[HPFGU-Movie] Lack of tears

[Amanda Geist]

Amanda said originally:>
>
> > The sound was fine. But the totally dry eyes kind of made it seem
> > contrived.
> > If you're sobbing, you make *tears.* I have three children who have
*all*
> > done the fake crying for effect at one time or another, and frankly,
that's
> > exactly what it looks like.

Cindy responded:

> I didn't have a   problem with the scene for a few reasons - first of all,
> from a superficial standpoint regarding the tears, etc., if you see the
movie in
> IMAX, you can see his nose running, so at least there is some wetness ;-)

Amanda clarifies:

Just for the record, I did see it in IMAX; I went on opening night and then
I took the family (where my four-year-old made his amazing observation that
the tree should be hitting them after they came back out). I was bothered by
the scene the first time around, so I was looking fairly carefully the
second time; I saw what could be nose-running, but by itself, it didn't
"carry" it for me. His eyes didn't look teary (which they will, even if
you've just wiped the tears away).

I also found it out of character, which is possibly why I needed the
externals to make the scene work. I also didn't get a sense of the depth of
grief or rage that could produce that type of sob without tears; they
weren't racking sobs, just crying. You're correct, everything isn't going to
work for everyone; I'm just trying to figure out why this particular scene
seems to have failed so, to me.

~Amanda