OoP Fears: Ratings/Ron/Romance WAS GoF fears was Re: Messrs M, W, P & P

[Haggridd]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Ali" <Ali at z...> wrote:
> Richard aka GulPlum wrote, not altogether seriously of the 
> forthcoming GoF film:
> 

> 
> My fear is the Graveyard scene will be changed beyond all 
> recognition to ensure that WB retains their film certification. 
The 
> scare factor seems to increase with the books, but can WB do 
justice 
> to this, without losing those they choose to recognise as their 
key 
> audience? Can Steve Kloves do anything with Ron but have him as a 
> comic interlude? 
> 
> IMO, the romantic interchanges are funny. I enjoy the kids 
> embarassment over the Yule Ball, but I am concerned that GoF, the 
> film will be about the romance rather than the mystery.
> 
> Ali, the scared.

All your fears about GoF are even more serious when OoP is 
considered.  In OoP, you have LV torturing Sirius and the attack on 
Arthur Weasley, not to mention the climactic battle in the 
Department of Mysteries.  If these scenes are given anything near 
their proper emotional weight, I see the possibility of an "R" 
rating-- a "PG-13" is practically a given.

I too am concerned about how Ron hhas been mistreated in all the 
movies.  In the book OoP, I believe that JKR tok great pains to move 
Ron out of the "sidekick" class and make him a character in his own 
right.  I think this is a pillar of the saga, this growing up of 
friends who take their own paths.  I like that JKR does not have DD 
say he gave Ron his preceptorship out of pity or charity, but 
because Harry was rather busy with the latest war brewing.  Ron will 
become ever less a foil to Harry and a wizard in his own right.

I think that JKR will have Ron see his desires from the Mirror of 
Erised come true.  I believe he will end up both Head Boy AND 
Quidditch Captain; and-- sorry, all you H/HR SHIPpers-- he will end 
up together with Hermione, too.

It is all this that I see being disregarded in the movie, keeping 
Ron in his cap and bells to caper about, mug and make one-liner 
comments.

Haggridd, whose fears about the romance in the movies have 
thankfully not yet been realized.