Should we rewind perhaps?

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"alhewison" <Ali at z...> wrote:

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> I do agree that in the book things happen to Harry and he is also 
> quite inattentive. I want to see Harry more fiesty  and complex - 
but 
> still a hero!

The one big thing that was really lacking for me in the screenplay 
(as far as Harry is concerned) is that we completely lost his wicked 
and sarcastic sense of humour. 

Sarcasm and satire are the only weapon of the weak against the strong 
and bokk-Harry uses them very well. In the film, Harry just took 
everything on the chin, and Ron was left with all the one-liners.

It's therefore little surprise that Rupert got most of the fan 
plaudits for the part, because Ron was very vocal and funny, and had 
many stand-out lines. Most of Daniel's memorable lines were wimpy or 
introspective and whilst such parts are generally more difficult to 
play, they don't get noticed anywhere near as much.

>From what I can gather from interviews, Dan appears to be far more 
like the book Harry, and I get the distinct impression that 
he "doesn't take shit from anyone". Playing Harry the way Kloves 
wrote him probably demanded far more talent from Daniel than is 
generally acknowledged...