I see the fear and the sickened reaction in book!Draco a lot. He is genuinely horrified when they bring Fenrir into Hogwarts, he can't even look at Ron and Hermione when they are brought to Malfoy Manor, and he seems pretty appalled and frightened when he finally faces an unarmed Dumbledore at his mercy. He is shaking all over and in tears, when he could quite easily kill him in a moment.
I think movie!Draco was made a bit more overtly sympathetic than book!Draco, though (partly because Tom Felton MAKES us see his vulnerability and his humanity) and I see the vanishing cabinet scenes as a continuation of that. If we think about the deleted scene where they had Draco throwing Harry his wand in the final battle, I think it's clear that they wanted a redemption for film!Draco that we didn't get for book!Draco. I think his ambivalence at fixing the cabinets reflects that story arc towards a partial redemption.
I didn't see Draco looking pleased when the apple came back, either! The music is chilling and I felt his reaction was more fearful than jubilant.
I COMPLETELY agree about his eyes <3333 I've seen a clip of DanRad complimenting Tom on his acting in that film. I wonder where it was.
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Date: 2013-10-12 10:23 pm (UTC)I think movie!Draco was made a bit more overtly sympathetic than book!Draco, though (partly because Tom Felton MAKES us see his vulnerability and his humanity) and I see the vanishing cabinet scenes as a continuation of that. If we think about the deleted scene where they had Draco throwing Harry his wand in the final battle, I think it's clear that they wanted a redemption for film!Draco that we didn't get for book!Draco. I think his ambivalence at fixing the cabinets reflects that story arc towards a partial redemption.
I didn't see Draco looking pleased when the apple came back, either! The music is chilling and I felt his reaction was more fearful than jubilant.
I COMPLETELY agree about his eyes <3333 I've seen a clip of DanRad complimenting Tom on his acting in that film. I wonder where it was.