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In which David Yates earns a reprieve and promptly loses it again
So I decided a few days ago that I would like David Yates a little, because despite that fact that he completely butchered Order of the Phoenix, he clearly ships Neville/Luna, and even though this is really further proof of his total disregard for canon, Neville/Luna is my OTP, so I can't really fault the guy there. He also clearly ships Ron/Hermione and Harry/Ginny, and though this is as close to canon as his adaptations seem likely to get, it is really nice to have those elements reappear in the films (despite the famous R/Hr "hand movement" in the Buckbeak scene, Alfonso so shipped Harmony, and I think Mike was too focused on Voldemort's resurrection {and rightly so} to really care one way or the other).
However, any goodwill he earned from his shipping, he lost after this announcement. Honestly, I don't care if JKR approved it! JKR is brilliant, but as far as I'm concerned, she has made a lot of bad decisions when it comes to the films (PoA Shrunken Head, anyone?). But what really annoys me is this: the filmmakers always go on and on about how the books are so long, and they can't fit every storyline into a two-hour film (which, um, did you ever consider just making the films longer? Return of the King was over three hours, and it's not like it was hurting at the box office! Of course, Lord of the Rings had a huge following that would support it no matter what and in fact wanted the films to be really long, so it could pretty much be as long as it wanted, whereas Harry Potter ... oh wait...), blahblahblah! But then they do stupid stuff like add extra scenes! Um, gee, maybe you could fit in more from the book if you took out the scenes that weren't in the book to begin with! You know, maybe if you hadn't spent so much time on the Shrunken Head, you could have explained about the Marauders! Maybe if you hadn't had the kids in dance lessons, you could have explained Priori Incantatem! Maybe if you hadn't put the D.A. in detention, you could have left in the whole prophecy! Maybe if you didn't add this new scene, you could leave in the Gaunts! Don't come crying to me, WB, about how you don't have the screentime! You do not have my sympathy! You are stupid!
Also, we can't cast the Gaunts, but we can cast Pansy Parkinson. Because, you know, her character is pivotal in Half-Blood Prince. Thank god they have their priorites sorted!
However, any goodwill he earned from his shipping, he lost after this announcement. Honestly, I don't care if JKR approved it! JKR is brilliant, but as far as I'm concerned, she has made a lot of bad decisions when it comes to the films (PoA Shrunken Head, anyone?). But what really annoys me is this: the filmmakers always go on and on about how the books are so long, and they can't fit every storyline into a two-hour film (which, um, did you ever consider just making the films longer? Return of the King was over three hours, and it's not like it was hurting at the box office! Of course, Lord of the Rings had a huge following that would support it no matter what and in fact wanted the films to be really long, so it could pretty much be as long as it wanted, whereas Harry Potter ... oh wait...), blahblahblah! But then they do stupid stuff like add extra scenes! Um, gee, maybe you could fit in more from the book if you took out the scenes that weren't in the book to begin with! You know, maybe if you hadn't spent so much time on the Shrunken Head, you could have explained about the Marauders! Maybe if you hadn't had the kids in dance lessons, you could have explained Priori Incantatem! Maybe if you hadn't put the D.A. in detention, you could have left in the whole prophecy! Maybe if you didn't add this new scene, you could leave in the Gaunts! Don't come crying to me, WB, about how you don't have the screentime! You do not have my sympathy! You are stupid!
Also, we can't cast the Gaunts, but we can cast Pansy Parkinson. Because, you know, her character is pivotal in Half-Blood Prince. Thank god they have their priorites sorted!