ex cathedra: Time passing

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Time passing

2000

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

2011

The Woman in Black*

Sorta like watching a boy you know grow up.

There was something about the little guy in 2001 that reminded me of a departed friend of mine who died of AIDS in 1988. I sort of imprinted the one on the other, I guess, so I've had a certain affection for Harry/Daniel ever since.

*This was a novel, then a play --2nd longest running one in England. This adaptation fiddles with the story. Radcliffe spends most of the flick alone, wandering. Beautifully filmed, but not a great vehicle.

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