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<blockquote data-quote="Hijinks" data-source="post: 3648888" data-attributes="member: 31094">A very good point.One thing that I think was downplayed mucho in the film was the occlumency.&nbsp; Harry is trying to talk to Dumbledore and then he's whisked away by Snape.&nbsp; Then he's thrust into this occlumency.&nbsp; I don't think that they explained to the audience what was being done and why, very well.Harry is angry at Dumbledore because he thinks that DD is snubbing him.&nbsp; As it turns out (in the book), DD is trying not to look at Harry because he is aware of the connection between Harry and Voldy, and he does not want Voldy to see DD through Harry's eyes and, in a fit of rage, take over Harry to get at DD.&nbsp; At least that's the way I believe I remember from the book.&nbsp; So he avoids Harry's eyes and won't talk to him directly.I don't think anyone who hasn't read the books got that point, until halfway through the movie he yells at DD, &quot;LOOK AT ME!&quot;&nbsp; My friends who were with me were like &quot;whuh?&quot;&nbsp; They hadn't gotten that DD was avoiding Harry until that point.I thought the occlumency deserved more time and I would have really liked for them to explore Snape's motivations and memories more, as they did in the book (or was that all in HBP?) because it is important later.As a side note:&nbsp; what are they going to do in the movies if Rowling brings Sirius back in book 7?&nbsp; They're screwed if she does; they specifically had him killed in the film, not &quot;maybe killed&quot; like in the book.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hijinks, post: 3648888, member: 31094"] A very good point. One thing that I think was downplayed mucho in the film was the occlumency. Harry is trying to talk to Dumbledore and then he's whisked away by Snape. Then he's thrust into this occlumency. I don't think that they explained to the audience what was being done and why, very well. Harry is angry at Dumbledore because he thinks that DD is snubbing him. As it turns out (in the book), DD is trying not to look at Harry because he is aware of the connection between Harry and Voldy, and he does not want Voldy to see DD through Harry's eyes and, in a fit of rage, take over Harry to get at DD. At least that's the way I believe I remember from the book. So he avoids Harry's eyes and won't talk to him directly. I don't think anyone who hasn't read the books got that point, until halfway through the movie he yells at DD, "LOOK AT ME!" My friends who were with me were like "whuh?" They hadn't gotten that DD was avoiding Harry until that point. I thought the occlumency deserved more time and I would have really liked for them to explore Snape's motivations and memories more, as they did in the book (or was that all in HBP?) because it is important later. As a side note: what are they going to do in the movies if Rowling brings Sirius back in book 7? They're screwed if she does; they specifically had him killed in the film, not "maybe killed" like in the book. [/QUOTE]

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