Differences in books to movie Options

[Heart of Gold]

First, I understand and recognize (and have since I was a young teen) that books and movies are different media interpretations, so I do not compare them critically.

I just read a CNN review of HBP, (see here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/...nce/index.html) and it mentions on major character who is missing from the movie. Who is it?

I have tickets for the 7pm show tonight, so I will find out soon enough, but I would be interested to know who so I may ponder it before I see the movie.....

[Lilysowl]

I can understand your feelings, Whitewolf, because I thought some things went a bit too fast. However, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, and Michael Gambon made that scene for me. Rickman raised my awareness of how Snape actually saved Draco's life in that scene, aside from honoring the unbreakable vow. When I first read it in the book, I had a vague feeling that Dumbledore was begging Snape to kill him to save a young soul. I was too shocked to realize it was to save Malfoy's life as well.

[whitewolf]

I can understand your feelings, Whitewolf, because I thought some things went a bit too fast. However, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, and Michael Gambon made that scene for me. Rickman raised my awareness of how Snape actually saved Draco's life in that scene, aside from honoring the unbreakable vow. When I first read it in the book, I had a vague feeling that Dumbledore was begging Snape to kill him to save a young soul. I was too shocked to realize it was to save Malfoy's life as well.

Exactly! From that perspective (which was part of the orginal story) that was exactly what both Snape AND Dumberdore were doing! If the augument between them had played better or more fully you could have seen that there was something up! Yet as it stands all you saw was a duplious Snape and a happless Dumberdore! While it was not clear what was going on in the either(book or movie) at that point, it was clear that the two older men had the situation under their control and the goal was to spare the two young men! In dafference to those who have not seen the movie: I'll just say to have Harry react as he did in that scene took the foundation of that away. There was also parts of the final scene that bother me. In fact I think I better not think on this again because for every good thing I try to like I find two I didn't. (sad)