Third time was the charm....

[susanbones2003]

Okay,
I am getting the hang of POA, movie format. I saw it for the 3rd 
time and it was the best viewing yet. Things didn't jar me. The 
crying scene made more sense. The somewhat-odd pitch of the crying 
finally hit home. The first few words he speaks after Hermione 
removes the cloak are in the same pitch. Higher than normal, and 
indicative of high emotion and of the fact that he is still a boy, 
notquite a young man. The pathos of the moment was very short and 
fleeting and just enough. 

You all had alerted me of things to watch for, the smile that plays 
on Harry's lips as Lupin talks about his parents. That was 
beautiful. Subtle. Good. The music was so beautiful at those 
moments. 

I tried my best to view the last scene with Lupin as some manifesto 
for some tortured group or the other. Try as I might, I just got the 
impression that he was talking about being a werewolf. But it was 
very moving, the pain he was feeling was palpable. 

And so, thanks to all of you who had faith in this movie and kept at 
those of us who were disappointed for one reason or another. It's a 
very beautiful film completely apart from the book.

Jennifer