[HPFGU-Movie] 3rd times the charm -- finally have questions

[artsylynda at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/3/2005 7:11:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:


What  was the deal with the mermaid in the stained glass window that 
was  animated in the prefects bathroom?  Was there a purpose to her in 
the  book that I have forgotten?  Or was she just a piece of obligatory  
CGI, like it seems to me?  She bugged me because she was distracting  
from the cuteness of Myrtle teasing Harry, and him discovering the  
clue.
 
In the book, it's a PAINTING of a mermaid that's animated.  I  rather liked 
the stained glass in the film this time (the one from the wall that  looked as 
if it was crying was very effective!)

And I LOVED Myrtle's scene with Harry!  She was SO  FUNNY!  I saw an 
interview with Dan Radcliffe (done in Australia) where the  interviewer asked him 
about his "topless" scene and Dan said the thing that  unnerved him was when Mike 
Newell told Shirley (who plays Myrtle) to "stroke his  egg" -- heeheehee!  Dan 
is SUCH a great interview!   LOL!
 



And to make a comment- I loved the second task, my only quibble  with 
it is the "precious things" to be saved.  They looked a little  scary, 
like they were dead or something.  I didn't even recognize  Hermione, 
or Cho.  When I read the book, I imagined them to be  sweetly sleeping-
like, heads lolled to the side, gently bobbing in the  currents, 
dribbles of bubbles escaping their mouths like itty  snores.  (I think 
it was described pretty closely to that!) This  scene gave me a bit of 
a jolt.


I don't know why Hermione's had what looked like such LONG hair,  when the 
"real" Hermione's hair barely touches her shoulders!  They were  creepy looking, 
but I think that was quite intentional on the filmmakers'  parts.  Their very 
stiffness was weird, but they WERE wax dummies!   What I don't understand is 
why ALL of them had to learn scuba diving, when they  were only shown breaking 
the surface of the water!  Must be one of those  cut scenes, maybe?  But they 
don't wake up until they surface, so why  bother with the scuba lessons for 
Emma, Rupert and Katie?  

Lynda AKA "Abraxan"

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