Your favorite actor/actress in HP movies

[sartoris22]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Tiffany Lothamer <lothtm01 at ...> 
wrote:
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> Tiffany:
> I do not care for Evanna Lynch's acting at all. I think it is very 
forced and unconvincing, as I saw Emma Watson in SS. There is 
something really relaxed and honest about book!Luna that I don't see 
Evanna being able to pull off. I hate her movie character, it annoys 
me. Though I must admit that I have never been incredibly fond of the 
Luna character at all.
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sartoris22:

Although I respect your dislike of the Luna character, she is one of 
my favorite characters in the movies, primarily because she 
reinforces the theme of the intolerance. Almost every character, 
perhaps save Neville, exhibits some type of prejudice against someone 
or some thing. For example, although Hermione champions SPEW and 
generally exhibits tolerance, she is quite dismissive of Luna, as she 
is of Professor Trewlany, because both represent a kind of academic 
ignorance to her. Luna reminds us that even characters we admire have 
prejudices that must combat.

As for Evanna Lynch's acting, she is a true Potter fan who, I think, 
sensitively conveys the other-wordly but knowledgeable qualities of 
Luna. Her scenes with Harry are, to me, quite affecting and 
effective. For example, when Harry encounters Luna in the forest 
feeding the baby thestral, she sweetly convinces him that he needs 
his friends. And it's Luna who rescues the first meeting of 
Dumbledore's Army by asking a question that reminds everyone why they 
are meeting in the first place. Harry is probably our most relaible 
barometer of what characters the audience should like, and Hary likes 
Luna. Once again, I respect your dislike of Luna and of Evanna 
Lynch's portrayal of her, but I think that Luna serves an important 
purpose in the movies--perhaps testing the limits of our own 
tolerance--and I think Evanna Lynch does a good job of bringing that 
character to life.