[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Inconsistencies- was Definition of a "good movie" for me

[Valerie Flowe]

> From: "Gary Sapp & Karen J.S." <karen-gary at worldnet.att.net>

I thought about this on the first viewing, wondering why he didn't
have the cage with him when he left Privet Drive but I guess it was a
continuity issue.  Hedwig was in his room before he stormed out so it
would be strange for him to take an empty cage...we would be wondering
where she went.  It works better for her to show up at the Leaky
Cauldron.  One of those things that got fussed with for visual effect.

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Karen
who just saw PoA for the fourth time today!!

[from Valerie]
Karen,
Just saw it for my 4th time as well! :-) And as others have mentioned, I enjoy 
it more and more each time. Guess all this discussion actually helps me accept 
the omissions!
It sure is an exciting movie, though, isn't it?

A couple of comments:

I still don't hear the "Padfoot" reference when Lupin is turning into the 
werewolf. I wanted to, but didn't. :-(

So is the implication that Hedwig either picked the lock on her cage and 
escaped to join Harry, OR that Harry released her before he left, so that he 
wouldn't have to carry the darn cage? That's plausible...

I still think the crying was dubbed in later, and I still didn't see any tear 
tracks on Harry's face, so I consider that a "so-so" scene. But I am more 
accepting of his nonreaction to finding out that Lupin knew his parents. (that 
did bug me lots, before). I guess the little wistful smile playing on his lips 
was very a propos for Harry's emotional state in POA. I loved the part when he 
tells Lupin that he doesn't know if his memory of his parents is real, but that 
it's all he has. Wah! Poor Harry! I wanted to hug him. (the Mom in me!) How can 
anyone, Snape, Draco, Umbridge, be so mean to him, knowing how he lost his 
parents? Sheesh! Give the poor kid a break, already!



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