[HPFGU-Movie] Titanic reference

[artsylynda at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/12/2004 5:25:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:
I loved that the movie allowed us to see Harry genuinely happy and 
carefree on two occasions - the Buckbeak ride and the dorm room antics with 
the 
candy. The poor kid goes through hell in this book and movie - he deserves to 
have a few moments of giddiness and exhilaration. And I don't care a bit if   
the book didn't have the dorm scene or if he didn't enjoy the Buckbeak ride - 
the film needed to have those scenes.
And I don't find the ride cheesy at all. I felt a real sense of his joy when 
he opens his arms wide and lets loose that joyous yell ;-) 
I don't think we really got to see Harry that happy in the first two movies - 
he smiled some and maybe laughed softly, but he never really let it loose. 
Considering everything else going in POA, not the least of which is the 
Dementors sucking every drop of joy and happiness out of him and replacing it 
with 
screams of his own mother's murder...he needed that release and we, as 
viewers, 
needed it as well - at least, I needed it ;)
Cindy

I LOVED that scene (Buckbeak and Harry) and the one where they rescued Sirius 
and Sirius and Harry squealing with glee as they flew -- "not a good way to 
sneak around" was my first thought, but I ride horses and know the joy you feel 
when you clear a jump or do a perfect *anything* on horseback -- definitely a 
"WAHOO!!" moment!  And I was delighted with the candy scene in the dorm.  
You're right, poor Harry goes through so much torment in this book and film, 
these light moments were really necessary to give the kid -- and the audience -- 
some much needed relief.  I have seen the movie twice and am not at all 
satiated yet -- gotta go see it at least 5 more times, I think!!


Lynda 
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". . .the cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg, OoP


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