On Harry Potter
I think a major problem with the movies compared with the books is that the supporting characters in the movies (e.g. all the professors) are really, really good actors. A specific example of this is obviously Alan Rickman. His Snape is not like the book's Snape-- Rickman can take the script and imbue it with subtleties to make the character better than it is written. Almost all of the adult actors are like this-- they are too good for the parts they are written. The opposite is true with the kids. I really don't think any of them are particularly good actors, and their weak acting makes the story feel unbalanced on the screen. When you're watching, say, Snape talk to McGonagall and/or Dumbledore, it feels like you are watching a different, better movie than when you're watching Harry talk to Ron and Hermione, and that is not the way it is supposed to be.
Anyway, I just re-read the series and I am kind of thinking about seeing the movie even though I don't really like any of the previous movies that I have seen. I never saw the 5th movie, and I only watched the 4th movie for the 1st time a couple of weeks ago. But the 6th book is my favorite book, so I am thinking about checking it out. Me liking these books so much makes me not like the movies, and this situation kind of makes me wonder if I might like the Twilight movie. Other than Breaking Dawn, I don't really like any of the books in the series because the main character is so pathetic and embarrasing, so maybe the movie will improve on the book by having the actress play Bella as someone who isn't so shamefully clumsy, dependent, moody, and otherwise unpleasant to read about.
Anyway, I just re-read the series and I am kind of thinking about seeing the movie even though I don't really like any of the previous movies that I have seen. I never saw the 5th movie, and I only watched the 4th movie for the 1st time a couple of weeks ago. But the 6th book is my favorite book, so I am thinking about checking it out. Me liking these books so much makes me not like the movies, and this situation kind of makes me wonder if I might like the Twilight movie. Other than Breaking Dawn, I don't really like any of the books in the series because the main character is so pathetic and embarrasing, so maybe the movie will improve on the book by having the actress play Bella as someone who isn't so shamefully clumsy, dependent, moody, and otherwise unpleasant to read about.