[Movie Mistake] The Snowball in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

In the 2004 film "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," there is a scene near the Shrieking Shack where Ron and Hermione confront Malfoy. Noticeably, Malfoy flinches before the first snowball strikes him, despite not looking in the direction from which it was thrown.
Video editing by Oksana Kashtalyan.
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[@yuramytsko]

Maybe it was his sixth sense, but a little bit late 🙂

[@OneMinuteMovieMistake]

He didn't prove that he has a sixth sense during the series :)

[@bilemiyorum_altan]

This is not a mistake.

[@OneMinuteMovieMistake]

How would you describe a continuity "issue" where a reaction occurs before the action?

[@bilemiyorum_altan]

@@OneMinuteMovieMistake
First, you don't necessarily have to look in the direction of something to see it coming at your face. Due to its structure, the eye also perceives objects other than what you focus on to see.
Secondly, the brain shows split-second automatic defense reactions, which we call "reflexes", against environmental actions that it perceives as dangerous. The weird thing is, it does this without you asking. For example, Tell a group of people that you will pretend to throw a tennis ball at their face, but you won't actually throw it. Then pretend to throw the ball from close range. Even though they know the ball won't hit their face, some of them will instinctively closs their eyes. Which is extremely natural.
Therefore, you can not call this reflex as a movie mistake, which takes place in less than a second.

[@OneMinuteMovieMistake]

​@@bilemiyorum_altan Well, generally, your comment makes perfect sense. I have several options to continue arguing, highlighting the fact that Malfoy is 100% concentrated, feels absolutely confident at that moment, and can't use his peripheral perception to notice something coming from that angle (the frame at 6 seconds reveals the actual attack direction). Let’s call the scene a bit controversial instead. The OneMinuteMovieMistake team will revisit.