Yet Another Review

[pippin_999]

Penny:
> Though I'm not a Ron fan and though I do think that this 
portrayal of Hermione is very consistent with canon (it's just not 
PoA canon), I do agree with those thoughts.  It's obvious that 
Kloves loves Hermione, and while that's wonderful (I do too), I 
can't quite figure out why everyone is letting him make such 
drastic changes in the portrayal of Ron.  Granted, I do see a 
gradual arc beginning in PoA that is reasonably pronounced by 
OoP wherein Ron is being relegated more and more to the 
sidelines or the background and Hermione is being increasingly 
fitted into the role of "heroine."  But, it's so early for that. 
Does it  give any of you Ron fans pause to think that Rowling has 
in some way sanctioned this diminishment of his character in 
the films?  It tells me that it's possible that what I saw in OoP
will 
continue.  <

It's rash to predict but I think GoF is Ron's film--a lot of the
conflict centers around him. So it would make sense to put his 
character development off a bit. I also understand Cuaron didn't 
want to play up the romantic angle in this film because it would 
undercut GoF. But there is a very  underplayed R/H moment after 
they leave the willow and Ron starts trying to get Hermione to 
fuss over him ala Draco and Pansy earlier in the film and Being 
Very Brave Because They're Going to Have to Cut My Leg Off. 


I don't see Ron being left behind in OOP at all of course. He
becomes a prefect and a Keeper, both without any help from 
Harry. Harry's destiny seems to be taking him further out of Ron 
and Hermione's world--he's coaching *them* now, in the DA, 
and much as Hermione might like to, she can't really help with 
stuff like Occlumency.

Pippin