[HPFGU-Movie] Re: the greatest difference

[clshannon at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/15/04 4:36:41 AM, snosageau at hotmail.com writes:


> I can't say that I minded them, in fact the Cuaron Hogwarts is alot
> more like how I pictured Hogwarts before seeing the 1st two movies -
> wild, ancient etc.
> 

I agree, and it is definitely more real than in the first two films. I 
remember watching PS/SS for the umpteenth time and cringing when the three kids run 
out to Hagrid's hut at the end to ask him about the dragon - Hagrid is sitting 
in front of the hut playing the flute. If you watch that scene, esp. on a TV 
screen, you can see that the kids are standing in front of a projection - they 
don't appear to be outside at all. It looks rather fake. 
Also, I never got a real sense of where things were on the outside of the 
castle in the first two films - the actual paths to get places, etc. In POA, you 
get more a sense of the geography and layout of the school and the grounds. 
It's also awesome to see them running around those 'real hills and wild 
landscape' at the end, it looks dangerous and I was feeling some vertigo, just looking 
at the precipices around that place ;-) I don't think I could have even 
walked down those 'steps' to Magical Creatures Class - they were so 
steep...shudder!

Anyway, I agree that the landscape and surroundings were much more realistic 
in this one and I have no problem with the different layout since I don't 
think it was very well drawn out in   the first two films anyway. I hope that POA 
sets the standard now for future HP films regarding this particular thing 
(even if they aren't planning on filming as much in Scotland) <g>
Cindy


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