[HPFGU-Movie] Re: The Prisoner

[Lanthiriel S]

I'm new to this list so, first and foremost, a big
hello!
 
--- huntergreen_3 <patientx3 at aol.com> wrote:
> >>I loved Lupin and I thought I would NOT like him
> at all.<<
> 
> I was VERY unsure about him. I like Lupin a lot, and
> for some reason 
> I always imagined him with sort of quiet good looks,
> even though the 
> books never specify such a thing, and that was hard
> to get past. ...
> 
> I forgot 
> about it until the very end when he was packing up.
> That scene, along 
> with the shrieking shack, were very 'Lupin' to me,
> and now its hard 
> to imagine anyone else in the role. 

Lupin has always been my favorite character and I had
a great deal of interest in how he would be portrayed
onscreen. I will admit (with no small amount of shame
now) that I was one of those people who wanted a
handsome actor like Jude Law or someone similar to be
cast as Lupin, and was rather disappointed at the
choice of David Thewlis. Having seen the movie twice
now, however, I can only seriously regret having ever
doubted him. He *was* Lupin for me. His gentle
mannerisms, his patience, his spirit of humor and
mischief (most apparent in the boggart scene and the
one in which he takes the Map from Snape) were just as
I had imagined Remus. I thought the scratches and the
cane he sometimes walked with were also wonderful
touches, illustrating just how much he suffered. And,
to my delight, I found him attractive too - and in a
rumpled, sorrowful way that is far more appropriate to
Lupin than Jude Law could ever have been.

> >>Gary Oldman was superb! He brought the goodness,
> the madness and the
> violence of Sirius Black to life <<
>
> Yes he was, he blew away my rather high
> expectations. I got chills 
> when he shouted about spending 12 years in Azkaban.
> I especially 
> liked the moment when Lupin first bursts in and they
> have 
> the 'madness within' conversation and the hug. It
> really seemed like 
> Lupin had actually been Sirius' friend all along
> (despite knowing he 
> hadn't).

Ah Gary. Now he I knew would be wonderful, but even so
- as you said - he was better than I could possibly
have imagined. He's scenes with Harry - talking about
the beauty of Hogwarts and later about Harry's
resemblance to James - were the most moving in the
film. And his interaction with Lupin was beautifully
portrayed. The performances of Oldman and Thewlis made
me wish desperately again - as I have often - that the
characters could have a book/film all their own.

I also must add that the music for this film is, in my
opinion, far better than the scores for the previous
two films. The medieval touches are particularly
appropriate to Hogwarts and to the dark, melancholic
feel of this film. Very beautiful.

Lanthiriel S 


	
		
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