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vandermorph
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 Posted: March 20, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: Sirius Black How you Imagine him in the Books |
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I have imagined Sirius since i read book 3 as a tall guy with long almost rockstar black hair and shabby robes a strong person.
But in the 3rd movie i did not think that the actor suited the role and i still imagine Sirius as i always have.
Have the movies affected the way you imagine the school or characters? And if so was it for the better or worse?
Anyway the book is better because i have a great imagination
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He wasn't how I imagined him at all, but few of the characters actually are.
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The only one who was exactly as I imagined her in the books was McGonnagal, although Dumbledore of 1 & 2 (Richard Harris) and Ron came close as well. All three (living) Marauders were completely different then I imagined them.
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Sirius looked different in my mind when I read the books. But Gary Oldman who plays Sirius Black in the movies, portrays him very well. I think that Gary Oldman is the Sirius Black we have all wanted. You have to give the movies credit for that.
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see, this is why I don`t really believe in "Read the book before you see the movie". When reading a book we imagine everything. Persons, clothes, places and so on. And when seeing a movie we have to be dissapointed because somethnig always will be the other way than we imagined.
Dunno. Although the characters differ in the movies and books I like them all and I accept them all. (Especially Sirius)
It`s very hard to find someone who`d match the description perfectly. I think charcters like Sirius, Tonks, Lupin, Shacklebolt (sp?) fitted very well.
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see, this is why I don`t really believe in "Read the book before you see the movie". When reading a book we imagine everything. Persons, clothes, places and so on. And when seeing a movie we have to be dissapointed because somethnig always will be the other way than we imagined.
Dunno. Although the characters differ in the movies and books I like them all and I accept them all. (Especially Sirius)
It`s very hard to find someone who`d match the description perfectly. I think charcters like Sirius, Tonks, Lupin, Shacklebolt (sp?) fitted very well. |
As opposed to seeing the movie first and letting your preconceptions ruin your imagination from forming the character based on the authors description? I much prefer having a clear vision of the characters in my head based on what Jo described in her books. I can deal with the characters in the movie not matching up.
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| Posted: March 26, 2008 10:25 am Post subject: |
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see, this is why I don`t really believe in "Read the book before you see the movie". When reading a book we imagine everything. Persons, clothes, places and so on. And when seeing a movie we have to be dissapointed because somethnig always will be the other way than we imagined.
Dunno. Although the characters differ in the movies and books I like them all and I accept them all. (Especially Sirius)
It`s very hard to find someone who`d match the description perfectly. I think charcters like Sirius, Tonks, Lupin, Shacklebolt (sp?) fitted very well. |
As opposed to seeing the movie first and letting your preconceptions ruin your imagination from forming the character based on the authors description? I much prefer having a clear vision of the characters in my head based on what Jo described in her books. I can deal with the characters in the movie not matching up. |
I didn`t say that it`s better. It`s just what usually everybody suggests - read the book first. And all in all characters in movies fit the description in books, there are just some minor mistakes.
It`s very good if you can deal with it, I can too. Like I said I don`t have problem with any character.
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As someone who has read some of the books first and saw some of the movies first, my opinion is that nothing is really majorly different than I would have liked, except for Hermione's hair. My goodness, I want to dump brown hair dye over Emma Watson's head. But that's just me.
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I imagine him like black short hair and little messy black rope. He wasn't anything like in the movies :'D
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| Posted: March 27, 2008 2:43 am Post subject: |
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| As someone who has read some of the books first and saw some of the movies first, my opinion is that nothing is really majorly different than I would have liked, except for Hermione's hair. My goodness, I want to dump brown hair dye over Emma Watson's head. But that's just me. |
lol
I actually saw every movie before I read the books. I think. And I`m satisfied. Because with the movie I kind of get a small glimpse of book. 
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I definitley read the books first i cant stand to watch a movie based on a book until i had read the books
For example before i saw Narnia i went to the library and borrowed the whole Narnia series before i even considered watchin the movie
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I definitley read the books first i cant stand to watch a movie based on a book until i had read the books
For example before i saw Narnia i went to the library and borrowed the whole Narnia series before i even considered watchin the movie |
Before seeing Narnia I TRIED reading the book but I just couldn`t. It seemed so boring to me. But when I saw the movie I went home and read the whole book without stopping.
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I definitley read the books first i cant stand to watch a movie based on a book until i had read the books
For example before i saw Narnia i went to the library and borrowed the whole Narnia series before i even considered watchin the movie |
I thought the books were a waste of time because I thought they were rubbish. I mean, kids actually lined outside the bookstore at midnight just to read it. I figured the books mus tbe awful, lol. But I saw the movies on tv.out of curiosity. Mainly because I work with kids and wanted to know whatthe heck they were talkign about. But after seeing PoA on cable I was hooked. I got all the books and read them up fast.
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| Posted: March 27, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| GinnyX wrote: |
| vandermorph wrote: |
I definitley read the books first i cant stand to watch a movie based on a book until i had read the books
For example before i saw Narnia i went to the library and borrowed the whole Narnia series before i even considered watchin the movie |
I thought the books were a waste of time because I thought they were rubbish. I mean, kids actually lined outside the bookstore at midnight just to read it. I figured the books mus tbe awful, lol. But I saw the movies on tv.out of curiosity. Mainly because I work with kids and wanted to know whatthe heck they were talkign about. But after seeing PoA on cable I was hooked. I got all the books and read them up fast. |
lol, I thought you were talking about the Narnia books until I got to the part about PoA.
I thought to myself, "They lined up outside of the bookstore for Narnia, too? Aren't those books like at least fifty years old?"
To be honest with you, I thought that they would be rubbish, too, but that was even before the huge HP frenzy. I just looked over the copy of SS that my friend leant me, and I literally judged the book by its cover . . .Well, I did read the first few pages, too.
Carrie read it to placate her English teacher who kept hounding her to read it. I ended up reading it to placate Carrie who kept hounding me to read it.
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| Only person that really fit the description in my mind was ron, and neville somewhat |
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| zengrenouille wrote: |
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I definitley read the books first i cant stand to watch a movie based on a book until i had read the books
For example before i saw Narnia i went to the library and borrowed the whole Narnia series before i even considered watchin the movie |
I thought the books were a waste of time because I thought they were rubbish. I mean, kids actually lined outside the bookstore at midnight just to read it. I figured the books mus tbe awful, lol. But I saw the movies on tv.out of curiosity. Mainly because I work with kids and wanted to know whatthe heck they were talkign about. But after seeing PoA on cable I was hooked. I got all the books and read them up fast. |
lol, I thought you were talking about the Narnia books until I got to the part about PoA.
I thought to myself, "They lined up outside of the bookstore for Narnia, too? Aren't those books like at least fifty years old?"
To be honest with you, I thought that they would be rubbish, too, but that was even before the huge HP frenzy. I just looked over the copy of SS that my friend leant me, and I literally judged the book by its cover . . .Well, I did read the first few pages, too.
Carrie read it to placate her English teacher who kept hounding her to read it. I ended up reading it to placate Carrie who kept hounding me to read it. |
Slightly off topic but... I was at the bookstore last week and I saw that they are having a midnight release part for the last Twilight book. I really do hope that HP started a reading frenzy... people seem excited about books again.
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| Only person that really fit the description in my mind was ron, and neville somewhat |
Yeah... I agree with this. The "Neville" character in the movies ended up being almost exactly as I imagined him.
Let's see if he can toughen up as HBP and DH come out with how he was written.
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| Am I the only one who thought Sirius was black, and then was extremely disappointed after seeing that he was white? |
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| Posted: June 9, 2008 10:34 am Post subject: |
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I read the book before seeing the movie, and I have to say I am soooo happy that Gary Oldman plays Sirius. I don't remember how I pictured Sirius before seeing the movie - I mean dark hair, gray eyes, good looking. I didn't have anyone particular in mind. Johnny Depp may also have played the part well....but I like what Gary Oldman has done with the part.
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i picktured him almost exactly how he is in the movie
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