Monday 7 September 2009
Sunday 6 September 2009
Analysis of a scene: Harry vs. Draco (WITH SPOILERS!)
One of my favourite scenes to appear in a film this summer was the fight scene between Draco and Harry in "Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince", as I believe it contained excellent acting, was beautifully shot and was one of the best scenes in the whole film.
Following the accidental posioning and near death of Ron Weasley, Harry spots Draco Malfoy acting mysteriously in Hogwarts and decides to follow him, as Harry believes Draco was responible for nearly killing Ron in yet another one of his failed attempts to kill Dumbledore. Draco, whom has been protrayed as wearing a black attire throughout the entire film at this point to portray his darkness and inner evil, is then seeing running to the toilets in an upset state, and when he reaches the toilet he is shown taking off his black jacket to reveal a white T-shirt underneath.
The removal of Draco's black jacket brillantly illustrates the pain that Draco's conscience and sanity has been taking during the film, excellently portrays his inner innocence and reveals to the audience that Draco is in fact another innocent young boy with a heart like Harry who wants to rid himself of his darkness. It also shows the audience that Draco's conscience can not go through with the task that Lord Voldermort has assigned to him (which is to kill Dumbledore). Tom Felton is brilliant in this scene as his portrayal of Draco's sadness and collapse in character is stunning, as we then see Draco's face in the mirror which perfectly reinforces the pain that Draco is suffering deep inside of him.
Professor Snape then runs into the toilets and discovers what has happened and the next shot of the scene shows Harry in front of the camera as Snape is seen peering down as Draco in shock, followed by Harry and Snape both looking at each other in the eye is shock and horror. This part of the scene (LOOK AWAY IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE PLOT OF THE BOOK / FILM) cleverly hints at the identity of the Half Blood Prince, as this part of the scene gives the image of Snape looking back at his younger self whom wrote down the evil spell that Harry used and has now mortally wounded Draco. This part of the scene also hints at a later scene and the eventual murder of Dumbledore by Snape, as both Scenes have similar appearances to one another.
Harry then runs off in fright and horror at what he has done leaving Snape to heal Draco in the toilet, as Snape is shown in the final part of the scene to be muttering a spell with his wand over Draco, whilst the blood that was seeping onto the floor seeps back into Draco and his gashes slowly heal up. This reasures the audience that Draco will survive this attack and ends the suspensation and actions of the scene.
Following the accidental posioning and near death of Ron Weasley, Harry spots Draco Malfoy acting mysteriously in Hogwarts and decides to follow him, as Harry believes Draco was responible for nearly killing Ron in yet another one of his failed attempts to kill Dumbledore. Draco, whom has been protrayed as wearing a black attire throughout the entire film at this point to portray his darkness and inner evil, is then seeing running to the toilets in an upset state, and when he reaches the toilet he is shown taking off his black jacket to reveal a white T-shirt underneath.The removal of Draco's black jacket brillantly illustrates the pain that Draco's conscience and sanity has been taking during the film, excellently portrays his inner innocence and reveals to the audience that Draco is in fact another innocent young boy with a heart like Harry who wants to rid himself of his darkness. It also shows the audience that Draco's conscience can not go through with the task that Lord Voldermort has assigned to him (which is to kill Dumbledore). Tom Felton is brilliant in this scene as his portrayal of Draco's sadness and collapse in character is stunning, as we then see Draco's face in the mirror which perfectly reinforces the pain that Draco is suffering deep inside of him.
Draco's mood then suddenly changes as he realises that he has been followed to the toilet by Harry. As a result Draco fires a wond spell at him in anger and a fight then breaks out between the pair. The fight between both characters is at an even match until Harry suddenly fires a spell at Draco, that he discovered earlier in the Half Blood Prince's book, which sends Draco flying to the ground and out of sight to the audience. The music in the background in the music suddenly stops in order to make the scene more dramatic and to add more tension, as the audience is left in eager bewilderment as to what as happened to Draco.
Draco's chilling child like cry can then be heard alongside Harry's deap and anxious breathing, as the camera follows Harry as he slowly walks forward to where Draco fell. The audience is then shown the shocking image of Draco on the floor quivering in pain with blood glashes across his chest, with blood slowly seeping out onto the floor. The new attire of Draco Malfoy adds more shock to this part of the scene as the red colour of his blood really shines and stands out on his white blood stained T-shirt. The dark background of the scene also adds to this effect as the eyes of the audience are immediately drawn to the blood gashes on Draco's body.
A close up of Harry's face is then shown as he gasps in horror at what the spell has done to Draco. The black and white attire contrast between Harry and Draco effectively, and temporarily, gives both characters a role revearsal, as for the only time in the entire film Harry is shown to be the evil one where as Draco is portrayed as the innocent one. Due to Draco's earlier sign of "weakness" in this scene he is purposely portrayed lying in a pool of blood in agony to show that Draco has been effectively punished for showing what some would see as inner weakness. As a result Draco is never seen wearing a white T-Shirt again and continues to wear his black jacket attire for the rest of the film.
Draco's chilling child like cry can then be heard alongside Harry's deap and anxious breathing, as the camera follows Harry as he slowly walks forward to where Draco fell. The audience is then shown the shocking image of Draco on the floor quivering in pain with blood glashes across his chest, with blood slowly seeping out onto the floor. The new attire of Draco Malfoy adds more shock to this part of the scene as the red colour of his blood really shines and stands out on his white blood stained T-shirt. The dark background of the scene also adds to this effect as the eyes of the audience are immediately drawn to the blood gashes on Draco's body.
A close up of Harry's face is then shown as he gasps in horror at what the spell has done to Draco. The black and white attire contrast between Harry and Draco effectively, and temporarily, gives both characters a role revearsal, as for the only time in the entire film Harry is shown to be the evil one where as Draco is portrayed as the innocent one. Due to Draco's earlier sign of "weakness" in this scene he is purposely portrayed lying in a pool of blood in agony to show that Draco has been effectively punished for showing what some would see as inner weakness. As a result Draco is never seen wearing a white T-Shirt again and continues to wear his black jacket attire for the rest of the film.
Professor Snape then runs into the toilets and discovers what has happened and the next shot of the scene shows Harry in front of the camera as Snape is seen peering down as Draco in shock, followed by Harry and Snape both looking at each other in the eye is shock and horror. This part of the scene (LOOK AWAY IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE PLOT OF THE BOOK / FILM) cleverly hints at the identity of the Half Blood Prince, as this part of the scene gives the image of Snape looking back at his younger self whom wrote down the evil spell that Harry used and has now mortally wounded Draco. This part of the scene also hints at a later scene and the eventual murder of Dumbledore by Snape, as both Scenes have similar appearances to one another.Harry then runs off in fright and horror at what he has done leaving Snape to heal Draco in the toilet, as Snape is shown in the final part of the scene to be muttering a spell with his wand over Draco, whilst the blood that was seeping onto the floor seeps back into Draco and his gashes slowly heal up. This reasures the audience that Draco will survive this attack and ends the suspensation and actions of the scene.
To read my full review on the Harry Potter film simply go to http://cheekylamby.blogspot.com/2009/08/harry-potter-and-half-attempted-film.html
Thanks for reading and remember, keep blogging :)
Cheeky Lamby
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