[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Thewlis said what??

[clshannon at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/20/04 9:26:48 PM, valerie.flowe at verizon.net writes:


> CIndy, I just have to say, I loved the "psychological tidal waves" in your
> last post. Very prolific. :-)
> 

Why, thank you ;) I guess I had my own tidal wave of thought when I wrote 
that ;-)
Actually, to expound on this a bit, I think Rowling has written quite a 
complicated and difficult character in Harry. Often the protagonist has things 
happen to him and suffers in the characterization, whereas the people who surround 
him get all the juicy parts, so to speak.   A good example of this is 
Dickens' own David Copperfield. David is often described as the least interesting 
character in the book, but consider his competition <g>. There are so many 
colorful, now legendary characters surrounding him that he could only suffer by 
comparison.
However, Harry not only has all the important things happen 'to' him in terms 
of the story, but he also has nuances and shifts to his personality. This is 
partly because he is growing up and maturing, but it is also due to the things 
that 'do' happen to him. He is tossed about so much, psychologically, that is 
is a wonder that he can function ;-)
It's much harder to play a character with a turbulent inner life than it is 
to   play one who with a simpler inner life. This is not to say that Ron and 
Hermione and everyone else doesn't have more than one facet to them; they are 
fully realized characters and such do have many aspects to their personalities. 
But, they do not have the history that Harry has, which in itself is a gold 
mine for emotional and psychological problems (sorry, Harry, I love you dearly, 
but you really are a messed up boy <g>).
I can't imagine going from feeling invisible and trying to maintain that 
invisibility so as not to invite harsh treatment...to being the most famous person 
in a whole other world you didn't even know existed. It's mind boggling. 
So, not to ramble too much and get this way off topic...sorry...I would like 
to see a lot of adult actors handle a character with all this baggae who was 
an adult instead of a child growing up like Harry; the coming of age stuff adds 
an extra dimension to it that must be incorporated into the character. Not 
only does Harry have to deal with extraordinary things happening to him and 
accepting that he is unique, but he also has to mature and grow up like we all do. 
It is not an easy part and I think Dan has done a more than admirable job of 
it ;-)
Cindy


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