Memorable Movie Scene
Movie: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Scene: Dumbledore's Death/Students Mourn
I have a lot of memorable moments--real life experiences, books, characters, TV shows, and of course, movie scenes. When asked what scene was the most memorable to me and why, I had a lot of problems deciding on just one. So, I picked one that had, had a lot of emotional impact on me. I know, I know, it's Harry Potter, but I grew up on these books. I started reading them when the first came out when I was in third grade and ended the series my senior year. When I closed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it felt like I closed a chapter of my life, my childhood. Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of the fictional wizarding school Hogwarts was one of my favorite characters. He still is. When he died in the book, I cried, read the chapter again, cried again, and then set the series down until just this summer. It seems only fitting for me to cry at the theater, when the scene was acted out right there in front of me on the big screen. However, Dumbledore's death itself wasn't what sparked emotion in me the most, it was the students and teachers lighting their wands over his body in tribute to him that made me feel hope. Hope is a more powerful thing than tears. I felt inspired by these brave people, even though I knew they were fictional. Somehow though, over the many years that Harry Potter has been a part of my collection, the characters in Rowling's books have become meaningful to me. They all seem so real, even though we don't learn that much about them. I went back to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince when it was showing in the HUB, thoroughly expecting to feel nothing at Dumbledore's death. I was wrong however, I cried more than I did the first time and felt even more inspired less than five minutes later. Dumbledore's death is a great moment. It hurts the reader, the watcher, but it also lifts them up, turning the short moments of darkness into the light of hope.
Scene: Dumbledore's Death/Students Mourn
I have a lot of memorable moments--real life experiences, books, characters, TV shows, and of course, movie scenes. When asked what scene was the most memorable to me and why, I had a lot of problems deciding on just one. So, I picked one that had, had a lot of emotional impact on me. I know, I know, it's Harry Potter, but I grew up on these books. I started reading them when the first came out when I was in third grade and ended the series my senior year. When I closed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it felt like I closed a chapter of my life, my childhood. Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of the fictional wizarding school Hogwarts was one of my favorite characters. He still is. When he died in the book, I cried, read the chapter again, cried again, and then set the series down until just this summer. It seems only fitting for me to cry at the theater, when the scene was acted out right there in front of me on the big screen. However, Dumbledore's death itself wasn't what sparked emotion in me the most, it was the students and teachers lighting their wands over his body in tribute to him that made me feel hope. Hope is a more powerful thing than tears. I felt inspired by these brave people, even though I knew they were fictional. Somehow though, over the many years that Harry Potter has been a part of my collection, the characters in Rowling's books have become meaningful to me. They all seem so real, even though we don't learn that much about them. I went back to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince when it was showing in the HUB, thoroughly expecting to feel nothing at Dumbledore's death. I was wrong however, I cried more than I did the first time and felt even more inspired less than five minutes later. Dumbledore's death is a great moment. It hurts the reader, the watcher, but it also lifts them up, turning the short moments of darkness into the light of hope.