harry potter?

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(04-04-2008 12:59 AM)¢αѕѕιє link Wrote:About Emma not being a natural blonde, a wholly agree. If you look at some of the pictures of when she was little, her hair is brown. She might have been dark blond when she was really little, but that quickly faded. I don't know why she bleaches her hair blonde - she looks lovely with brown her too! That's another thing - I always thought she was too pretty for Hermione. Don't get me wrong, I'm not being a jealous fangirl or anything, I think she is beautiful and that doesn't effect how much I like her, but before the movies came out, I always pictured Hermione pretty much like she was in PS/SS - but a smidge uglier. Big teeth, less flawless skin and things. And I love the colour pink, but she seriously overdoes it. She is always wearing pink in the movies, and I never really imagined Hermione as the "pink" sort of girl. Though maybe that's just me. I miss them wearing the Hogwarts robes. Ever since POA, the movies have been portraying the trio in muggle clothing consistantly, and barely ever showing them in uniform. It gives the Hogwarts feel to have Hogwarts robes on.

First, I'll comment about the hair - I don't know why she bleaches it. Maybe she thinks people like blondes better. Who knows...I, personally, think she looks better as a brunette. It definitely suits her more than blonde does.

Second, about Hermione - I don't know...I mean, I always pictured her as one of the geekier girls, but Jo kept saying she was very pretty under all the hair (). My point is, I don't think I'd necessarily call her ugly. But with the later movies, I definitely agree that Emma got way too "pretty" to play Hermione (if any of that makes sense ).

And, finally, I agree. I'm always saying "where did the robes go?!?" I think that's mostly the director's fault, to be honest. But I also agree about the pink...way too much...

dateline= Wrote:And I'll just continue about Emma for a moment. I have to complain about her acting. Some of her scenes, she overdoes it way too much. And she uses her eyebrows to win every award she has! Seriously, her eyebrows are like a charcter of their own!

FINALLY! Oh my goodness, I can't tell you how happy you just made me!! Nobody has ever agreed with me about that before

Her eyebrows are crazy! They're, like...alive or something! Speaking of eyebrows - those use to be bushy, too. Now they're all trimmed up and perfect...that's so not like Hermione.

And yes, Emma overacts quite a bit. Honestly, I don't think she'll get much work besides Harry Potter. She suits the part quite well, except for the areas that we're currently discussing, but I think Hermione Granger is one of the few roles she'll ever get.

dateline= Wrote:And I agree, Jo was amazingly consistent considering the complexity of the storyline. So many little details can make the big difference. But she weaved it all together fantastically well, with very little misconceptions. Just another reason why I love Jo.

Okay, seriously, we agree way too much But there's nothing wrong with that

I use to say (and sometimes still do, in a way) that Jo isn't really a great writer, per se. I think she's a better story teller. I don't know if this makes much sense, and I'm certainly not taking a stab at her writing. As we agreed before, she is wonderful when it comes to word choices and such. I think her writing is great - it's just, it gets a bit dull when it comes to explaining and the like. I think her real strength is in the creation of the story itself. (Again, don't get me wrong - she's fabulous in both areas. I'm just saying she shines when it comes to making such an intricate storyline and keeping up with it.)

Anyway, it doesn't have much to do with the consistency thing and I'm not sure if it made much sense (that's why I don't really say it much anymore, because people get the wrong idea), but I just thought I'd add that.

dateline= Wrote:As for Dumbledore, I do understand you. And I hate to say that I agree. I'm determined to disagree with you one day! But you just gotta love Dumbledore. He truly is the best! Why can't I have a headmaster like that at my school? We used to have an awful headmaster, he liked to steal food from the cafeteria before lunch, explaining why he was morbidly obsese. Also, he stole LOTS of money from the school finance office and was therefore fired. So now we actually have something to eat at lunch. It's great!

I'm not so sure that day will ever come Especially not when it comes to Harry Potter

I agree, I would love to have had a headmaster like Dumbledore. He's one of the many reasons (and probably one of the more important reasons) why I wanted to go to Hogwarts. I love Dumbledore - he's an amazingly fascinating character. He's...unexplainable, really

dateline= Wrote:And that's another reason why I love James and Lily! Because they mirror Harry and Ginny! I cannot believe I forgot to mention that! And I understand, if it was Harry Snape there'd be know story. But still, it's a weird prospect to acknowledge.

I know it is I always like wondering "what if it had been like this?"...it totally messes with my mind

dateline= Wrote:And I need to add, what you said about Harry's unruly hair - Does it annoy you too that Harry doesn't really have unruly hair in the movies? I know I'm going on about the characters hair again, but it is important to me! The only movie where they stay true to Harry having unruly hair is in POA. And maybe a little GOF. But in PS/SS, CoS, OOTP and now HBP, his hair is neat. Particularly in the first two. And Dan's eyes are blue. But I won't poke him with my pitchfork for that - he can't help that he has blue eyes, after all.

First, about the eyes - Yeah, there's not much he could do about that. Although, there are coloured contacts, so if they really wanted to stay true to the story they would have gave Dan a set to wear...but whatever.

And about the hair - I completely agree. It's kind of like the issues we have with Emma/Hermione. Just carelessness, really. I would wait longer for the movies if it meant they were more precise. But, again, whatever. What's done is done. We'll always have the books

dateline= Wrote:About Dudley marrying a witch - true, it's unlikely, although it would be extremely amusing if he did. I think he learned to accept Harry much more easily than Vernon and Petunia ever could, after all. I always imagined him quite relaxed with the wizarding world and those that inhabit it now.

I definitely agree about him adjusting better than his parents - they seemed pretty steadfast in their beliefs. Dudley, however, never quite seemed to know what to make of it. He was just scared of magic, he didn't hate it per se.

And about him marrying a witch - again, it's like thinking "what if..." It's pretty funny trying to imagine Dudley with a witch

dateline= Wrote:If you're going to be rereading the series, then I will too! I've read it so often now that I can read them through extremely quickly. Though I'll take more care this time round, so I can collect all my favourite quotes too! And I'll let you know when I've gathered them all! Oooh, one's just popped into my head! In the OOTP book, unsure which chapter, but it is when Harry is over at Grimauld Place after being told he will be attending a hearing to ensure his attending Hogwarts.
I think Molly goes something like, "Ooh, Ronnie! (Ron had just became Prefect). That's everyone in the family!"
And then George comes out with, "What are Fred and I, next-door neighbours?
My gosh there's so many, a few more have come into my head, but I'll save them for when I go through the book, as I still have that terrible headache. I notice I've passed it on to you! I'm genuinely very sorry about that! I'm an idiot. : Lol.

I love rereading the books, as I'm sure I've stated before. And I'm the same way - now that I've read them so many times, I can read through them like children's bedtime stories. I know, there are tons of good quotes - again, Jo's genius at work (Haha, I love Gred and Forge...well, I loved...)

dateline= Wrote:And don't worry about your post not making sense - it made perfect sense to me. I frequently post things I can't understand myself. It always seems so jumbled.

And yes, I'm finally on a 1,000 (well, a smidge past that) posts!

Okay, good I'm always so worried my post won't make sense and someone will get the wrong idea or something.

And congratulations!