Yes, the Entry of the Women’s Chorus (Beauxbatons) and the Entry of the Men’s Chorus (Durmstrang) was straight out of Gilbert and Sullivan. I haven’t decided if it’s more like the Rapturous Maidens/Heavy Dragoons in Patience or the Fairies/House of Peers in Iolanthe.
I know it warps canon since neither school was supposed to be single-sex, but it had no effect on the story, since all the important characters from Beauxbatons are female and all the important characters from Durmstrang are male. Personally I don’t mind the change, mainly because I’m a big opera fan—especially Gilbert and Sullivan. I got a kick out of seeing a miniature production number slipped into a Potter flick.
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Re: Comments on GOF Movie Sporking Part 1
Date: 2019-04-30 07:47 pm (UTC)I know it warps canon since neither school was supposed to be single-sex, but it had no effect on the story, since all the important characters from Beauxbatons are female and all the important characters from Durmstrang are male. Personally I don’t mind the change, mainly because I’m a big opera fan—especially Gilbert and Sullivan. I got a kick out of seeing a miniature production number slipped into a Potter flick.