Re; emotions in GoF

[susanbones2003]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Sharon Hawkinson" 
<sweetnightingale at s...> wrote:
>
> Oh, I totally agree here. When I saw the movie, I was in tears big 
time seeing the graveyard scene and Harry's return with Cedric's 
body. My husband said, "What are you crying about?" I tell ya, it 
got me right in the heart--very emotional.
> 
> Sharon
> 
> 
>   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.
> 
> 
>  Hi Guys,
Emotion in GOF? Hum. Let's see. It's was decided to make GOF a 
thriller, or at least concentrate on that aspect of the novel. A 
good choice it seems. Emotions? We know from the graveyard scene on, 
in the book that things did get very highly charged. But we also 
know that Book Harry and Movie Harry are somewhat different and face 
different challenges. I don't think Movie Harry can take the time 
and energy to experience life as Book Harry does. I was very 
impressed with the decision to let Dan go for it after the 
graveyard. Book Harry was almost numb on return and only had his 
truly emotional moment, brief as it was, with Molly. Now because 
time was short for end stuff, powers that be put some of that 
emotion in a place where it made sense. The return makes sense for a 
show of emotion. (I have the bad habit of equating emotion with 
crying. My fault- there were many fine examples of Dan's reactions 
to events that display Harry's emotional state) But the return scene 
was very fine because as viewers we can identify with the mingled 
horror and relief that Movie Harry must have felt. My point is that 
Movie Harry displayed emotion as necessary. There was not the time 
or maybe not even the motivation for a lot more. But before anyone 
misunderstands me, I do wish it could have been a longer or even two 
part set in order to allow us to get more deeply into characters. 
But, even so, what we got does hold water and for that I am grateful.
Jen D.