I know... this blog title is long, awkwardly phrased, and a even a little mean, but there's really no other way for me to put it. I have to admit I was one of the many who crammed into movie theaters Wednesday for a midnight screening of the new Harry Potter film, and I felt like I was one of the few who came out the theater truly impressed. You see I was with a group of people composed largely of fans who read all of the books and the immediate discussion after the movie was dominated by arguments over what was included and what wasn't and how the film ultimately measured up.
For my own part, I thought the film was very good. It was possibly the most emotionally nuanced and involving of all the movies and the performances were great. Most surprising about this movie was really just how fun and entertaining it was. I know this is when the series is supposed to be getting darker, but I laughed in this movie more than I did in any of the others. The reason of course was that much of the film focused on the wonderfully squemish romantic relationships of the group. Now I thought the depiction of the relationships was affecting and often hilarious, but they weren't developed in great depth.
Spoilers****
At the beginning of the film, Harry and Jenny lock eyes and suddenly their secret love for another is ignited. The same could be said for long-brewing romance between Ron and Hermione, which grows further in the film despite the fact that Ron continues to ingnore and take Hermione for granted.
That being said, I still thought that aspect of the movie was very entertaining. The film was also exceptionally beautiful. I've been nothing but impressed by the job David Yates has done with the Harry Potter series, turning in two stunningly photographed and well-directed films.
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I thought it was really good too. The ending was so said and intense. I cried. I also liked how Malfoy finally became realistic. I never liked the whimpy bully they made him out to be in the past films. I particularly enjoyed when he stomped Harry's face.
ReplyDeleteThe romance plots were so silly! there were a bunch of uncomfortable one-liners, but they were pretty cute. I don't know why Hermione was so adverse to McCormick- he was the cutest one of the bunch!
*Ginny, not Jenny.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Alex. While sometimes I do get disappointed that scenes that I loved from the book are left out in the films one has to respect that the films and the books are separate entities.
@ Jess: Malfoy was easily one of my favorite things about the movie. His perfomance was brilliant. Cormac was an ass.
While they are separate entities, they should've done some better explaining in the movie. They never said why Snape was called the Half-Blood Prince or why Ron was so enamored with Lavander (?). And a few other key plot descriptions they left out, but I don't remember what.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed my Malfie, Brooke. Cormac, an ass? How so? All he did during the movie was try out for Quidditch and express an interest in Hermione.