Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Reaction
Added 2024-05-31 13:41:32 +0000 UTC
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Fun facts/answers to some of your questions: Harry is still living at the Dursleys and the book starts with the Weasleys picking him up to attend the World Cup. If I remember correctly, in the book it is stated that Harry's name was put under a different school but it didn't say which one. Barty Crouch Jr. (fake Moody) likely used a Confundus Charm to make the Goblet believe that four schools competed. Why Dumbledore didn't say anything about it, I don't know or remember. Fans of the books have long made fun of Dumbledore's "DID YA PUT YAH NAME IN DA GOLBET OF FIYAH?" because it is clearly stated "Dumbledoe asked CALMLY". Just one example of how film Dumbledore is different from book Dumbledore AND how Michael Gambon's Dumbledore is different from Richard Harris' Dumbledore. Both great, just different. The thing with Ron is that he has always had this inferiority complex. He grew up in the shadow of his siblings (mainly his brothers) and, being Harry Potter's best friend, ends up in his shadow. In the first film, he sees himself in the Mirror of Erised as head boy and Quidditch captain covered in glory. He is envious of the chance to compete for riches and glory, and the idea that Harry may not have put his name in the Goblet of Fire doesn't even cross his mind because he is so blinded by envy. That's why he's such an ass to Harry in the first part of the film. During the trial when Igor is exposing Barty’s son, he mentions that he was involved in the torture of the Longbottoms, who are Neville’s parents (which explains why he is so upset when "Moody" demonstrates the Cruciatus curse in class - because it was used on his parents). Also, during the trial, Dumbledore says that Snape WAS a Death Eater at one point but is not anymore (after he became a spy for him). Victor Krum is under the Imperius Curse (one of the three unforgivable curses) in the maze. The victim basically has no control over their actions and is obedient to whomever casted the spell (in this case Barty Crouch Jr). They are placed in a trance-like state, hence why his eyes are like that. Voldemort’s appearance is a physical manifestation of how evil his soul has become. Plus, as the heir of Slytherin, where the symbol is a snake, he has snakelike nasal slits. Ralph Fiennes (pronounced Rafe Fine+s) who plays Voldemort also played the main bad guy in Schindler's List. Voldemort identifies four Death Eaters by name: MacNair, Crabbe, Goyle, and Lucius Malfoy, who is Draco's father. Crabbe and Goyle are the fathers of Draco's friends and the last one, MacNair, is identified in the book as the guy who is supposed to execute Buckbeak in Prisoner of Azkaban. Remember in the first film when Ollivander says to Harry that the core of his wand was made from a feather of the same phoenix as Voldemort's (more specifically Dumbledore's phoenix aka Fawkes)? The Priori Incantatem, or Reverse Spell, effect occurs when such 'brother wands' connect in a duel. The winner's wand (Harry's) forces the loser's wand (Voldemort's) to produce "echoes" of their most recent spells performed in reverse order. So when Harry sees Cedric, the muggle from the beginning and his parents, that is the reverse order in which they were killed by Voldemort's wand. As always there are some things in the book that are not in the film. Most of it is not THAT important but one thing I love that is missing is a subplot involving Hermione forming S.P.E.W. (Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare), a group/organisation to liberate Hogwarts' enslaved house-elves. Winky the house-elf who serves the Crouch family is an important character in the book, as is Dobby (he gives Harry the Gillyweed instead of Neville). Cedric appears for a few seconds during Quidditch in Prisoner of Azkaban but it's a different actor (stuntman Joe Livermore). In the book he catches the golden snitch after Harry faints and offers to replay the match, but is declined by Oliver Wood. At least one full-scale dragon was constructed on the set, which could even blow real fire. It was created partially from the basilisk puppet seen in CoS. Only Harry's battle against his dragon is shown in the film but the way the other contestants stole the golden eggs from their dragons is revealed in the book. The underwater scenes were shot in a huge purpose-built tank (one of the largest underwater sets ever constructed) with a bluescreen background. Safety divers swam in-between takes with scuba regulators, to allow the actors to breathe without having to surface. Daniel Radcliffe was underwater for about 40 hours and at one point, he actually almost drowned. Also, as with the petrified figures in CoS, full-sized models were used for the those scenes which required the actors to keep completely still. A bit of a problematic fact about the scene where Harry is in the bath and Moaning Myrtle is all over him, is at the time of shooting, Daniel Radcliffe was only 15 while Shirley Henderson (Moaning Myrtle) was 40. While Dan was obviously not naked in the scene, switch the genders and it would be an outrage. The reason Barty Crouch Sr. looks at fake Mad-Eye Moody like that is because he starts doing the weird thing with his tongue his son always does. Crouch Jr. did the same thing with his tongue when Harry saw the memory from the trial. The tongue tick was not in the book and was improvised by David Tennant. Brendan Gleeson (Moody) then added the quirk to a few of his scenes as a hint to his real identity. Lastly, Cedric's dad's cries are absolutely heartbreaking. The actor, Jeff Rawle, gave one of the best performances in the entire series!
Heida
2024-06-30 20:53:44 +0000 UTCJust to clear up a question you asked: The death eater in the scene with Voldemort was Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy's father, aka the guy with the bad attitude. Professor Lupin was the teacher who turns into a werewolf.
Tharodan
2024-06-02 07:11:34 +0000 UTCThis is probably my favorite Harry Potter movie. It reminds me of my younger days and the transition into a more adult world when a bit of that childhood innocence is lost. Looking forward to watching! Poor Chi, she just can't get away from movies with snakes in them lol
Tharodan
2024-06-02 04:17:50 +0000 UTC
