[HPforGrownups] Re: Chance to be a character in HP

[Kathryn Lambert]

No: HPFGUIDX 180019

Bart Lidofsky <bartl at sprynet.com> wrote:          Problem is, the characters in Harry Potter tend to lack depth. I was 
REALLY hoping that Hagrid's was a lot smarter than he let on. Or that 
the apparent fact that Snape had talent up there with Dumbledore and 
Voledemort, yet kept his light under a bushel, might come out. No such 
luck. One acting challenge, especially for the last two books, however, 
would be Morty. The real trick is to make him simultaneously pitiful, 
dangerous, and seductive. That would be a real acting challenge.

Bart
   
   
  ***Katie:  I might get moved to the OT list for this posting...but we'll see. 
   
  I think you're right about many of the characters lacking something, but I don't think it's depth, per se. I think the problem is that they are what they seem to be. I don't know if I would define that as being superficial characters, since they do have a lot of conflict, tortured souls, and all that...(lol)
   
  But they do lack dimension. I do wish that some people had not been what they seemed to be. Snape, in the end, was Snivellus. He was a mopey, whiney, lonely kid who never grew much beyond that. Harry was a hero. Ron - a sidekick. Draco - a coward and a jerk. You get my point. I think the problem is that JKR misled us into believing that all these people would be more than what they seemed...and she just didn't deliver. 
   
  One thing I do like about the medium-that-must-not-be-named is that the really good character actors they brought in for many of the adult roles lend that dimension to the characters. I absolutely love what Gary Oldman has brought to Sirius. While I always loved Sirius, he's more a real person to me now. I also love what Emma Thompson has done with Trelawny, who I never liked or had any sympathy for, until I saw Emma doing that role. And, of course, Maggie Smith as McGonagall. She's just so fantastic - I wish I saw her more.  These great actors are able to bring something to these characters that was missing in the books. (By no means am I suggesting I like the books less than the films, just that these folks made me like their characters more.)
   
  Anyway, back to the topic...I would love to play Professor Sprout. I'm kind of shaped like her! : )  And I always thought she was a really interesting lady who didn't get enough page time. Besides, I love the idea of digging in dirt all day for a living! 
   
  Katie
   


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