[HPFGU-Movie] Re: the greatest difference

[clshannon at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/12/04 6:28:48 PM, aldhelm at earthlink.net writes:


> Sophia, I completely agree. In the Aunt Marge scene, my heart was pounding 
> with
> tension at what might be about to go wrong, even though I knew exactly what 
> was
> going to happen. I couldn't put my finger on why, exactly; part of it was 
> Dan's
> performance in those earliest scenes which I think were his best in the 
> movie, but the
> unsettled feeling is characteristic of the whole film.
> 

I agree and am glad someone brought up this - the whole Aunt Marge sequence 
has been sort of referred to in reviews as somewhat unnerving due to its 
resemblance to the movie Carrie and scary telekinetic powers, but also by one 
reviewer as lulling viewers into thinking this was another 'cute' Potter movie. I 
don't agree with the last part (but do agree with the Carrie vibe, it was rather 
spooky)- I remember clearly watching the movie for the first time in the 
theater and in that moment when Harry retreats to his room after the blowing up 
incident and angrily kicks the dresser, I literally was startled in my seat. It 
was as if I felt that kick myself and it was saying, 'this ain't a typical 
Potter movie'. We finally see the 'real' kid in Harry come out - the rebellious, 
angry newly blossomed teenager and it would have been a colossal mistake to 
have him not react in some way to what had happened downstairs. And I thought 
that reaction was one of the most "real" moments for Harry and subsequently, 
Dan. I really believed he was ticked off big time there ;-)

And I think that Harry has had two years to adjust to his new life as a 
wizard, which left him less shellshocked by events and able to stop repressing 
strong emotions (he was still in that somewhat shellshocked state in the first two 
movies). It was realistic for him to finally let something out.
I knew from that moment on that I was in for a different ride and I was glad 
of it...and was not disappointed in the least <g>
Cindy


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