And was it not the point of that silly rumour about Scorpius to show that this kind of thinking is silly and wrong?
Exactly. It's the same thing she did in the books — giving lip service to the idea that it's not all black and white, but then when it comes down to it, it somehow always turns out to be black and white after all. It's frustrating.
That scene where Harry talks to Dumbledore's portrait - I hated it. What was that?
I was uncomfortable with it too. Part of the problem for me was that there is still ambiguity about what, exactly, portraits are. It's hard to know how to react to a scene when we don't even know if we're supposed to think that's "really" Dumbledore or not. If it's just a reflection of Harry's memories, then what is the scene for, and why is it presented like it's a real opportunity for closure for either one of them?
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Date: 2016-08-01 05:38 pm (UTC)Exactly. It's the same thing she did in the books — giving lip service to the idea that it's not all black and white, but then when it comes down to it, it somehow always turns out to be black and white after all. It's frustrating.
That scene where Harry talks to Dumbledore's portrait - I hated it. What was that?
I was uncomfortable with it too. Part of the problem for me was that there is still ambiguity about what, exactly, portraits are. It's hard to know how to react to a scene when we don't even know if we're supposed to think that's "really" Dumbledore or not. If it's just a reflection of Harry's memories, then what is the scene for, and why is it presented like it's a real opportunity for closure for either one of them?