Evisceration Then Hooking Up: The Movie
Jul. 15th, 2009 05:50 pmIn half an hour, I’m off to see the sixth film with my mates!
I’m generally pretty indifferent to the films; I don’t like them much but they’re entertaining, and how events are portrayed in the films can add an extra dimension to meta on the books. I am nerdy enough to appreciate them for that.
But this film! Half Blood Prince is my boy’s book, and it had damn well better be his film. I really don’t like Harry much in this book, and the book itself is... well, I like it for Draco, and Snape, and the connections that are built between the three. It’s somewhat soured by the fact that the character arcs didn’t get resolved – at least, the relationships between them didn’t – in Deathly Hallows, but still cool.
Of course, the worry is that the romance in this book, including the moment that makes me want to write Ron/Hermione – specifically, creepy abusive!Hermione destroys Ron’s already tenuous self-esteem and attacks him with budgies because she’s jealous and controlling – will be the focus. Which would just be wrong. The romance had to be there, to show that they’re teenagers and to pad out the Gryffindor-centric plot when all the main action is going on with Dumbledore, Snape and Draco. But if the film is cutting stuff, I think we all know what it needs to be cutting.
To whit: Tom Felton in a girls’ loo.
What I’d really love, though, is a montage of Harry following Draco about while Ginny follows him. Preferably set to Blondie.
INT, Day. Draco walks down a stone corridor. He’s glancing back every so often, seeming anxious, almost paranoid. He’s almost grey, with dark shadows under his eyes.
We see Harry peek out of a doorway, check, then run across the corridor to the next doorway a little further down. Draco pauses, frowns, glances back; Harry quickly jerks out of sight.
Music begins.
One way or another, I’m gonna find ya, I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha one way or another...
*grins* But I’ll take Narcissa pwning Harry at Madam Malkins’. “Your husband’s a lewzer.”
“Ooh! Ouch! At least he’s not a *corpse*. Like Sirius. Remember that time he *died*?
CANNOT WAIT FOR AZKATRAZ.
I’m generally pretty indifferent to the films; I don’t like them much but they’re entertaining, and how events are portrayed in the films can add an extra dimension to meta on the books. I am nerdy enough to appreciate them for that.
But this film! Half Blood Prince is my boy’s book, and it had damn well better be his film. I really don’t like Harry much in this book, and the book itself is... well, I like it for Draco, and Snape, and the connections that are built between the three. It’s somewhat soured by the fact that the character arcs didn’t get resolved – at least, the relationships between them didn’t – in Deathly Hallows, but still cool.
Of course, the worry is that the romance in this book, including the moment that makes me want to write Ron/Hermione – specifically, creepy abusive!Hermione destroys Ron’s already tenuous self-esteem and attacks him with budgies because she’s jealous and controlling – will be the focus. Which would just be wrong. The romance had to be there, to show that they’re teenagers and to pad out the Gryffindor-centric plot when all the main action is going on with Dumbledore, Snape and Draco. But if the film is cutting stuff, I think we all know what it needs to be cutting.
To whit: Tom Felton in a girls’ loo.
What I’d really love, though, is a montage of Harry following Draco about while Ginny follows him. Preferably set to Blondie.
INT, Day. Draco walks down a stone corridor. He’s glancing back every so often, seeming anxious, almost paranoid. He’s almost grey, with dark shadows under his eyes.
We see Harry peek out of a doorway, check, then run across the corridor to the next doorway a little further down. Draco pauses, frowns, glances back; Harry quickly jerks out of sight.
Music begins.
One way or another, I’m gonna find ya, I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha one way or another...
*grins* But I’ll take Narcissa pwning Harry at Madam Malkins’. “Your husband’s a lewzer.”
“Ooh! Ouch! At least he’s not a *corpse*. Like Sirius. Remember that time he *died*?
CANNOT WAIT FOR AZKATRAZ.
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Date: 2009-07-15 05:39 pm (UTC)A while ago I was promised a Jealous!Harry fic by a lovely person. Do you happen to know what happened to that person? *stares at you*
No pressure. None what so ever. *keeps staring at you*
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Date: 2009-07-15 07:48 pm (UTC)Yeah.
Tell me what you think of it once you've seen it, ok?
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Date: 2009-07-15 08:15 pm (UTC)AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO FANVID THIS I'M TOTALLY SERIOUS! guuuuuuh, cannot wait!
& we're totally hanging out and and and. omg, i can't even type correctly.
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Date: 2009-07-17 01:08 am (UTC)Heh, someone totally should! It would make us happy. But then other things will soon make us happy, IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS I'M LANDING IN SAN FRANCISCO OMG.
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Date: 2009-07-17 01:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-22 11:13 am (UTC)"These girls. They're going to kill me!"
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Date: 2009-07-22 11:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-27 04:29 am (UTC)You will indeed have the fic! I'm going away for a few days, but how bout I promise to have it posted this week? Will that make your eyes stop HAUNTING MY DREAMS?
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Date: 2009-07-27 06:20 am (UTC)I was thinking about blackmailing you but then I realized I didn't know enough of you to do so. How sad is that? ;)
I'll be away for a few days too so this week is just fine. :)