[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Movie taint that I want to see in DH.

[Danielle Butler]

I don't think of JKR as chickening out with Percy being good in the end. His story is a harder one to tell. He is a son who grew up hearing his father was a disgrace to all wizards. He made it his mission to be accepted in society, where his father has learned that it is more important to be accepted by those you love and those who loves you. With the questionable return of Lord Voldemorte, Percy finds the one reason to believe his parents were wrong and others were correct. Instead of having faith and truly knowing his parents, he chooses a path that collides with them. His enlightenment comes in the last hour when realizing the errors of his ways, he returns to fight alongside his family. I think his story is universal to teenagers who learn to doubt their parents and have to experience life to find what their parents told them has merits.
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I'd love to see Percy turn out to be a evil Death Eater who gets
killed by a member of his own family; we really don't need yet another
good Weasley. JKR had everything set up perfectly for a very
interesting betrayal subplot, but she chickened out, it turns out that
Percy was good (yawn) after all.

I'd also like to see Harry keep the Elder Wand, and in the last scene
in the last movie I'd like to see Harry walking with a limp,
indicating that the last 19 years have not been entirely uneventful.
Remember Harry is a Auror now and that profession can really put
mileage on you, just look at Moody. 

Speaking of that last scene, I wonder if they will hire another actor
to play the part of the older Harry. Some have said Radcliff is too
old for his character, I don't think so myself although in that last
scene the problem is the opposite, he would be way too young. On the
other hand good makeup can do a lot. 

Barbara Key graynavarre@ ... 

> I would like to see an injured Draco with Narcissa holding him,
> while Lucius is standing over both, firing hexes at any Death
> Eaters that come near him. Mama Bear and enraged Papa Bear
> protecting their cub is the idea I would go for 

Yes, that could make for a powerful scene, but it wouldn't really be a
movie taint, there are scenes close to it in the book.

"kempermentor" <kempermentor@ ...>

> I would love to see moral questioning of his use of Crucio 

I profoundly disagree, I would be outraged if the movie does that! I
was delighted when Harry not only used the Crucio he ENJOYED it. It's
about time we saw a little Dirty Harry in Harry Potter, I just wish
JKR had taken it farther.

Voldemort sneered "So Potter, you come to challenge me but you don't
even have a wand". Harry thought furiously and then an old memory came
to him and he knew what to do.  He walked forward until he was just
inches from Voldemort's face and with an air of quiet confidence said:
"I know more magic than you do Tom Riddle Junior, you're too ignorant
to know it but some curses need no wand, like the most powerful curse
of them all, the Magnum curse. 

Looking even paler than normal Voldemort said, "You're bluffing".

In a low menacing voice Harry growled, 
"Well maybe I am and maybe I'm not, but seeing as how I'm talking
about the Magnum  curse, a curse so powerful it would blow your head
clean off you have to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky
today? Well do you Punk!? Come on, make my day.

John K Clark

 


      

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