[HPFGU-Movie] Re: My Review of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[Cassandra Wladyslava]

Cassie wrote:
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> I think the reason they changed it was because they didn't want to have
two full potions lessons in the movie. It would've seemed too redundant. I
do agree that they could've presented the information/reminded us about
bezoars in a much clearer way than they did. Even Harry just reading that
little notation while he's pouring over the HBP's potions book would've
sufficed.


Carol responds:
Two full Potions lessons would take either two hours or four, if it's double
Potions! I see nothing wrong with parts of two Potions lessons, just enough
to show why Harry is failing to comprehend the lesson and resorts to the
bezoar (even if they let out the flashback to Snape's first lesson, which
would take, oh, fifteen seconds).

Cassie:

Perhaps they could've had different parts of different potions lessons
showing Harry relying on the HBP's book?  I think they figured the one
potions lesson achieved that.  I'm not saying I agree with what they did,
but I understand it.


Carol continues:

But imagine the reaction of the film audience to the scrawled words "Just
shove a Bezoar down his throat." Wouldn't that arouse their curiosity about
the identity of the eponymous HBP and makes Snape's revelation at the end of
the story a little less anticlimactic?

Cassie:

Actually, now that I think on it, I think the audience would be confused by
my suggestion.  It would definately need more explaination.  "Shove a what
down his throat? Why?"

I'd like to add something else, but as you haven't seen the movie and I
don't know how much you want to know I'll just exchange a knowing look with
the members that have seen the movie ^^;;

Carol:

BTW, does Harry use any of the Prince's spells besides Sectumsempra (toenail
hex, Langlock, Levicorpus, Muffliato)? Or does he just suddenly, out of
nowhere, use Sectumsempra?

Cassie:

As far as I remember Sectumsempra is the only one.  In OotP Levicorpus is
just suddenly, out of nowhere, used (by Luna?).


~Cassie - Wondering if test audiences missed the beazor information in the
movie like she did. ~


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