[HPFGU-Movie] Quidditch is important in PoA (was: Quidditch in PoA)

[Moonstruck]

Gina wrote:
> I personally would prefer more time spent on the
> growing complexity 
> of Harry's character, but I do enjoy the Quidditch
> sequences.

Actually, if you're reading for subtext, the Quidditch
squences in PoA -- far more so than PS/SS or CoS
--have *EVERYTHING* to do with the growing complexity
of Harry's character. I'm working on a paper I hope to
present at the Nimbus-2003 regarding the subtext of
adolescent depression in PoA, and I've found the
Quidditch matches offer a very compelling glimpse not
only into Harry's state of mind, but his growing sense
strength and self.

I could go into greater detail about the symbolism of
the matches, of the meaning of both Harry's "failures"
and successes on the Quidditch field, of how his two
broomsticks -- the Nimbus and the Firebolt -- are
representative of Harry's spiritual decline and
rebirth, but I'll spare you my overzealous analysis. 

In short, while I could have argued going light on
Quidditch in the PS/SS and CoS movies, I have trouble
with the thought or marginalizing them in PoA.

-Jess :)


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Nimbus_2003-A Harry Potter Symposium: 
http://www.hp2003.org/index.html


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