HBP: the Good, the Not So Good, and the Ridiculous (Spoilers)

[julie]

va32h wrote: 
> 
> Dumbledore's hand injury:  I swear, they just sprinkled a little black dust on Gambon's hand. THIS is supposed to be a fatal curse?

Julie:
I don't recall any indication in the movie that the injury was
a fatal curse. Of course it wasn't stated directly in the HBP
book either, but Dumbledore's blackened and shrivelled hand
was alluded to much more, and he was extremely weak on the
Tower, sliding down the wall and so on, so it was a strong
assumption that his unhealable hand had a part in his demise.
In the movie it doesn't seem to be a factor at all beyond the
that initial scene. 
As the writer and producers are fond of moving scenes from
the books between movies when it serves to better provide
context (with reason in some cases), it would have made a
lot of sense to include more background about Dumbledore's
hand. Like a mention of how Snape was unable to heal it or,
better, unable to "stop" it (implying that the damage will
progress)--something that would give the movie audience the
idea that perhaps Dumbledore is ailing, even slowly dying.
Instead movie!Dumbledore seems hale and hearty all the way
to the end, except for a few brief moments while he is 
drinking the cave potion. 

Julie, who also noticed Dumbledore's penchant for ambiguous
comments, in the HBP book in particular, was largely absent
in the movie.