One Scene from POA

[Theresa]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "susanbones2003" <rdas at f...> 
wrote:
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> > 
> > 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
> 
Now Theresa:
Sorry I finally had to delurk here. I must be a rare person as I 
actually liked this scene. I wasn't sure of the real tears until I 
saw it on IMAX - that was the only issue I had before. As for 
whether a 13 year old boy would cry or not - I think depends on the 
boy. I have two sons - one 14 and one nearly 11 and they do cry on 
occassion (usually go hide in their rooms but I still hear them and 
go and see). I do not think Harry intended to cry in front of his 
friends as he bolted from the Three Broomsticks and had the cloak 
on. In fact I noticed on rewatching it recently that Ron actually 
tries to stop Hermione from going to Harry. I think Ron being the 
good best friend realized Harry wanted a little privacy but the 
mother instinct in Hermione pushed her foward. I do think that this 
was a great way to take several scenes from the book and roll it 
into one. In the book Harry overhears (as do Hermione and Ron) from 
hidden under a table. He was shocked and nearly didn't come out from 
under the table (R/H stare at him "lost for words" - was he showing 
his upset then?). Then the next day in the Gryffindor room the trio 
have the conversation about revenge and R/H try to convince Harry 
not to go after Black. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I actually 
liked the scene in the film and most of all of the films. I was a 
tiny bit disappointed with the werewolf but then I am a big scifi 
fan when it comes to vampires, werewolves and the like and saw 
Underworld and Van Helsing and thought their werewolves were great. 
Big hairy wolves with tails. Anyway, I digress - I just wanted to 
add my 2 knuts that I thought the scene was great and did think it 
was in character for Harry as I believe in the books he would be 
emotional (maybe he cried in the tunnel on the way back to the 
school).

Theresa