Random ramblings on GoF

[Diana]

Alla expressed:
> 
> > Yes, I did not "feel" the ending at all.
> 

Alora added:

> I have to agree.  I disliked the ending.  I think they were trying 
to end it on a "high" note, but how can you?  The Dark Lord is 
back.  I wanted to hear Hagrid say, "What's comin will come and 
we'll face it when it does"  thing.  I really wanted it to stay true 
to the feeling that everything is not going to go well, even if they 
did leave out the hospital scene.  Somewhere, that feeling of 
impending doom could have been snuck in.  Oh well, I can't have it 
all....


Diana replies:
 
I didn't get the line reading that Hermione gave at the end 
either.  "Everything is going to change now, isn't it?" has been 
playing in the trailers consistently, yet it's set up to imply she's 
either talking about their inerpersonal relationships or perhaps 
Harry's being entered in the tournament or maybe even after the 
reconcilliation of Harry and Ron.  I was quite surprised to see it 
pop up at the end in reference to the impending gloom that is 
inevitable due to the return of Lord Voldemort!  

Why say the line with a suppressed smile?  It makes no sense.  I 
suppose it could be an example of gallows humor, but that's 
defnitely Ron's forte, not Hermione's.  I'll be interested to see 
that scene again when I see the movie a second time.  Hagrid's 
dialog in the book about facing what's coming would have been a 
great ending scene, I agree.  

Still this ending was inifinitely better than the ending of CoS with 
the inexplicable Hagrid love-fest during the Hogwart's feast.  That 
ending still really, really bothers me.   

Diana L.