[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Ron's misbehaving broom
LeeMunLim03 at aol.com
LeeMunLim03 at aol.com
Wed Mar 19 21:33:52 UTC 2003
I wish they would flesh out the characters more!! Its like the only people
that are important are the 3 kids Rupert, Daniel and Emma!
Kyle Longbottom
In a message dated 3/19/03 3:12:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mad_about_harrypotter at hotmail.com writes:
>
> Lynda said:
> Canon says that Ron and his family all play Quidditch at home. So if
> Ron already flies, why does his broom not recognize the fact he knows
> how? Why does it pop him in the face instead of leaping into his
> hand (other than for comic effect)? My theory is that it's those
> cheap school brooms and Ron got a faulty one.
>
> I de-lurk to answer:
>
> Nice theory Lynda, but I just think Chris Columbus/Steve Kloves were
> going for their usual cheap laughs at Ron's expense. Ha ha, how my
> sides split as inept ComedySidecick!Ron was smacked in the face by a
> broom (not).
>
> This is one of my pet hates about the films, the reduction of Ron to
> little more than some scaredy-cat buffoon, but I won't go there, as I
> know this topic has been done to death...
>
> So yes, whilst it is conceivable that Ron's broom was just rubbish
> and unresponsive, I'm more inclined to think it's just one of the
> Columbus'/Kloves' first stabs at "Ron the Clown", more's the pity.
>
> Anyone want to take bets on what they'll get the poor kid to do in
> PoA? A galleon says Ron doesn't come across as brave in the Shreiking
> Shack scene as he does in the book. Maybe they'll show him in
> counselling following the dramatic Sirius Black-attempted-murder-in-
> the-dorms scene...
>
> C
> - who thinks there's way more to Ron, and Rupert Grint for that
> matter, than WB seem to realise. Have they read the books??
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