th of the story.

Geoff:
Yes, but I'm not talking about what is lost; I quite agree with that - it's bound 
to happen. It's not what has been lost that irritates me but what has been 
CHANGED and to what end?

Steve:
> And yes, I really can find things to complain about.

Geoff:
So can I. I can see things in earlier films with which I was dissatisfied, but 
those scenes and changes  were not foundational alterations to the story. I 
think if you look through the posts on this topic, the breakdown of those who
liked the last scene against those who didn't was probably 50:50.

This was not just any old scene; using your mountain analogy, this was the 
last, the ultimate peak to be reached. Six books and seven films were leading 
to this and it was not, in its conception meant to be a "Die Hard" finish. I am 
somewhat surprised that JKR, who has reportedly retained some authorial 
control over the films was in agreement to this ending.

But, to pinch one of your taglines, that's one man's view.
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