Did Sirius Black call Harry James?!
Question:
Did Sirius Black call Harry James?
Or did I hear incorrectly?
If he did, that was the stupidest thing ever for the producers to do. It made no sense in the context, unlike in the book.
Answers:
You heard right. In the book Sirius confusing Harry with James was done much more subtly, so having Sirius yell "James" when he meant "Harry" was a little jolting. I guess it was a quick way to get that subplot into the movie. I personally think that's one thing that could have just been left out to save time, since it wasn't important for the plot. That and the stupid giant (stupid in the book, stupider in the movie). If they'd left that out they could have had time for some other, more interesting, stuff that got left out.