[HPFGU-Movie] emotions in GoF

[Karen]

Totally agree. I thought it was very emotional. Lots of good subtext and
sorry but don't think the graveyard and return with Cedric's body  could
have been more emotional.


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From: <artsylynda at aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [HPFGU-Movie] emotions in GoF


> I've been out of town for a while, so I've just been catching up on  posts
> here.  I'm really stunned that so many of you don't think GoF was
"emotional"!!
>  YIKES!  When poor Harry tried to ask Cho to the ball --  the many many
> attempts prior to bumping into her in the Owlery -- he is SO  perfect in
his
> reaction:  "Why do they have to travel in packs?" was  delivered exactly
the way a
> boy that age would say it under the  circumstances.  When he finally
bumped
> into Cho in the Owlrey -- that scene  is one of my favorites of all the HP
> scenes.  Dan so perfectly portrayed  that "I think I'm going to be sick,
but I have
> to do this, but it's so hard, and  please, God, let me die before I
embarrass
> myself this way -- why won't the  floor just open up and swallow me before
she
> looks at me again?"  All that  stuff and more crosses his face and is
shown
> in his body language.  And  when she calls him back, the HOPE on his face,
the
> JOY!  And then he does  his best to make the best of it.  I just love that
> scene.  Ron's anger  over Harry's name being in the Goblet is another
perfectly
> wonderful emotional  roller coaster, carried throughout several scenes.
When
> they finally make  up and Ron thinks his ploy should have been obvious to
> Harry, and Harry wonders  who would ever have understood that Ron was
behind that
> message -- both boys did  a marvelous job there!  And there was real
emotion
> there too.  When  Ron came back from humiliating himself while trying to
ask
> Fleur to the ball --  Harry and Hermione's confusion was so real, and
Hermione's
> reaction when she  thought Fleur might have actually accepted was perfect!
> And poor  Ron.  He looked like he was going to throw up!  Harry seemed
torn
> between sympathy, frustration and amusement, all perfect for the scene.
As
> someone said here, Harry's confused reaction to Hermione's sending the
boys to
> their room after the Ball was such a "man" reaction, just perfect!  And
> Hermione and Ron's fight prior to that, and Hermione's collapse on the
stairs -- 
> perfect!  There are a lot of other such things I could mention, but I'm
sure if
> you think about it, you'll think of them too.
>
> "Emotional scenes" don't have to be "big, crying your eyes out"  kind of
> things.  I think it's far more telling of the skill of the actors,
director and
> screenwriter if the subtle emotions play out well on the  screen.  And GoF
had
> that in spades!  GoF was my favorite book and is  my favorite movie so
far!  I
> can't wait for the DVD!
>
> Lynda AKA "Abraxan"
>
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