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[connielane]

So, I'm really not getting all the Emma Watson hate. If people don't like her as an actress that's one thing, but creating motivations out of whole cloth for her reluctance to sign on for the last two HP films or not having a lot of contact with Dan and Rupert between films just seems silly to me.

Personally, I'd really hate to see her not return and I'm very glad WB is confident that she will be back. I think she has hits and misses in her performance in the films, just like Dan and Rupert do, but that she understands Hermione better than many people in this fandom.

Comments

[hildigunnur.livejournal.com]

I actually agree with you that she understands Hermione rather well. I don't care much for her portrayal of Hermione on the other hand but I think very little of it has to with Emma herself. I think the blame lies with the directors because Emma does something I think Hermione herself would do if she was (real and) an actress, she overthinks her part, I can almost sense the running commentary of explanations that appear to be running through Emma's head during her performances.

[blpurdom.livejournal.com]

Having had some small experience with UK tabloids, I hesitate to credit one with being on speaking terms with the truth, ever. So that's my first problem with all of this.

My second is that, although it was true in the past that Emma had no other projects outside of HP (and I was often very quick to point this out in comparing her acting abilities to Dan's and Rupert's) that's simply no longer factually accurate, due to her having been signed to the Belles of St. Trinian remake, something I saw many people ignoring repeatedly when commenting on this. I'm glad to see her get other acting work, as I think it will be very educational for her; the lack of other work previously was probably in part a reflection of her abilities, but it also was probably holding BACK her ability to learn and grow as an actress; she needs to learn to do others' scripts and follow other director's directions. In general, she needs an actor's education, which she has not received; she's highly intelligent and could probably learn a lot about her craft if she were only given the time to do so.

My third problem is that the chief issue with Film!Hermione has always been the writing; an actor cannot portray a character other than as written, and if Emma has been given other characters' lines a great deal, and usually inappropriately, that is hardly her fault--it's not like the lines were written for the other characters in the script and she just stepped on their lines and delivered them herself, spontaneously, during the shooting, after which the director decided to keep it that way.

I think Emma is a very bright young woman who has been ill-served by the scripts and, usually, by the direction on the HP films. Now she is ill-served by this tabloid hack and there is no reason to give credence to anything about her playing the role of Hermione that doesn't come directly from the WB, IMO. No matter who plays Hermione in the last two films, whether it's Emma or another actress, she will be at the mercy of the scripts and direction, as always.

[xray2000.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of it has to do with Ron and Rupert. Lots of fans adore Ron Weasley and really like Rupert Grint as well; he's the best of the three child actors. Their dislike for Emma comes from both her weak acting and jealousy, not because of Emma but because of the screenwriters who give her "all the great lines."

She was so adorable in the first film, but that loses its appeal as the films progress and the actors are required to become more professional and actually act.

If she decides not to sign, I think it'd be a huge mistake on her part. She can only get better if she stays. Personally it won't bother me either way.

[bkdelong.livejournal.com]

There are so many other things in this world to be worried about.....I wish people wouldn't obsess and hate on teen actors.

[lilac-bearry.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*

[lunalovepotter.livejournal.com]

My own feelings aside, I think it's sad that there's so much resentment and hate being directed toward Emma Watson. It would be very disappointing to see her bow out of the films right now; I hope she sticks with it.