Like Natalie Portman, this actress walked into the role of a lifetime for a huge movie franchise playing a smart, brave female character. She came into it younger though and with less experience. Where Natalie was about 16 when she played Queen Amidala, Emma Watson took on the role of Hermione at the age of 11. She literally grew up in the role and in the spotlight. But with all the pressures put on her and the other cast masts, they all seem to have turned out OK. I thought she was a little cutie in the first Harry Potter film but how good she was going to be in the role was still to be really determined. Two things I think improved by opinion of her. One is that she got older and better (also the Harry Potter films gained a new director who breathed a little more life into the movies) and two is that I read the books that were available at that time. (Years 1-5). I became a huge fan of Hermione as a character and appreciated the way that Emma brought her to the screen. I can’t really think of any scene from the book that was translated to the screen where I thought that she didn’t generate the same kind of emotions that those scenes brought on in the book. Especially in Book 6 where she is dealing with Ron’s dalliance with another young lady, and then in Book 7 where she to protect her parents from retribution brought on by her actions in fighting Lord Voldemort and does so by casting a spell to make them forget who they are and that they have a daughter.
Again to go with the Natalie comparison, Emma has now gone off to college and away from the movie cameras where she may stay. With her education, she now has choices in her life as to where she wants to be and I wish her best of luck with that.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914612/Movies I've Seen Her in: Harry Potter 1-8; Ballet Shoes
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