@ Seajay

The difference is that I’m not an actress by profession. It is not my vocation, my career, my life’s work, as it is for Emma. I’m not being paid vast sums of money to play Hermione Granger, nor am I receiving loads of (undeserved, imo) nominations and awards for it while my co-stars, most of whom are frankly doing better work, are virtually ignored.

But if I WERE an actress, then I would certainly try to be the best I could be. I would want to be aware of where I needed improvement, and I would work hard to get better. I think EVERYONE should do that in their own career, regardless of what they do for a living. That’s why I’m hard on Emma. It’s not like she’s working in the coal mines or something. On the contrary, she’s a highly paid, mostly-adored actress who gets to play one of the most beloved characters in literature. I’m not saying that being an actress doesn’t have some serious drawbacks as well, but when all is said and done, Emma’s landed in a pretty golden situation, and I’d like to see her take full advantage of it. And frankly, from what I’ve seen in the films, she hasn’t done that, at least not as far as learning everything she can about being a better actress. Not in the way Rupert, and especially Dan, seem to have done.

Oh, and about me saying that everyone should try to be the best they can in their chosen career: I certainly apply that to myself as well. I’m a teacher, and I do in fact get evaluated and critiqued very frequently. It’s something I welcome, because I want to be the best teacher I can be. And yes, you’d be welcome to come sit in on one of my classes and “rip me to shreds” if you like. Because, as you said, it comes with the territory. ;)

I’ve gotten used to that. Emma will have to as well.

I think emma deserves the award!!! Unlike rupert, dan, She cares bout school and learning. And she has a great personality! Thats all that matters to me!!

@BellaSnape: I agree with your comment about Bellatrix’s costume, I would love to have that, it was perfect for her!! Same with the DE’s costume, it really was amazing.

And I am in full agreement about the adult actors. I mean we know that Maggie Smith (McGon), Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), and Gary Oldman have already been recognized in the greater acting community, but wow…I think they all have nailed their characters and play them flawlessly. However, I think Thewlis, Natalie Tena, whomever plays Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy, and Michael Gambon…and as some have mentioned Umbridge’s character in OoTP have gone unnoticed as far as awards. Where’s my Tonks fan at? I think they all did great. It has to be incredibly difficult to take something as intricate as HP and portray it on-screen. I appreciate all of them, I really think Smith and Tena should get some recognition for their roles. It’s really just made OoTP such a great experience, especially after the disaterous GoF.

Additionally, I don’t know about Bonnie yet. I think she did great in the looks at OoTP, but in HBP her character, as well as Ron’s are really in the spotlight, so I am sure we will see more about her acting abilities. I agree to that Rupert should get more recognition, because despite his lack of lines he portrays Ron accurately—at least my mental image. And Matt rocks as Neville, nailed the character, however a lot has to do with his make-up and costuming too.

2) About Emma, I agree with what was said earlier that in the first two movies Hermione’s character and Emma’s acting seemed to be right on que…what was mentioned earlier about CoS, Rupert was also acting out of breath, I think it was because the part was suppose to be about them running to keep up with Harry. I really didn’t see a fault in her acting, and for a child actor I was surprised, until PoA. In GoF it was just the lowest, but again I agree with what was said earlier that was 100% the director’s fault. That last scene should have been omitted and Emma should have received coaching as soon as they noticed the eyebrow tick. That’s what it is, she’s portraying the anxiety in the eyebrows, it’s something unconscious which is why as redreh said the panting started, because she had to really concentrate to notice it. However, in OoTP the eyebrow instance I only noticed once, and I was disappointed in her acting in the first scene at Grimmauld’s Place. Beyond that I actually think Emma has a potential to hone that ability to control her eyebrows to add to her acting, for instance when Hermione is talking Harry into starting DA it really added to the dark scene to have her raise her eyebrows at the exact moment the lightning struck. Then when they were in the Hog’s Head and she was talking to Harry I think the eyebrows really assisted in showing her apprehension of using Voldemort’s name, because her face wasn’t really expressing that type of fear. These changes, to me, indicate that the “actor’s director” Yates is aware of the problem. And in Emma’s interview for HBP she says she will make him repeat scenes until he is absolutely satisfied.

So, taken together I think this is indicative of changes to come in Emma’s performances and I think we will see a more convincing Hermione.

3) The only time I was disappointed in how Hermione’s character was portrayed was in PoA. There were a few redeeming characteristics, but for the most part it wasn’t how I envisioned Hermione’s character. Overall, in the first two movies and now OoTP I agree with how Hermione is being interpreted. For instance, I loved how caring they showed Hermione of Grawp and the Centaurs, even though they left out the house-elves movement, this really attaches Hermione to her character in the books. And I liked how understanding Hermione seemed to be of Harry, as if she already knew what he was thinking at the Hog’s Head, and on the scene of the bridge after DA were punished.

After that extremely long post, all I can say is I think we will see a change for the better with Yates and I have no qualms about HBP, and I can’t wait to see it!!

Sorry, typo I meant to say that Emma stated Yates would make her re-do the scene until it was acceptable and that she trusted Yates because of this.

@ mione,

Then let Emma be given an award for being a good student, or having what you call a “great personality”. But don’t give her an award for being a good actress. That’s a joke.

:nods at Ginny:

Yes, I have high(ish) hopes for Emma/Hermione in HBP. I’m sticking with my silly theory (as seen on page 2 of the comments) that Emma’s acting skills are back on an upswing, which means she will be a little better in HBP than she was in OotP.

It’s a completely ridiculous, unfounded theory, but it helps me stay optimistic. LOL.

wow, people are really critical. I think emma is totally cute with or without her “eyebrow acting”. I actually never noticed that and I don’t think that it’s necessarily a problem. In my opinion she is just as talented as Dan or Rupert any day. Rup should get more recognition though.

Thank goodness there are some sane people around here! It seems that everywhere you go, people are fawning over Emma and telling you you’re jealous if you dare criticise her. Um, no. Emma is an okay actress, but she does NOT deserve all the awards and recognition she gets. She is NOT a better or more deserving actor than any other HP actor. So, why is she getting all the recognition?

Because she is pretty and charming and popular, and people confuse that with being a good actress. I firmly believe that no acting professional (actor, director, acting coach, what have you) could honestly compare Emma to the other HP actors and actresses and say that she is so much better than they are that she needs to get pretty much one award per month.

Emma is overshadowing every other HP actor/actress to such an extent that I hope her role is minimal in HBP and DH (yeah, dream on). That way the other actors and actresses could get a little bit of the spotlight, too. And right now they deserve that much, much more than Emma.

I dont think Emma is beautiful at all (but I can see why others do) but she is definatly more conventionally attractive then Rupe or Dan, so yes I think her looks may have something to do with the awards ectera. It amkes me laugh when people acuse criticism for jealousy because in this case thats not it at all. I like Emma, she seems really nice however I just want her to do hermione justice. Until I went on this thread I honesty thought I was the only one who noticed her complete overacting…It makes me cringe sometimes…and I just dont understand it because in the first movie she was amazing but in GoF she was sooo bad. Your just so painfully aware when your watching her that she is acting, if you know what I mean.

I agree with what others have said that Dan has grown up to be a much better actor the he was (PoA ‘he was their friend’!). I have been really impressed with him in the last two movies although I also really hope he learns how to cry on camara for the DH’s!

As for Alan Rickman as Snape…I think he is amazing and I really hope they do Snape justice in HBP so that we can see more of him!

This is about the most ridiculous thread I’ve ever read on this website. I am used to the impotent ranting of the Emma-haters by now, so it’s merely pitiful at this point, and even slightly amusing. Teen-age girls hate Emma because she’s pretty and knows Dan and Rupert, and is living every girl’s dream, with the acting, the popularity, the modeling, and so on.

And of course the most pathetic of all are the self proclaiming “actors” and “movie people” of one kind or another who post their “professional” wisdom. Put your resumes up for us to look at, why don’t you.

Unbelievable.

Saria, what i meant about panicking is that we should all just try and see the ’’whole movie’’ rather than concentrate on Emma’s eyebrows :P do like i do, ignore her and look at Dan or Rupert ;D

Someone mentioned that Emma has more lines, and its true! Thats one other thing that makes me rather sad than annoyed. In the books Ron is portrayed as someone who can be as equally smart as Hermione, but in the movies he seems like a stupid guy who only barely gets through his classes…(ofcourse Emma has no power over the manuscript)

One thing to think about though, is that Jo saw the audition tape and knew instantly that she was the one for the part.

I dont own a copy of the PS movie, but i do wonder if she acted in the same way that shes acting now. I mean has she always had the ’’eyebrow-acting’’ in all the films ?

And i dont know, if you were in the wizarding world knowing theres a bald snake-looking assasin-psycho-killer out there, wouldnt you be as freaked out and paranoid as Hermione looks? :P

Good luck to Emma. :) I think she’s getting better and better as every movie progresses! I’m not a huge fan of her, but I don’t think she’s as crap as some people make her out to be either.

I hope they’ll win! Emma is a great actress but during OOTP I kept asking myself-WHERE IS HERMIONE? and the same goes for Ron. so little of them! I was angry.

@Ginny(I think)and I saw again someone complaining about Hermione in POA. In my opinion that was the real Hermione! character totally like book-Hermione!

Thank You Ginny and Moony, I agree with you both I especially hope that they do Snape justice so we can see as much of Alan as possible. Those who criticize arent worth it, I think critics who judge movie are the same way not alot of them tend to see the good in movies anymore so they rate them on the flaws- How stupid. My motto is go by your own feelings and screw everyone else. Oh and rate your own movies.

em doesnt have a brow acting problem!it’s just a nervous reaction/habit…anyway,she’s an awesome actress…v talented esp in the drama type acting! cant wait for her to win this and good luck to her and jany temine(cool costume degisner)