Intro/Movie impressions

[oz_widgeon]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "foilgirl_82" <foilgirl_82 at y...> wrote:
 I was looking 
> forward to the movie so much because I thought it would add 
something 
> that the books didn't. A different interpretation, maybe? I wasn't 
> expecting a (nearly) carbon copy of the first book and that was a 
> disappointment. 

I think it funny that you say this, as most of the gripes have been 
about the movie not following the book closely enough.  You should 
read some of the gripes on the hpgalleries boards!  I don't think I've 
seen one complaint about it following to book too closely.  Very 
intersting!


> On the other hand, Bryan was very entertained. He bugged me with 
> Quidditch-related questions for most of the first half ("That part's 
> kind of like soccer, but really, the whole thing's more like 
rugby..." 
> "Well, why is he just sitting there? Shouldn't he be flying around 
> looking for the snitch thing?" "What are the rules again?")

I wondered why Harry didn't move so much at first too, but it was his 
first match, and I guess I probably would have wanted to see what was 
going on too!  Also (after my 3rd viewing) I realized that he is much 
higher than the others (during most of the game), so he probably did 
have a good vantage point of the pitch from which to search for the 
snitch.  La la la pitch from which to search for the snitch!  Sounds 
rather musical doesn't it?  :)

>and 
> actually clapped at the end, something he doesn't usually do at 
> movies. 

Brilliant!  I loved it when everyone clapped when we saw it.  Most 
people (sheepishly including myself) clapped when Harry got into 
Gryffindor, when they won the Quiddich match and when Gryffindor won 
the House Cup.  None of these were surprises, but we cheered anyway!


>I think he's actually going to read the books, or at least the 
> first one. Pretty amazing, considering he used to make fun of me for 
> reading them.:)
>

Ah, an excellent chance for you to be all smug, superior and 'I told 
you so-ish'!  :-D

Slon