Ever since my recent three week love affair with the Harry
Potter movies (and Hermione Granger in particular) I’ve been watching quite a
few themed compilations on YouTube. So what does the Google machine - which is programmed to assess my every whim and offer me more of like kind - now give me
as a recommended topic? It gives me Emma Watson.
So let me ask a question here. Why would I be interested in Emma Watson just because she played the incomparable Hermione Granger in a series of movies? Emma Watson is an
actor, effectively a mobile mannequin. None of the roles Ms Watson has played or
ever will play can be relied upon to give any indication of her own nature. Such
intelligence is known only to her and those close to her. It certainly isn’t
known to me and I see no reason why it should be.
Let’s put this simply, albeit figuratively: To those who don’t know her, Emma
Watson isn’t real. To fans of Harry Potter, however, Hermione Granger is very
real. What’s more, she’s the closest I’ve ever encountered to the perfect
woman. For all I know, Emma Watson might be about as interesting as a plate of
cold cabbage. And the point is this: I really don’t care whether she is or not, which is why I'm not interested in watching videos about her. Or let’s put it
another way: when it comes to the matter of drama, it’s the characters who are
important, not the actors.
So please, clever people at YouTube, do stop assuming that I’m one
of those drooling inadequates who hang around stage doors no matter what the
climatic conditions in the hope of having the opportunity to say ‘Please, Miss
Watson, please may I have your autograph. I thought you were absolutely
brilliant.’ I’m not, so please stop it.
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