Some poetic touches

[foxmoth at qnet.com]

  I had been diligently avoiding reviews, so now having seen the 
movie a second time, I am trying to catch up with what the critics 
have been saying. I get the impression they're complaining 
about a lack of poetry. On my second viewing, which I grant is a 
luxury most critics don't have, I noticed a couple of things I really 
like.
   The scene in the courtyard where Hedwig takes flight and 
loses herself in the clouds follows directly after the Mirror scene, 
and can be seen as Harry letting go of trying to see his parents 
again.
   In the chess game, when Ron tells Harry that he's the one who 
has to go on, he's not only accepting a nasty end, he's giving up 
the dreams of glory which he saw in the Mirror. That speech  
makes it clear that Ron is a hero in his own right, and  a 
character with as much depth as Harry. 
   

Pippin, stopping before she gets shippy