Refuses to read the Harry Potter books??
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metalucax — 14 years ago(July 09, 2011 12:53 PM)
But that is exactly de the point, overwatch17. Dumbledore NEVER gets angry, except when someone harms his students. Or say he doesn't care about them. Dumeblodre, no matter what happens, is always cool, thinking and totally calm, even if there is a war happening just in front of him. And that is exactly what Gambon is not. He is angry, anxious, severea tired and grumpy old man.
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apple-bottom — 14 years ago(June 26, 2011 12:24 PM)
I really like him in this role, actually. I grappled a lot with this when I first saw Gambon as Dumbledore in Azkaban. Because there's no doubt he's harsher, and less "wizened" than the Dumbledore in the first 2 Potter movies. But I think he pulls the role ofb68f well. There's a transformation in the books from a Dumbledore who, early on, seems unfailingly nice and infallible; but later on, you come to realize that he's fallible, flawed, feeling old (thereby sensing that he has less time in which to do ever more, as he finds out there is more than just one horcrux, for example), and filled with regret. In fact, we find out that in many ways he groomed Harry, USED Harry in fact, for the task he knew he wouldn't have the time himself to complete.
It's a shame the original Dumbledore died, but Gambon pulls the fallible Dumbledore off very, VERY well. -
VBallOH — 14 years ago(July 19, 2011 08:03 AM)
"as he finds out there is more than just one horcrux, for example"
In the books, he suspected all along that there were 7 horcruxes - he only hoped that voldemort hadn't had time to make them all. That's one thing the movies royally screwed up, as Dumbledore is SHOCKED to find out there are more than 1. Not to mention that, considering Harry is a horcrux, and Dumbledore knew it all along, I'm not sure how that works. -
frederickelliot — 12 years ago(April 06, 2014 08:10 PM)
In the books, he suspected all along that there were 7 horcruxes - he only hoped that voldemort hadn't had time to make them all. That's one thing the movies royally screwed up, as Dumbledore is SHOCKED to find out there are more than 1
Yes, I thought about this as well. It seems to be done for added effect - to give the scene more dramatic resonance. That would be a call made by the Director. I don't think it's down to Gambon. -
tonyclapson — 14 years ago(August 15, 2011 02:10 AM)
Of course he doesn't read the books, they are for children and he is a man of seventy. He is an actor and as such, reads the script. People talk about Dumbledore as if he exists, but he a actually a fictional character. Sorry to break that news to anybody that thinks the Harry Potter saga is real!
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matrixmary-theone — 16 years ago(July 21, 2009 07:31 AM)
Honestly, this discussion is like the proverbial dead horse that is still being beat. What difference does it even make anymore? When this discussion thread was started Half-Blood Prince was already completed. Now the very LAST movie is coming out on DVD, so who cares anymore? What do you want them to do, remake the films with your choice of Dumbledore? I mean really, get over it already for goodness sake. If you don't like Gambon as Dumbledore, don't watch the movies. I personally think he is just fine, I enjoy the movies, and I'm exhausted with all the bitching and moaning. Apparently enough people thought he did a good enough job that the franchise is history making. And personally, I challenge anyone on here who is fussing about him not reading the books to find any movie based on a book that every single actor and actress has read the book before filming the movie. Good grief! GET OVER IT ALREADY! Move on with your lives! It's over, it's done with, it isn't going to change and complaining about it for the next 10 years isn't going to change anything!!!!!
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jajceboy — 13 years ago(July 11, 2012 10:42 AM)
I think Michael Gambon was pretty good as Dumbledore.
Richard Harris on the other hand I'm sorry to say, but he was incredibly stiff, especially in the second one. He was stiff and was easily upstaged by the other cast-members.
Gambon made the character his, which I like. The hardcore fans would of course call this bad because they expect everything to be as it is in the books.
And authors can actually say what they like to the press, nothing is forcing them to only say positive things.
How many times has Stephen King said bad things about his adaptations? or Anne Rice? Or Alice Walker?
Jo had no complaints because she realised that film and books are different mediums, and let them do whatever they like, while still staying close the feeling of the book.