P.O.A Harry and Hermione

[laurenmcoakley]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, can can <jeffschick16 at ...> wrote:
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> >Hi TB1,
> >You know, it was just a gut reaction on my part. Sadly enough, I 
don't see much chemistry between "Ron and Hermy" on-screen. I 
thought the almost-handholding scene with the hippogriff was 
extremely awkward which I am sure was the way it was supposed to 
look. And you may well be right that in an extreme situation, you 
might hold anyone's hand within reach. But I just can't escape the 
chemistry screen Harry and Hermy seem to have. They are a much 
better match and I realize that is not the way the books are going 
so I don't really have anything valid to point out...
> >J>
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>   I agree with you about the Ron/Hermione awkwardness.  With the 
fear of the Hippogriff (minor fear yes, but potrayal of "fear" 
nonetheless) looked very deliberate, kind of mechanical like, it 
wasn't natural.  When Harry and Hermione ran through the forest 
stricken with fear or going up the stairs of the shreiking(sp?) 
shack, the physical contact seemed a lot more natural to me.  And as 
for directors playing on the chemistry, what about Newell and Goblet 
for instance.  The Harry/Hermione hug in the champions tent before 
the first task?  Ok that wasn't in the book that way.  Actually she 
was suppose to hug him and Ron after the task, but instead she 
throws herself through the curtain, out of concern for her friend of 
course, and hugs the crap out of him, and all we get for the 
Harry/Ron reunion was "Boys".  I just believe their chemistry was 
played up in the films.  Not to say that Rupert and Emma aren't 
close, they say they are, but I don't see her as physical off screen
>  with him as she is with Dan.  Then again it can be said that the 
Hermione/Ron awkwardness shows more of a possible liking toward each 
other as oppose of her easiness of being physical with Harry which 
represents friendship.
>   Funny thing is, before Prisoner, I had only watched the movies, 
never read the books.  It wasn't until Prisoner making a fan and 
Goblet the movie that made me want to read the books.  And yet, 
although I love Prisoner and have watched it an unGodly number of 
times (i'm watching it right now, on cable) I never once interpreted 
Harry and Hermiones physicalness as a possible relationship between 
the 2 characters.  I thought it was so awesome that in Goblet 
(movie) Rita Skeeter thought they were more, when it was so obvious 
they were soo not.  I knew the Ginny had to be coming, it was 
obvious although i would like it not too.lol
>   Candace
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> peace........real love.........
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> Candace
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> "cuz...the worlds alot bigger than you and me...."
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> "Darling, the Wicked Witch has NOTHING on me!"  Sharon Osbourne

And now Lauren:
Hi Candace, I, like you, was a movie fan to start, and didn't begin 
reading the series until I saw POA and just LOVED it (before that, I 
must admit in my ignorance, that I believe Harry Potter was 
children's fodder- what pish-posh!).  To be fair (and to try and 
have a small line of defense here), the previous Harry Potter movies 
*were* geared towards children.  And my friends (who were adults) 
who read the series didn't talk about it all that much with me, so I 
really didn't know what it was all about, and now I am MUCH bigger 
fans than they are.  How funny.

Anyway, back to topic, I totally agree with what you and Jen D. are 
saying here.  I feel like people who keep insisting that the hand 
holding was totally natural, totally like how the characters in the 
book are- I'm sorry, but I really just don't think so.  I think 
things are set the way they are in the movies because they 
can, 'cause it works, and it's what people want to see.  Otherwise, 
what is the point really?

I mean, we KNOW Harry and Hermione are great friends, why is it 
necessary for them to be holding hands and such?  Are we moviegoers 
so thick that we can't tell that already?  It didn't need to be in 
there, and the fact that it was, I feel, is trying to convey a 
certain message, or, as I've mentioned, take advantage of the 
undeniable *something* that these two people have that make it work.

Those of us who have read the books KNOW how the relationships are 
supposed to play out, but I feel like the movies are going to have a 
heck of a time making those non-book reading fans believe what is 
supposed to come, because of how they haven't developed certain 
things (and trust me, I know there are still some people out there!  
My husband is certainly one!).  Someone had mentioned Ginny in a 
previous post, and how in COS we saw that little hint that she had a 
crush on Harry because she freaked when she saw him eating breakfast 
in her kitchen that one morning, and then nothing for POA, and 
nothing for GOF.  Poor girl was barely worth mentioning in GOF.

Anyway, I'm loving this discussion (though missing Richard terribly 
here- his technical movie expertise is much missed!), and I really 
hope you don't get sick of me and my long-winded posts!