ending question

[Sherry Gomes]

 read a post somewhere (or a review?  I can't remember) that  said the film 
ended with an unsettled, open-ended feeling, and that's true --  and very, 
very creepy.  And that kind of ending suits the truly creepy  feeling evoked
when 
Harry tells Hermione a very simple and heartfelt "Yes" when  she says 
"Everything's going to change now, isn't it?"  His eyes said it  all,
despite the 
slight, comforting big-brother-ish smile on his face.  His  eyes were
haunted, 
dead, pain-filled, seeing things other people haven't and  shouldn't have to

see.  It was a wonderfully done bit.  And then they  tried to get back to 
normality, which is how people really act during trying  times.  At
funerals, people 
laugh despite their grief as they share stories  about the deceased or catch

up on news with people they haven't seen since the  last funeral.  It seems 
disrespectful, but in all reality, it's life  "moving on" because in the
face of 
tragedy, the survivors must find a way to  move on or collapse in despair, 
y'know?  Been there, done that, and I think  it was a truly brilliant way to
end 
it.  

Lynda AKA "Abraxan"



Sherry asks:

Ok, I'm one of the two remaining HP fans who haven't seen the movie yet!
Still trying to find someone to go with, in case there are visual things I
need to have explained.  Aren't there any adult HP fans in the Seattle area?
Sniffle.

Anyway, how does this somewhat lighter seeming ending--just going on the
descriptions here so far--set up the scene for Harry's mindset and mood at
the beginning of OOTP?  He's in pretty bad shape at the beginning of that
one.  I'm just curious if people think this ending really gives us that kind
of preparation.

Oh, a comment about Dan's acting.  Unlike many apparently, I always thought
Dan was a pretty good Harry.  Well, except for that dreadful crying scene in
POA.  But since I can't see him, i thought his verbal delivery was really
good, kind of hesitant and unsure of himself, as Harry was in the beginning
of the series.  I think Dan's acting has improved and strengthened, as Harry
as gained confidence and become a stronger person through the series.  Of
course, Harry's a strong person, but his confidence has grown throughout the
first four books, as he matured and developed.  i just always thought Dan's
acting really gave me that impression of the kid stepping into this new
world where everyone knows his name and admires him, from the world of the
Dursleys where he has been abused and unloved.  I thought Dan gave me that
confusion and growing confidence quite well.

Sherry
Probably the last remaining HP fan who hasn't been to the movie!