Inconsistencies- was Definition of a "good movie" for me

susanbones2003 rdas at facstaff.wisc.edu
Thu Jun 24 20:07:34 UTC 2004


--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, Valerie Flowe 
<valerie.flowe at v...> wrote:
 SNIP> I still think the crying was dubbed in later, and I still 
didn't see any teartracks 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. (thatdid bug me lots, before). I guess 
the little wistful smile playing on his lipswas 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.  (snip)

I loathed the crying scene. I can not, for the life of me, 
understand why it was used in the state it was. The crying sounds 
like a smurf or something. I can understand extreme anger at the 
revelation of Black's role in his parents deaths but the tears don't 
fit MovieHarry, even a Harry in deepest angst. He's British for 
goodness sakes!! If this scene were constructed to demonstrate Dan's 
depth and range, it failed. And then the question "Why leave it as 
is?" Why put in the horrid crying sound? Without it, I could believe 
he was seething under his invisibility cloak. Just didn't work.
Jennifer





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