J.K Rowling's Harry Potter books have definitely been our favourite to date. My husband and I always discuss about the story and we aspire (or maybe simply day-dream) to be associated with the wizarding world. Imagine having your own wand and being able to perform magic with it!....wow....
OK! Imaginations aside...
We were watching the Harry Potter movie series (again!) the other day and I can't help noticing the acting of Michael Gambon's Dumbledore. Dumbledore being our favourite character and being one of the most powerful wizards of all time should have been portrayed as powerful, fatherly, protective or simply dumbledore-ish!
I personally think that Richard Harris (RIP) played the part very well in the first two films. But as for Michael Gambon ...hmmm...whenever I watch him as Dumbledore, I can't help complaining to my husband that he's too weak. He seemed not to 'know' Dumbledore and I suspected that he has never read the books; therefore failing to portray the character well.
I was right! We were watching the news about Universal Orlando's Harry Potter theme park yesterday in which came one of the interviews with Michael Gambon saying that he has not read the books. How disappointing!(not forgetting the smugness on my face and continuously irritating my husband by saying 'I told you so!')
Well, no point arguing now as they have completed the filming of the last movie. Let's just keep our fingers crossed and hope that the movie will be as good as the book.
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