[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Power play

[Karen]

They use it as the point when Dolores really takes over. They made her
transition from nasty teacher to high inquisitor that moment rather than a
more gradual climb. I do with they'd had the career counseling scene though.


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>[mailto:HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Valerie Flowe
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>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:
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>> 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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