[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Power play

[Valerie Flowe]

I was trying to figure out why they made her take the step down. I 
think it was perhaps out of shock when Umbridge uses the word 
"loyalty". She is so outraged that she forgets to play 'the step-game". 
I really liked that scene in the movie and felt that all the scenes 
between McG and Umb. seemed faithful to the 'essence' of the book. She 
is still a prim and proper lady by nature, but at  her breaking point 
with this beast Umbridge.
Valerie

On Jul 24, 2007, at 3:17 PM, jeanico2000 wrote:

> Excellent point, Steve. I agree with you on this (actually, I liked
>  the whole idea until McGonagall took the step down!)
>  Best,
>  Nicole
>
>  --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>  >
>  > --- Debera <Tovah814@> wrote:
>  > >
>  > > Did anyone else see the power play between McGonigal
>  > > and Umbridge? I thought that scene was well played.
>  > >
>  > > Debera
>  >
>  > bboyminn:
>  >
>  > If you are referring to their encounter on the stairs,
>  > I hated it. In the end, it showed McGonagall backing
>  > down, both literally by yielding to Umbridge's threats
>  > and symbolically by stepping DOWN the stairs, when
>  > Umbridge, in a sense, threatens her with the Minister.
>  > Yet, in the books, McGonagall NEVER backs down.
>  >
>  > I think a better way to have played it would have been
>  > for McGonagall to storm off UP the stairs, saying,
>  > as she does in the book, the Fudge may not be minster
>  > for long.
>  >
>  > That opens the opportunity for Umbridge to run after
>  > McGonagall, shouting that McGonagall wants Dumbledore
>  > to be Minister so she (McGonagall) can take Umbridge's
>  > place as Undersecretary.
>  >
>  > But, that's just my opinion.
>  >
>  > Steve/bboyminn
>  >
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