[HPFGU-Movie] Re: PoA-In defense of Gambon, forshadowing, etc. !!small spoilers!!

[clshannon at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/5/04 12:30:34 PM, jmmears at comcast.net writes:


> I should also have said (in my earlier post) that I thought this
> scene was a real low point in the movie for me.  I realize that it
> was meant to be a touching moment, but it was just irritating,
> mawkish and OOC for Harry to sit and weep in front of his friends. 
> I can't really fault Daniel Radcilffe for not being able to bring
> this off, though, because IMO he should never have been asked to do
> something so unHarrylike (yes, it's a word.  I just created it :P)).
> 

I disagree - I think it was clever of them to have him crying while still 
under the cloak because crying IS a difficult thing to do convincingly and this 
way, we can hear it, but not really see it. I didn't find this awkward at all, 
the sobbing wasn't wailing or particularly loud (at least in the theater where 
I was <g>). Once the cloak is off, he's not sitting there weeping - he's 
upset, but not holding his head in his hands and shaking with sobs or anything 
that dramatic. He is sufficiently in control to talk to Hermione and then get 
angry over what he's heard.

Cindy


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