[HPforGrownups] Re: H/H Dull & R/H Loads of Fun? (contrarian view)

[Carole Estes]

No: HPFGUIDX 11095


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From: <moongirlk at yahoo.com>

> I guess also part of the fun of it for me is that I love a good
> romantic comedy.  When I read a scene of Ron and Hermione bickering, I
> grin because it takes me back to Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable in
> It Happened One Night, or for those of you who aren't into the oldies
> but goodies, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in You've Got Mail (a weaker
> example, but the first one I could think of that lots of people may
> have seen).  The bickering, to me, shows the boiling up of their
> feelings for one another.  They're still not quite capable of dealing
> with the deeper issues of their feelings for each other, so it comes
> out as something simpler, more basic.  It's a classic representation
> of budding romance in modern film and fiction, and one that I enjoy.

Some might call it classic, I find it unrealistic and way overdone.  Its
inevitable on TV and in the movies nowadays that if 2 characters are
bickering, they must fall in love.  Its been done so many ways so many
times!


>
> So yes, I'd say it's all a matter of perception.  Nobody's right or
> wrong until JKR says so, and if we're talking about what we'd like to
> see instead of what we think will happen, then nobody's wrong, ever.
> Unless, of course, they want to match up Ron and Aragog or something -
> that's just cruel!  It would be such a bore if everyone thought the
> same way, wouldn't it? :D

I agree with you here...neither is right or wrong, just personal preference.
I'm with Penny in that I find constant bickering and all that boiling of
feelings is passionate at first, but given time gets stressful and
emotionally draining.  But its all how we look at the world. Some people
thrive on conflict, others avoid it at all cost...neither one is right for
everyone.

carole