go, see, watch, come back, dissect, discuss.
Alright, so I've had some time since Harry Potter last night to sleep and think. And, THUS, here are my thoughts!
This is going to be kind of scattered, sorry. Just how my brain works!
All in all, a really good movie experience. It was super entertaining! I was never bored, because there were really no tedious filler/expository scenes like all the prior films seem to have.
Plus, it was actually really genuinely funny! It was definitely the funniest movie yet. Which is fantastic and makes sense, because the Half-Blood Prince was the funniest book in my opinion. In fact, it was possibly my favourite book in part because of that reason.
The funniest bits usually had Prof Slughorn in them, because wow Jim Broadbent is good! Love that man. Plus Ron and his love potion, well, of course, was quite amusing. And Harry, when he takes his Felix Felicis potion, that was brilliant! They really played that well. I wished there had been more to do with Potions and the Half Blood Prince's potions book, but I suppose they did enough with what amount of time they had.
It ends on quite a somber note of course, and the shift in tone is a little startling, but that was also the case with the book.
RUPERT. RUUUUUUPERT! I just can't love this boy enough. And he really didn't dissappoint me in this, at all. In fact, he was funnier and sweeter than I hoped for. Of course, my crush on him is blinding, so NATURALLY I'd love him no matter what, but I genuinely think he did very well in this. Honestly, I don't blame Lavender for going psycho-stalker on him haha! Boy is looking goooood.
I'm ambivalent towards Emma Watson because she is so not what I imagined Hermione to be and because she always gets the lines that Ron should, but I have to admit that her and Rupert have created something very sweet between Ron and Hermione. I loved their cute little moments, found them totally believable. I'm hopeful for a really satisfying romance in the last two films!
Harry and Ginny on the other hand... fell a little flat. Somewhat dissappointing, if I'm being honest. To be fair, they did the best with what they had... for whatever reason, the screenwriter (Steve Kloves) set them up in the cliché-iest of clichéd situations possible THAT NEVER EXISTED EVER IN THE BOOK. Ginny feeding Harry a bite of cake? Bending down to tie his shoelace? WHAT? It IS possible to flirt in a subtle way you know. It just felt forced and not particularly natural. Unfortunately, Bonnie Wright as Ginny just doesn't really do it for me. She was quite bland, really, not as feisty and snarky as she is supposed to be. Too bad.
So, yes, a great film. A faithful adaptation of the book? Absolutely not. There were quite a few changes and omissions made. Some scenes were completely new and not from the book, and I didn't recognize much dialogue lifted from the book. It's like... USE THE BOOK, OK? THAT SHIT IS GOOD. YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN. I know I know, it was all in trying to keep the film interesting, focused and exciting, so I understand (begrudgingly).
But there will definitely be many unhappy Harry Potter fans out there, that's for sure. In fact, I've already read a few cranky reviews on my f-list! HP fans don't waste any time haha.
Did I miss something? Of course, I could mention something about pretty much every character and scene! But that's overkill, I know. Though I'm sure some thought will pop up later that I will have to share.
I'd love to hear from my fellow HP lovers, so share your opinions please! :)
This is going to be kind of scattered, sorry. Just how my brain works!
All in all, a really good movie experience. It was super entertaining! I was never bored, because there were really no tedious filler/expository scenes like all the prior films seem to have.
Plus, it was actually really genuinely funny! It was definitely the funniest movie yet. Which is fantastic and makes sense, because the Half-Blood Prince was the funniest book in my opinion. In fact, it was possibly my favourite book in part because of that reason.
The funniest bits usually had Prof Slughorn in them, because wow Jim Broadbent is good! Love that man. Plus Ron and his love potion, well, of course, was quite amusing. And Harry, when he takes his Felix Felicis potion, that was brilliant! They really played that well. I wished there had been more to do with Potions and the Half Blood Prince's potions book, but I suppose they did enough with what amount of time they had.
It ends on quite a somber note of course, and the shift in tone is a little startling, but that was also the case with the book.
RUPERT. RUUUUUUPERT! I just can't love this boy enough. And he really didn't dissappoint me in this, at all. In fact, he was funnier and sweeter than I hoped for. Of course, my crush on him is blinding, so NATURALLY I'd love him no matter what, but I genuinely think he did very well in this. Honestly, I don't blame Lavender for going psycho-stalker on him haha! Boy is looking goooood.
I'm ambivalent towards Emma Watson because she is so not what I imagined Hermione to be and because she always gets the lines that Ron should, but I have to admit that her and Rupert have created something very sweet between Ron and Hermione. I loved their cute little moments, found them totally believable. I'm hopeful for a really satisfying romance in the last two films!
Harry and Ginny on the other hand... fell a little flat. Somewhat dissappointing, if I'm being honest. To be fair, they did the best with what they had... for whatever reason, the screenwriter (Steve Kloves) set them up in the cliché-iest of clichéd situations possible THAT NEVER EXISTED EVER IN THE BOOK. Ginny feeding Harry a bite of cake? Bending down to tie his shoelace? WHAT? It IS possible to flirt in a subtle way you know. It just felt forced and not particularly natural. Unfortunately, Bonnie Wright as Ginny just doesn't really do it for me. She was quite bland, really, not as feisty and snarky as she is supposed to be. Too bad.
So, yes, a great film. A faithful adaptation of the book? Absolutely not. There were quite a few changes and omissions made. Some scenes were completely new and not from the book, and I didn't recognize much dialogue lifted from the book. It's like... USE THE BOOK, OK? THAT SHIT IS GOOD. YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN. I know I know, it was all in trying to keep the film interesting, focused and exciting, so I understand (begrudgingly).
But there will definitely be many unhappy Harry Potter fans out there, that's for sure. In fact, I've already read a few cranky reviews on my f-list! HP fans don't waste any time haha.
Did I miss something? Of course, I could mention something about pretty much every character and scene! But that's overkill, I know. Though I'm sure some thought will pop up later that I will have to share.
I'd love to hear from my fellow HP lovers, so share your opinions please! :)