So Daniel Radcliffe is currently the poster boy of the Toronto International Film Festival, with three new films this year.
I realized that I've been neglecting Dan, and I feel really bad about this realization. I mean, he's made other films after--and even during--the Harry Potter series. But I've never seen any of those other films. I downloaded December Boys a long time ago, but never got around to watching it. I sometimes think about seeing The Black Woman but I always talk myself out of it, making lame excuses like, "It might be too scary for me."
The truth is, a tiny voice inside my head is preventing me from seeing Dan in any role other than Harry. I just have this feeling that if I let myself see him as another character, or even as the real Daniel Radcliffe person, that would really bring about the finality of it, that the Harry Potter world I live in is done, over. I refuse to move on. He is Harry. He doesn't have any business being anybody else.
But that's unfair, I know. I mean, I've fully supported Emma's works after she shed the trappings of Hermione and moved on to become Sam in Perks, and I fully intend to see all her other upcoming films too. So why can't I give Dan a chance, eh?
Well, I think I'm finally getting there. I am currently reading this book called Horns, written by Joe Hill. It's one of the films in the Toronto festival that Dan is starring at. I got mildly intrigued when I read about the story, and especially after I've seen pictures of Dan in character as Iggy Perrish. I immediately reserved a copy from Fully Booked, and thanks to the rainy weekend, I am now halfway through it. On the first few pages, I had an internal battle within my head, because my brain kept picturing Daniel as the main character, but I keep catching myself in the act and I try to erase the picture because it's painful to let Harry Potter get lost in another book. But now, I think I've resolved my inner conflicts and am now able to let Harry and Iggy co-exist in my fantasy world, telling myself that they just look similar but they are two very different persons.
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| Dan as Iggy Perrish in "Horns" |
So yeah, Dan can move on because he deserves it. But I hope he wouldn't mind if I say this: For me, you will always be Harry. Always.
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