And what I'm saying is that that isn't necessarily true, it's just your assumption.
Hm. That's a really good point. I suppose that in this case - as there are no scenes without Harry in the movies - we could say they're as equally from his perspective as are the books. Like viewing a pensieve, perhaps. It's definitely partly my own bias (especially as a writer, I think.) When I read the books, I'm very much aware of everything being filtered through Harry's perspective - of JKR being the real narrator behind this unreliable one. Whereas with film, I consider it to be straight from the filmmakers to me, with no intermediary.
Then again, in discussing the books I've come across people who take Harry's POV as gospel (leading me into endless arguments over whether or not Squibs can see Dementors,) which seems comparable to the way I view the films. I wonder if viewers of the movie who are involved with filmmaking themselves are as naturally critical as I am with the books...?
But at any rate, I definitely agree that we're under no obligation to take the filmmakers' vision into account. I don't consider the movies to play any part in canon - they're almost like fanvids or fanart in a way. Pretty interpretations, but quite separate from the real thing :-)
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Date: 2004-10-11 02:29 pm (UTC)Hm. That's a really good point. I suppose that in this case - as there are no scenes without Harry in the movies - we could say they're as equally from his perspective as are the books. Like viewing a pensieve, perhaps. It's definitely partly my own bias (especially as a writer, I think.) When I read the books, I'm very much aware of everything being filtered through Harry's perspective - of JKR being the real narrator behind this unreliable one. Whereas with film, I consider it to be straight from the filmmakers to me, with no intermediary.
Then again, in discussing the books I've come across people who take Harry's POV as gospel (leading me into endless arguments over whether or not Squibs can see Dementors,) which seems comparable to the way I view the films. I wonder if viewers of the movie who are involved with filmmaking themselves are as naturally critical as I am with the books...?
But at any rate, I definitely agree that we're under no obligation to take the filmmakers' vision into account. I don't consider the movies to play any part in canon - they're almost like fanvids or fanart in a way. Pretty interpretations, but quite separate from the real thing :-)