[HPFGU-Movie] Goblet of Fire - Acting - Credits and Debits

[Stacey Nunes-Ranchy]

Steve wrote:
But, and this is a big BUT (I love saying that), the 
actors can never be better that what they are given to
work with. Take any of the examples you gave for Emma,
then realize that those scenes and those lines are in 
the script, she has no control over that. So, given
those scenes and those line, and the extremely little
time to build any emotion or suspense for any scene, 
how else could she have played it. Those scene in
your example are devoid of any set-up, and devoid of 
any real content. So, what is an actor suppose to do?

The best they can do is read the lines, collect their
pay check, and move on. That's EXACTLY what Gambon is
doing!



Stacey:  Actually, I think I really would have much preferred it had she
just said her lines almost matter-of-factly and exited.  My point was that
these lines would have been much better had they been said in a more "true
to life" way.  The way she says them is very much overacted and for that I
can not blame the script, as you have done, although as I see it, we can
fault the director.  If it's in the script you have to say it (or convince
the powers that be to accept your changes) but I think you would agree that
any one line can be said/ acted in a myriad of ways.  It's the director who
yells "cut and print" or "cut and let's do it again- this time more (..)".  


Steve again:


So, again, when you get the urge to critisize any scene
in any of the movies, consider how well the scene was 
set up in advance, then consider the lines the actors 
were given, how much time was spent, and I don't see 
how you could expect much more than you got.

Stacey responds again:

Please don't misunderstand!  I'm not saying by any means that I do not enjoy
the films or that they are devoid of quality acting.  I was merely pointing
out that EW's acting in the GoF was not my favorite from her.  I don't know
if it was the director's choice or hers.  I think merely the fact that we
love the books so much we unconsciously hope the movies could come close to
the wonderful images and scenes we've imagined but, as adults, we know only
too well that rarely (if ever?) is a film as good as the book.   Believe me,
if I expected a whole lot more that I got, these movies wouldn't be playing
nearly non-stop in my household.  Just because you truly love something/
someone doesn't mean you can't be conscious of its minor flaws (and thank
God for that or I might not be married hee hee!)

 

Stacey (who's desperately hoping her kids still want to go see Happy Feet so
she can get a glimpse of OotP!)



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]