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

[Lanthiriel S]

Sad, having to reply to one's own message, but I need
to clarify something before anyone gets the wrong
idea. I just read GulPlum's discussion of this very
topic (I'm wading through a very full in-box, rather
haphazardly I'm afraid) and I just want to add that my
sense of "coming of age" is not a romantic one either,
but is connected to the range of emotions we see Harry
exhibit in OotP. I do recognize that it is a growing
theme throughout all the books, which is precisely why
I would have liked it better if Cuaron had not
directed PoA with that as his central focus. It needs
to be woven through all the films, not elevated to the
primary theme of one film alone.

Lanthiriel S

--- Lanthiriel S <isilvalacirca at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- 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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