Sirius Black Poster and Arthur's Discussion With Harry Scene

Marci blackgold101 at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 7 20:19:06 UTC 2004


--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Mandy" <ExSlytherin at a...> wrote:
> > *Kimberly's comment*
> > I agree, I loved the poster, he was just too funny !      BUT, 
did 
> it appear to anyone else that Arthur kept looking directly AT the 
> camera ?    The first time I thought it was my imagination, the 
> second time, I thought, "Is he looking at the camera ?" and then by 
> the third time I was pretty positive he indeed was looking right at 
> the camera.    Did anyone else notice it ?     It was really 
bugging 
> me...!
> 
> 
> Mandy here:
> Yes but it is part of Curon's desire to keep us, the audience, as 
> eavesdroppers peeping in on the action.  Arthur is explaining the 
> situation to Harry trying to keep form anyone else hearing him, 
> moving thought the pillars, looking over his shoulder, nervously 
> looking towards us who are a peeping tom in the scene. 
> 
> Curon did it many times in the film, starting at the very beginning 
> with the tiny light flashing in the distance slowly getting closer 
> and the camera moving through Harry's bedroom window to spy on him 
> doing something he shouldn't.  Letting us watch the Gryffindor boys 
> bonding in their dorm and then having the camera slowing pulling 
out 
> of the window to illustrate to us that we are outsiders looking 
into 
> the world.  Again, on the Hogwarts Express when Harry say's "Is he 
> really asleep because I have to tell you something?" then he closed 
> the door on us, again shutting us out.  Even at the very end after 
> all the credits have rolled, you hear Harry's voice 
saying "Mischief 
> managed.....Nox." The credits slowly disappear and then the screen 
> goes black, finally shutting us out for the last time.

You said that perfectly!

Marci





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