One Scene from POA

susanbones2003 rdas at facstaff.wisc.edu
Wed Dec 28 17:27:37 UTC 2005


> 
> And now Lauren says:
> 
> JenD-
> I'm sorry, but I think I am having trouble with what you keep 
> calling "a weird/odd way" to express emotion.  Harry is 13 years 
old > in this film for heaven's sakes!  I'm not sure how mature the 
13 
> year-olds you hang around with are, but I think crying as a way to 
> express emotion is perfectly acceptable! (Even for those of us way 
> way waaaay older than 13!) :-)

Jen interjects:
I have absolutely no problem with Harry expressing emotion! I am 
always moved at how Jo writes about him expressing emotions, how 
much it seems to mirror how a real boy feels, how well he "gets" it 
such as when Dumbledore explains his mother's sacrifice. Harry's 
emotions are fine with me. But you have to understand my question. 
Why "make up" an incident to demonstrate emotion on Harry's part 
when you have so many really fine examples in the books (which 
somehow should relate to the script)? And moreover, why make up 
an "out-of-character" incident that lacks proper motivation? You 
seem to be foregetting that I am very interested in understanding 
this film, a film that I haven't given enough attention to. I am not 
decrying it, just hoping someone out there understands this scene 
better than me. You don't have to do a cheer for the films as films. 
I am first in line for that. It's just that a film must have some 
relationship to the characters that operate in it and some of that 
relationship must spring from the books, they are the text. And as I 
understand it, Harry would never have willingly shed tears in front 
of his friends. He does his crying as sereptitiously as possible. If 
you can explain how the scene works, then we have something to 
discuss. You don't need to stand up for the film. We'd be on the 
same side. 
Jen D



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