What do all the colors mean?

[susanbones2003]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "laurenmcoakley" 
<laurenmcoakley at y...> wrote:
>
> I haven't seen it in any back posts, but I could certainly be 
wrong... 
> Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this and/or amybe knows 
what 
> it might mean...
> 
> It seems that in the films, Harry wears a lot of blue, Ron wears 
red 
> and Hermione wears pink.  Not all of the time, like, in GoF, Ron 
wears 
> a blue striped baja-type pullover (over a red t-shirt, of 
course).  
> And sometimes Harry has like a heather-gray sweatshirt, but 
usually 
> they seem to follow this color-coded-ness.  Even Hermione's Yule 
Ball 
> dress, which was described as turquoise in the book, was pink.
> Lauren

Jen D here:
Lauren, as far as I know, no one has brought up the use of color in 
GOF. Nicholas wrote an excellent post (9956) on color (and other 
motifs) in POA but he didn't analyze the colors the kids wore. My 
best guess is that Mike Newell used certain colors (most noticeable 
with Hermione if my memory serves me right) with the kids as a 
composer uses a group of musical notes to denote a character. I 
can't find any meaning beyond that but am certainly open to 
someone's interpretation. Would love to hear it, in fact. 

I have a question now. It's really been bothering me (I am 
relistening to GOF right now) that in the film, Dumbledore was 
constantly worried and at the end of his resources. My question is, 
in terms of the structure of the film, why was it necessary for him 
to be in that position. We know he was not so agitated or lost in 
the book and yes, I know this is a different medium. So, my 
question, why was it necessary in the structure of the film for him 
to be out of ideas, stumped and feeling his age? 
My guess is that Newell, in order to heighten the suspense of the 
adventure/mystery/thriller pulled out all the stops. A Dumbledore 
quietly bemused does not add to the tension. A Dumbledore at the end 
of his tether turns yet another screw. And then you must admit that 
Dumbledore's demeanor must not be critical to the resolution of the 
story since he doesn't become the tired old man until 2 books later. 
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Jen D