PoA Movie: A few more observations (Minor SPOILERS)

[Brooke]

You are so right about the wrong side of the scar scene.  I noticed 
it at the time because I had read the spoilers, however, in the 
movie I thought it might have been a reflection.  But now you 
explained it perfectly.   Thank you!











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> From GulPlum:-
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> >Several people have pointed out as a continuity error the fact 
that Harry's
> >scar appears over his left (rather than right) eyebrow during the 
Boggart
> >DADA class. I was 90% sure of this on Monday, but now it's 100% 
(I paid
> >attention while watching the movie today) - sorry would-be eagle-
eyes,
> >there's nothing wrong with the shot or makeup - the shot is a 
reflection in
> >the wardrobe mirror. True, this is complicated a little by the 
fact that
> >the camera then appears to go "through" the mirror and the image 
loses the
> >imperfections of the sides of the antique mirror, but technically 
it
> >remains a mirror image.
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> Thanks for clarifying. The possible explanation only occurred to 
me the
> next day as I was composing my post to the list. Saw the film 
again on
> Friday; I don't know how I missed it the first time....vaguely 
recall
> people moving in front of me around that time. Anyway; the scene is
> unusually constructed; the camera goes into the mirror at the 
beginning,
> and comes out of it at the end (I think I have that the right way
> round...:-) )
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> I noticed a number of 'reflection' shots this time around; in the 
Boggart
> class, of course; in a window at one stage; when Harry is flying on
> Buckbeak, he sees his reflection in the lake...must take notes 
next time as
> it seems to be a motif through the first part of the film.
> Harry-Attempting-To-Understand-His-Own-Inner-Nature?
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> Possibly.
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> Cheers,
> Nicholas