No Quidditch??

[Emily F]

>To me, Quidditch
>isn't just a fluffy narrative filler... it's an important part of
>Harry's development. AACK. I'm getting worried.

I agree that *in the books* quidditch is an important part of Harry's 
development.  However, in the movies, it isn't.  A lot of you talked about 
how wonderful Oliver Wood's character is, and I agree wholeheartedly, *in 
the books*.  Movie!Wood is just a goalkeeper.  There's none of Wood's 
passion or humor.  He's just...there.  And that's how I felt about quidditch 
in CoS.  Visually stunning, and undoubtedly fun for the CGI folks, but 
pointless.  (I'll admit that I loved it in SS/PS, but that was because we 
finally got to see it for the first time.)

I guess my feeling about quidditch in PoA is that I can take it or leave it. 
  It's fun to watch, but the movie matches are never as cool as they seem to 
be in the books.  There is so much character building (and not just for 
Harry!) that goes on in PoA that I don't want any time taken away from that. 
  Sure, quidditch is a part of the plot (Harry losing his broom, needing 
help with the dementors, etc.), but it's incidental.  For example, remember 
Harry's shame on the train for "going to pieces" (I think that's how he puts 
it) because of the Dementor, when no one else did?  Isn't that a sufficient 
enough reason to want anti-Dementor lessons?  Works for me.

I'm open to suggestion that the movie absolutely CAN NOT be made without 
quidditch.  So far, though, most people seem to just want to watch a game of 
quidditch.  No one has described why it's ESSENTIAL to the plot of PoA 
(i.e., there is NO other way to explain or demonstrate certain aspects of 
the plot).  We lived without quidditch through GoF, remember?  Of course, I 
could lose quidditch, Hagrid, Dumbledore, all class scenes (except for 
Defense Against the Dark Arts, to show how cool Professor Lupin is), and 
even Buckbeak if it means they'll leave in the entire Shack scene.  :-)  
*keeping fingers crossed*  *has complete faith in Cuaron*

Emily, who still doesn't see how No Wood + No Flint = No Quidditch

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