[HPFGU-Movie] Scar - OotP (Spoiler)

Valerie Flowe valerie.flowe at verizon.net
Wed Jul 25 11:01:03 UTC 2007


I just thought they made Dan look dorky in many of the scenes with that 
plastered down hair. I mean, I know he cut it for Equus (or personal 
reasons, perhaps?), but he looks way cooler in regular "Dan" photos. 
Especially the premier photos...what a cutie, all dapper in his suits! 
So different from Rupert in style, huh? Was that funny that Rupert was 
wearing a Harry T-shirt at the LA premier! He said he just saw it in a 
shop the day before and decided to wear it. I'm sure Dan had his suits 
custom-tailored weeks before the premieres. LOL!
Valerie

On Jul 20, 2007, at 8:17 PM, k_crocker1972 wrote:

> I am new to the group, so I apologize if this has been discussed; I
>  did a search but did not find anything that specifically addresses
>  the Scar (or lack thereof) in OotP.
>
>  The new haircut, smoother and more sophisticated, is in keeping with
>  Harry's advancing age and interest in the opposite sex. I can see
>  that the update was necessary. His bangs covered most of his
>  forehead throughout virtually the entire movie, so I suppose some
>  could claim "camoflage."
>
>  However, the only time when the scar is visible is (interestingly)in
>  the Hall of Mysteries when Lucius Malfoy asks, "Haven't you wondered
>  why your scar has been hurting?" In this scene, Harry is disheveled
>  from fighting for the prophecy, but this is not the only time in the
>  story Harry should be disheleved, so that is not really a legitimate
>  argument.
>
>  The reason this bothers me so much is that the scar is symbolic of
>  the connection between Harry & Voldemort. In this book/movie
>  especially, that connection is essential, for several reasons:
>
>  1) Dumbledore, for the first time, seperates himself from Harry in an
>  attempt to stave off Voldemort's manipulation of Harry. This gives
>  Harry a new sense of independence that will be important in HBP and,
>  I think, DH.
>
>  2)The scar gives Harry glimpses of himself and his family through the
>  eyes of others (Voldemort, Snape, etc. through Occlumency) and he
>  begins to work out what makes him both like and unlike Voldemort
>  (Dumbledore & Sirius help clarify this in the movie).
>
>  3) The scar hurting should provide a catalyst for major scenes (some
>  of which were left out of the movie). Without that pain as a link
>  between events, Harry does indeed appear a little "cracked,"
>  especially since Lucius asks about that and it was never explicit up
>  to that point.
>
>  Sorry to go off, but that's what bothered me the most in this movie.
>  Did anyone else even notice this?
>
>  
>   




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