[HPFGU-Movie] 3rd viewing, some observations, likes & dislikes

[Dina Lerret]

clshannon at aol.com said:

> In a message dated 6/17/04 3:37:56 AM, patientx3 at aol.com writes:
> ***
> -I really don't like the freezeframe at the end.
> **
> Sigh, well, I guess I'm one of the few people who really liked that. I
> thought it was a much snappier way to end the film than a long pulling
> shot from the
> Great Hall to the outside. Different, visually appealing and it actually
> made
> my heart feel full with some of the joy that Harry must have been feeling.
> I
> think it's great that they focused on him at the end - they are 'his'
> stories,
> after all ;-)

I'm in the camp of 'didn't like the freeze frame'.  You may have already
read my comments on Glassesreflect concerning this ending.

For those not on that group, I was glad to see Harry happy in the end but
not that enamoured with seeing his face 'smashed' into the camera.  One
reaction I was 100% sure I did have was a 'WTF' on that moment.

I would've gotten the same light-hearted joy from hearing Harry go
'yahoooo' off into the sky.  There was much motion in the camera work
throughout the film for them to just go *splat* at the end was... ick.

I almost was like 'where's the squeegee - we've got another Harry Potter
on the windshied'.

Dina

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