Mirror of Erised scene

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Adana wrote:
> The mirror of Erised scene is an example, and the one
> I had the most problem with.  In the book, Harry went
> back more than once, over several nights. He lost
> interest in his schoolwork and even in his friends. 
> It was clear that the mirror had a hold on him.
> In the movie, it seems to be a one-night deal, and
> Dumbledore shows up almost immediately to give his
> pep talk. The dialogue is almost the same as in the
> book, but the scene and mood are not nearly as strong.
> It's almost a footnote, just a set-up for the end
> fight with Quirrell.

Frankly, I think it would be hard to convey on film the fact that 
Harry keeps returning to the mirror any better than Columbus does.  
Dumbledore's saying, "Back again," sends the message that he's been 
going back at least a few times.  Time constraints on the film being 
what they were, it would be impossible to add more to it.  And if 
there were more time, there are numerous other things I'd rather see 
added.  (More on that later.)

Barb responded:
> I didn't get that impression at all from the movie.
> In fact, it was probably the most powerful scene in
> the movie for me. 

Well, I don't know about most powerful, but it is one of my two 
visually favorite scene... and the music just completes it.  The 
other scene I really like is the one when we see Harry sitting at his 
window the first night at Hogwarts and just looking out, thinking of 
all the stuff that has happened to him of late.  I really like that.

Dawn