Harry Potter- round 6-who's ready?

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Why not have JK Rowling do all the voices for an animated version drawn by her hand if everything must adhere to what she wrote?

Don't know if this is pointed at me, but I'll respond.

All I ever expect of a good film adaptation is that the spirit of the characters and the story are maintained. I was hoping that they would maintain the spirit of Hermione by keeping her mousy in every day situations. When she comes on screen looking like she spent 2 hours in hair, makeup and wardrobe, it means she's a totally different character. When Ron's only lines involve how scared he is about everything, it's hard to understand why Harry likes him and why we should like him. When Dumbledore loses it like Bill O'Reilly it means he's no longer the rock of wisdom and peace that these stories require.

I'm all for changes in story that make a book into a movie. But when you cut out the things that make the characters work, it's game over for me.