Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him.
My thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1....
I loved this movie. So very much. While watching the last 3 movies, every time they'd cut to a new scene I'd think, "Oh no, they skipped ____!" but this movie I found myself thinking, "Oh wow, they kept this in!!"
I've seen it twice. So far. I'm glad I've got a long weekend coming up :D
Things I loved:
- That they showed Hermione wiping her parents' memories, even though it wasn't in the book. And then how sad it made her to obliviate those two death eaters in London.
- The 7 Harrys scene was amazing LOL Fleur telling Bill she was hideous hahaha oh man.
- Hedwig trying to defend Harry ;_;
- That they included "Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him."
- "I'm holey, geddit?" and George interrupting Harry and Ginny's kiss in the kitchen. LOL
- That the conversation between Auntie Muriel, Elphias Doge, and Harry didn't go on forever like it does in the book.
- And that all the Dumbledore/Grindelwald stuff was kept short and sweet.
- Lucius Malfoy is a hot mess and I love it.
- That they included "The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming."
- Ron and Hermione playing the piano. And them falling asleep holding hands. &hearts omg
- The fact that the snitch is always following Harry around. Knowing what's actually inside that thing when it finally opens makes my heart explode.
- Dobby's sneakers, and telling Bellatrix he was trying to maim or seriously injure her.
- The actors they got to play the trio when they break into the Ministry of Magic. The way Runcorn walked slayed me, and the guy playing Reg Cattermole was perfection. "We flush ourselves - disgusting!"
- The entire Godric's Hollow sequence, from the cemetery to Bathilda Bagshot's house. The whole thing was pretty much perfect.
- I'm glad they cut the fight between Harry and Lupin. That always made me sad.
- Luna was adorable as usual. "That's an odd thing to keep in your sock."
- I loved those snatchers, even if they looked like Pirates of the Caribbean extras. Especially when the one guy could smell Hermione through the enchantment.
- Despite the uncalled-for toplessness, I thought the destruction of the locket was freaking awesome. Including Harry diving into the water and the locket trying to kill him.
- Harry and Hermione dancing adorably, even if it wasn't in the book. (I just found out that's a Nick Cave song called "O'Children.")
- The 3 Hallows animation was super cool.
- "Just keep talking about that little ball of light going into your heart and she'll come around."
Things I wish they would have included:
- It's kind of silly, but the one thing I REALLY wish would have been in there was Ron screaming, "HERMIONE!!!!!!! HERMIONE!!!!!" while they were locked in the Malfoys' cellar. He just stood there. Boo.
- Dudley saying thanks to Harry.
- Kreacher actually becoming nice.
- How come Voldemort didn't kill Grindelwald at Nurmengard?
- And how come he didn't show up at Bathilda's house?
- Ron reading that "How to pick up chicks" book and putting the moves on Hermione.
- I'm bummed they didn't have the sign outside Harry's house in Godric's Hollow with the messages people wrote him, like "Good luck Harry, wherever you are!" I always loved that.
- Wormtail's hand didn't kill him, but I have a feeling that may end up in the second movie.
- Along with "Here lies Dobby: a free elf" ;_;
- I liked that the locket made that weird ringing sound, but I wish they'd have given it that creepy heartbeat it has in the book.
Things I wish they would have changed:
- One of my favorite lines in the book is after Ron has come back, and he tells Harry that Dumbledore must have left him the deluminator because he always knew he'd leave them, and Harry says, "No, it's that he knew you'd always want to come back." It's such a sweet line, and in the movie Ron says it about himself, which didn't have the same impact.
- I never really cared about Harry/Ginny, but I can see H/G fans being bummed that their relationship is really on the back burner in this one, whereas in the book the thought of Ginny is what got Harry through a lot of this stuff.
- Bathilda Bagshot's body decomposing was cool, but I was expecting to see the snake actually coming out of her neck!
- That is totally not how I imagined Mundungus Fletcher, although that guy did a good job.
- As usual, I thought Bellatrix was super cartoony and over the top. I wish they'd tone her down a bit, maybe lower her hair a foot or so.
- Even though it should have been the cruciatus curse, I liked how Bellatrix carved "Mudblood" into Hermione's arm. (And did you notice Hermione watching that piece of hair float down? The hair that will make the polyjuice potion for when they go to the bank, amiright?)
Random thoughts:
- Emma Watson is ridiculously pretty.
- Somehow almost every set and scene looked exactly like it did in my head, which is crazy.
- I thought the trio's acting was better than it's ever been.
- I like that the pace was slower and there were shots with nothing in particular happening in them, especially during the camping scenes.
- As with the books, I always liked Harry as a character, but I didn't really LOVE him until Deathly Hallows. It's when he really came into his own and was a grownup for the first time, and I like how that really comes through in the movie. Aw.
The last movie is going to be out of control amazing. I just know it.
I loved this movie. So very much. While watching the last 3 movies, every time they'd cut to a new scene I'd think, "Oh no, they skipped ____!" but this movie I found myself thinking, "Oh wow, they kept this in!!"
I've seen it twice. So far. I'm glad I've got a long weekend coming up :D
Things I loved:
- That they showed Hermione wiping her parents' memories, even though it wasn't in the book. And then how sad it made her to obliviate those two death eaters in London.
- The 7 Harrys scene was amazing LOL Fleur telling Bill she was hideous hahaha oh man.
- Hedwig trying to defend Harry ;_;
- That they included "Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him."
- "I'm holey, geddit?" and George interrupting Harry and Ginny's kiss in the kitchen. LOL
- That the conversation between Auntie Muriel, Elphias Doge, and Harry didn't go on forever like it does in the book.
- And that all the Dumbledore/Grindelwald stuff was kept short and sweet.
- Lucius Malfoy is a hot mess and I love it.
- That they included "The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming."
- Ron and Hermione playing the piano. And them falling asleep holding hands. &hearts omg
- The fact that the snitch is always following Harry around. Knowing what's actually inside that thing when it finally opens makes my heart explode.
- Dobby's sneakers, and telling Bellatrix he was trying to maim or seriously injure her.
- The actors they got to play the trio when they break into the Ministry of Magic. The way Runcorn walked slayed me, and the guy playing Reg Cattermole was perfection. "We flush ourselves - disgusting!"
- The entire Godric's Hollow sequence, from the cemetery to Bathilda Bagshot's house. The whole thing was pretty much perfect.
- I'm glad they cut the fight between Harry and Lupin. That always made me sad.
- Luna was adorable as usual. "That's an odd thing to keep in your sock."
- I loved those snatchers, even if they looked like Pirates of the Caribbean extras. Especially when the one guy could smell Hermione through the enchantment.
- Despite the uncalled-for toplessness, I thought the destruction of the locket was freaking awesome. Including Harry diving into the water and the locket trying to kill him.
- Harry and Hermione dancing adorably, even if it wasn't in the book. (I just found out that's a Nick Cave song called "O'Children.")
- The 3 Hallows animation was super cool.
- "Just keep talking about that little ball of light going into your heart and she'll come around."
Things I wish they would have included:
- It's kind of silly, but the one thing I REALLY wish would have been in there was Ron screaming, "HERMIONE!!!!!!! HERMIONE!!!!!" while they were locked in the Malfoys' cellar. He just stood there. Boo.
- Dudley saying thanks to Harry.
- Kreacher actually becoming nice.
- How come Voldemort didn't kill Grindelwald at Nurmengard?
- And how come he didn't show up at Bathilda's house?
- Ron reading that "How to pick up chicks" book and putting the moves on Hermione.
- I'm bummed they didn't have the sign outside Harry's house in Godric's Hollow with the messages people wrote him, like "Good luck Harry, wherever you are!" I always loved that.
- Wormtail's hand didn't kill him, but I have a feeling that may end up in the second movie.
- Along with "Here lies Dobby: a free elf" ;_;
- I liked that the locket made that weird ringing sound, but I wish they'd have given it that creepy heartbeat it has in the book.
Things I wish they would have changed:
- One of my favorite lines in the book is after Ron has come back, and he tells Harry that Dumbledore must have left him the deluminator because he always knew he'd leave them, and Harry says, "No, it's that he knew you'd always want to come back." It's such a sweet line, and in the movie Ron says it about himself, which didn't have the same impact.
- I never really cared about Harry/Ginny, but I can see H/G fans being bummed that their relationship is really on the back burner in this one, whereas in the book the thought of Ginny is what got Harry through a lot of this stuff.
- Bathilda Bagshot's body decomposing was cool, but I was expecting to see the snake actually coming out of her neck!
- That is totally not how I imagined Mundungus Fletcher, although that guy did a good job.
- As usual, I thought Bellatrix was super cartoony and over the top. I wish they'd tone her down a bit, maybe lower her hair a foot or so.
- Even though it should have been the cruciatus curse, I liked how Bellatrix carved "Mudblood" into Hermione's arm. (And did you notice Hermione watching that piece of hair float down? The hair that will make the polyjuice potion for when they go to the bank, amiright?)
Random thoughts:
- Emma Watson is ridiculously pretty.
- Somehow almost every set and scene looked exactly like it did in my head, which is crazy.
- I thought the trio's acting was better than it's ever been.
- I like that the pace was slower and there were shots with nothing in particular happening in them, especially during the camping scenes.
- As with the books, I always liked Harry as a character, but I didn't really LOVE him until Deathly Hallows. It's when he really came into his own and was a grownup for the first time, and I like how that really comes through in the movie. Aw.
The last movie is going to be out of control amazing. I just know it.