GoF 33

This chapter has been more picked apart than perhaps any other in canon except OotP 28, so I've tried to focus on aspects that have not already been discussed to death. If you want to bring up something I didn't address, feel free!

GoF 33: The Death Eaters

Voldemort looked away from Harry, and began examining his own body. His hands were like large, pale spiders; his long white fingers caressed his own chest, his arms, his face[...] (559)

Eeee. Ralphemort. ♥

I mean, cough, this seems like a good time to talk about how this plays in the movie. I unabashedly loved what Ralph Fiennes did with it. It wasn't unlike the book, it just used the parts of this chapter that completely work, like V's sensuality, magnetism, and total batshit-craziness; and left out the parts that don't work, like dragging out the villainous exposition so long that it becomes absurd. I think it was noblerot who said that in the movie, V seems less calculating, more wild -- you don't know what he's going to do and maybe neither does he, his triumph and madness propelling him this way and that. He is more dangerous, and less -- well -- ridiculous.

( We are still united in our GoF re-read, then. OR ARE WE? )

Previous GoF posts are saved in memories here.

GoF 33

This chapter has been more picked apart than perhaps any other in canon except OotP 28, so I've tried to focus on aspects that have not already been discussed to death. If you want to bring up something I didn't address, feel free!

GoF 33: The Death Eaters

Voldemort looked away from Harry, and began examining his own body. His hands were like large, pale spiders; his long white fingers caressed his own chest, his arms, his face[...] (559)

Eeee. Ralphemort. ♥

I mean, cough, this seems like a good time to talk about how this plays in the movie. I unabashedly loved what Ralph Fiennes did with it. It wasn't unlike the book, it just used the parts of this chapter that completely work, like V's sensuality, magnetism, and total batshit-craziness; and left out the parts that don't work, like dragging out the villainous exposition so long that it becomes absurd. I think it was noblerot who said that in the movie, V seems less calculating, more wild -- you don't know what he's going to do and maybe neither does he, his triumph and madness propelling him this way and that. He is more dangerous, and less -- well -- ridiculous.

( We are still united in our GoF re-read, then. OR ARE WE? )

Previous GoF posts are saved in memories here.