While I agree with your first point Scrappy, I think it dilutes the gravity of the situation by shifting
the moral dilemma from Dumbledore...and his existential turmoil as described during the coming train station scene (if that even gets included, which I'm doubting at this point)...to Harry.
Which gives it much less punch in my imagination.
In truth, I shouldn't be arguing any of these points. The movies are successful, which means I must be missing something in the continuity that is unique to them because I'm so steeped in the books.
I really am happy with the LOTR books and the movies as completely exclusive entities, but I haven't reached contentment with the separation in the Potterverse.
But I can't get into it! Such a slog for me.
lisah, I am mostly familiar with them because my father read them out loud to us when were were young, twice! And then some of my siblings became Tolkien fanatics, so I knew more than I wanted to most of the time.
I did eventually read them for myself, but I didn't tell anyone in the family for years, not wanting to be sucked into their insanity.
The structural plotting of TLotR owes a lot to not only Tolkien's prediliction for walking holidays (he was a hiker who went all over Britain, etc.) but also his experiences in WWI which included a bunch of long slogs, short but dire battles and occasionally reaching a safe place like a trench or camp where there was a fire and some hot tea. In that sense, he's merely writing from experience.
Holy moly.
HP Bluray set for years 1-6 comes inside a model of Hogwarts!
I'll wait for movies 7 and 8 and hope they come with Daniel Radcliffe.
Nobody Watches The Watchmen at Funny or Die. With a special appearance by Glycon.
Teppy, there is the Marvel Illustrated's Pride & Prejudice short series of comics!
Hee. That was amusing.
And I just looked up Glycon on Wikipedia, and WTF, Alan Moore?
Teppy, there is the Marvel Illustrated's Pride & Prejudice short series of comics!
Heeeeeey! I might be able to do that!
