Quaggy's Year of Movies Part 1
So I've been seeing a surprising number of films since I moved over here, both as a social activity with the others in my program and on my own as a break from writing and general PhD stuff. I've already put this off long enough that I have to break these into two parts! So let's start with the movie I saw in January and work our way forward...
( Ponya, MirrorMask and the Artist )
But I have to say, I thought that Neville/Luna was a stroke of genius too. They're both so dreamy/dippy, in perfectly complementary ways. And I was in love with the way that Neville turned into a quiet hero. He kind of fell into being rock-solid, surprisingly enough. Which complements Luna's knowingness.
I suppose I can see why you'd ship Harry/Hermione...but they didn't strike me as an OTP, really. (And even though the dancing scene was sweet, I didn't get 'chemistry' out of it.) And I do like Ron/Hermione. I agree that Harry/Ginny doesn't really make sense, and yeah, the actors kind of had horrible chemistry with each other. That's tough, though, when you're casting ten-year-olds for things that are going to happen 8-10 years later. You're kind of stuck with what you've got.
I enjoyed them, but it was hard to get really into them, since I'm not a hard-core book lover or anything like that. I really like them more for the movie magic, and the world it creates, I think. I am dying to take the set tour, if I ever get over that way.
As for The Artist, I really liked it. It hit just the right note, no pun intended. I was actually looking for Artist fanfic after I saw it, or fanvids. It just seems like they'd go well.
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Well, ultimately it's because they're not. Everyone knew fairly early on that Hermione was going to be with Ron and Harry with Ginny. But I do think the actors have good chemistry and have had since, like, the third movie. Maybe it's just the combination of being good friends in real life and that their acting styles are complimentary. But I've always enjoyed their interaction.
That's tough, though, when you're casting ten-year-olds for things that are going to happen 8-10 years later. You're kind of stuck with what you've got.
Yes, that's totally true. Like the fact that Harry in the books is very tall and his actor wound up being much shorter than the other guys in the cast. The reason that Luna is so perfectly cast is because she's the only major character that didn't show up until the fifth book, so they weren't stuck with a girl who was perfect when she was 10, but wasn't so much when she was 14.
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