Think Cedric Diggory, only without a broomstick.īut then, something blind and ignorant arises in Gene– something jealous and angry– and he strikes out at Phinny in a most terrible way. Nevertheless they have a lot of fun together, much of it created by Phinny’s instinct for play, his natural leadership, and his all-around charm and goodness. Gene is a top student, Phinny is a top athlete. Gene and Phineas are best friends and roommates. There are no evil wizards or escaped convicts threatening the boys of Devon School, however. Only these sons are preparing to go to war, as the novel is set during World War II.Ī not-so-obvious reason this should resonate with Harry’s fans, is that it exposes the true nature of mankind– the good and the bad– concentrated on the painful, strenuous period known as adolescence. To be exact, a New England boys’ prep school, where the sons of the rich and powerful have gone for generations to prepare for college. This is a thin, quickly-read book that has one obvious appeal to Harry Potter fans: it is set in a boarding school. All in all, a succesful evocation of a time and place, whether or not it measured up to the themes and meanings of the book (which I note Leonard Matlin called "overrated" anyway.Purchase here We know what happened to Parker Stevenson (he married Kirstie Alley).
I think the character of Finney was very well portrayed by John Heyl and wonder what ever happened to him. The cinematography was beautiful, even lyrical. Naturally someone in our own decade is going to read "homosexuality" into the relationships, but there was, in fact, a time when Finney could say to Gene "in this teenage period of your life, the best person to come to the beach with is your best pal, and we believed him.
So it's a nice window onto a vanished (mostly, I think) subculture. Gone are the all-male schools and seminaries of the past. First of all, how many movies today are all about groups of 17 year old guys. But the movie worked for me on its own merits. Ok, I read the book too, but that was in - oh say- 1964 and I forgot it all.
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