Okay, in the light of day Sujit has brought something to my attention. Yes, Terry Gilliam has been responsible for some really graphic movies. But, I don’t know, I was rather thinking that his whole range of experience shows that he knows how to make a children’s movie. And if you had heard what he had to say about his ideas for the Harry Potter film, I think you would have been convinced. He was so completely commited to keeping the *feeling* of the books intact, the intelligence of the plot. But he went on an on about working completely with J.K. Rowling. He’s a true Harry Potter fan, has been talking about the books for years in no connection whatsoever to making the film. Then, when J.K. Rowling wanted him for the project, he got really excited about it. Not because his kid told him to make the film, like with Chris Columbus. He got excited about it because he loved the books, he wanted to see to it that he kept with J.K. Rowling’s vision. That, to me is the difference.
And, he’s proven himself with children before. He may make graphic movies, but his theories on children’s films negates that, I think. He actually had to answer a few questions in regards to his experience with such films as Brazil. Time Bandits and the Adventures of Baron Munchausen show he can be clean in children’s films, and all of his experience in those genres keep him from being known as That-Guy-Who-Makes-Nasty-Movies. There’s just a difference of perception by most people, and I’m afraid with Cuaron’s latest project being so recent and so rauncy, the media could tie the two together. Just how there were all those Harry-Potter/I-See-Dead-People jokes when rumors were floating around about Haley Joel Osment playing Harry.
On that note, I’m not going to rant about Harry Potter anymore. It upsets too many people and I get too much hate mail. I don’t like dealing with that. And I don’t mean the emails that are actually productive, like Sujit’s comparison of Gilliam to Cuaron. I mean the ones, “You big poopie head, Warner Brothers would never do that. They’re gods, J.K. Rowling trusts them, so should you!” To those I just have one thing to say: J.K. Rowling isn’t involved anymore. They’ve left her in her new castle to write the book. And you all wonder why it’s not finished yet. Think about it. First she’s shoved off the film, then Book four is rushed because of Warner Brothers, her publishers, and the greedy marketing people. I think she’s burned out and frustrated. Go try and find the transcript of what happened at that conference in Toronto after the fourth book came out. It’s scary.
No more rants! I’m through with that and kind of through with Harry Potter. I lost the whole Potter Fever stuff a loong time ago. Now it’s just a matter of keeping up the Daily Prophet. I need that automated system up so the Daily Prophet won’t suffer from my lack of enthusiasm. It’s just a problem of money now. I have the programmers, I could get the webspace, I just don’t have the money. Which really stinks.
Argh, no, no more rants….have to control myself. Happy thoughts… happy thoughts.
Chinese Sam couldn’t bring the dress over yesterday, but he said he’d bring it over soon. I’m so excited about it! I forgot to ask him what color it is, though. 🙂 I’ll have to take pictures when I try it on.