[HPFGU-Movie] Coming of Age [was RE: I think i understand]

[Lanthiriel S]

--- Estama02 at aol.com wrote:
> Cuaron stayed true to 
> the spirit by showing what it was like to be
> thirteen and going through all 
> those adolescent changes, but the part of the book
> he missed was this mystery 
> and the conclusion of the mystery. 

I really enjoyed the film - I've seen it twice now and
I think it is my favorite of the three. But I must
admit that I too was disappointed by Cuaron's emphasis
on the whole "coming of age" perspective. That wasn't
the central focus of PoA, at least not in my opinion -
as you said, it was the mystery: of Harry's parents,
their pasts, their relationships, and how that
connects to Harry's future. I don't really see a huge
focus on coming of age until OotP, and in that case
Harry's attitude is very firmly connected to the plot.

It seems that Cuaron was stuck on the idea of coming
of age after making "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and decided to
emphasize it in a film where it didn't really belong.
Of course it has a part in Harry's story, but at this
stage at least it is a minor one. I may be in the
minority, but I couldn't be less interested in Harry
and company's hormones, attitudes, or love interests.
I'm interested in the fight against Voldemort; that's
why I read the books.

Again, even this didn't spoil the movie for me.
Despite the omissions, I was very well satisfied -
especially because I felt the film contained plenty of
good performances. I just hope the whole emphasis on
"coming of age" isn't carried over and magnified even
more by Mike Newell in GoF. At least he has already
stated that he envisions it as an action film.

Lanthiriel S


		
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