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PostedNovember 21, 2010
ladyyoung98
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While the sixth movie in the Harry Potter series was somewhat of a disappointment for me, because it did not follow the book as closely as the others had; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, has more than lived up to what I expected. While there were pieces in the beginning of the book that did not show up in the movie, they were not entirely ignored. For instance, in the book Hermione had referenced to Harry that she could not go back home because she'd had to obliviate her parents memory of her. In the movie, they showed her doing it, which did redeem that part.
When, after leaving Ron returned, there was no mention of him having been listening to the radio while he was gone, and therefore no explanation as to Voldemorts name being a way to trace them, which is how they were found in the coffee shop before they wound up back at Siruis's home.
However, these are pretty minor details, ones we have become used to losing along the way, in all the movies. There seems to be the assumption that if you are going to see the movies, you must have read the books and as a result would know how certain things came to be, like Harry now having that mirror shard for which he used as a means for seeking help while in the Malfoy's cellar. Sure, in Godric's Hollow they did not go in disguised as Muggles, but rather went as themselves, Harry's explanation was perfectly plausible and so I could live with that.
All in all, these are minor points in the overall scheme of things, and in no way hurt the movie. Because of how fast paced this movie was, it was easy to see why it had to be broken into two parts. On the other hand, had they not done so and had condensed the book down to just one movie, they never could have done justice to this last book in the series. I am sure everyone who is a fan of the books and the movies series, hoped that they would do better with this than the last one. They succeeded.
I always knew that when it came to the ending of part 1, it would be focused somewhere around the death of Dobby,which they did indeed do, they also incorporated slightly more ( which I will not mention here in case someone has not yet seen the movie and so I don't wish to spoil it) suffice it to say, it was ended at the absolute perfect place. I am happy to say that with a few minor exceptions it did closely follow the book. The purest in me thanks the screenplay writer for that, and if I remember correctly, that would be Steve Klovis, so thank you Steve for the excellent job you did on this.
If there is consistency in part 2 of the Deathly Hallows, I foresee this movie taking best picture, just as the series end for Lord of the Rings did.
When, after leaving Ron returned, there was no mention of him having been listening to the radio while he was gone, and therefore no explanation as to Voldemorts name being a way to trace them, which is how they were found in the coffee shop before they wound up back at Siruis's home.
However, these are pretty minor details, ones we have become used to losing along the way, in all the movies. There seems to be the assumption that if you are going to see the movies, you must have read the books and as a result would know how certain things came to be, like Harry now having that mirror shard for which he used as a means for seeking help while in the Malfoy's cellar. Sure, in Godric's Hollow they did not go in disguised as Muggles, but rather went as themselves, Harry's explanation was perfectly plausible and so I could live with that.
All in all, these are minor points in the overall scheme of things, and in no way hurt the movie. Because of how fast paced this movie was, it was easy to see why it had to be broken into two parts. On the other hand, had they not done so and had condensed the book down to just one movie, they never could have done justice to this last book in the series. I am sure everyone who is a fan of the books and the movies series, hoped that they would do better with this than the last one. They succeeded.
I always knew that when it came to the ending of part 1, it would be focused somewhere around the death of Dobby,which they did indeed do, they also incorporated slightly more ( which I will not mention here in case someone has not yet seen the movie and so I don't wish to spoil it) suffice it to say, it was ended at the absolute perfect place. I am happy to say that with a few minor exceptions it did closely follow the book. The purest in me thanks the screenplay writer for that, and if I remember correctly, that would be Steve Klovis, so thank you Steve for the excellent job you did on this.
If there is consistency in part 2 of the Deathly Hallows, I foresee this movie taking best picture, just as the series end for Lord of the Rings did.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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