My second viewing and some things I realized

[M.Clifford]

> From: "huntergreen_3" <patientx3 at a...>
<snip> ....the fact that they wrote the map is slipped into the 
middle of the Shrieking Shack scene with very little emphasis (Lupin 
says something to the effect of "Of course I know how to work it, I 
helped write it."). 
Now if you're talking about the animagus stuff, then that I 
understand, because that's a whole chapter. Personally, I think it 
would have been awkward in the movie, <snip> 


 
>Reply: [frm Valerie]


> So again, the director has to balance the story 
> between his huge viewing audience age span (say, 4 years old to 84 
years old?!?!) 
You have to admit, that's a big challenge. 
> 
>

Valky:

All good points and still I believe the Shreiking Shack scene was 
drastically rushed.

My Younger brother who has never read the books loved the movie and 
thats great. 

But I asked him "What did you think of Sirius at the end of the 
movie?" and "Did you want for Harry to live with him?"

His answers:

"What about Sirius? He was innocent."
"Thats it?" I asked.
"Yeah, Just that he was innocent. Why what did I miss? Oh yeah that 
he was Harrys Godfather right?"

and..

"Well Harry wanted to live with him but I dont really know....I felt 
sad that he couldn't...."

What did he miss!?!?!?

Only that Sirius was the most loyal and true friend that James ever 
had!! 
Just that he was there ready to die to avenge Harry's tragedy. 

Nothing much just what was lost in a barrage of poorly delivered 
lines and ill conceived camera angles.

I was really enjoying the movie right up till the thirty seconds 
that they crammed a pivotal event in Harrys life into with the 
camera pointing at the back of his Sirius' head!! Arrrgh!!! 

If only they could reshoot this one scene!

Ok maybe I sound a bit harsh. But to me that is the crucial event of 
Prisoner of Azkaban..... and I think it was crushed in like a bent 
spoon. 

I feel sad for those that missed the passion of that scene which can 
only be found in the original works by JK Rowling and I urge all who 
haven't felt it yet to read read read!!

Valky


Just a final note I'd like to add and thanks to pen_apart elf for 
the friendly words...

I realise after writing this that I feel a twinge of guilt for the 
makers of POA. My bitterness is maybe too direct and it is the 
longest and most difficult story yet to contain in one movie, but 
they truly reflect how I personally felt after watching the film.