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Most Accurate Of the Franchise
PostedNovember 20, 2010
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The tone is darker, the tension high, but not without a bit of humor and a lot of quiet moments to help out.
Of all of the Potter films thus far, this one stands out amongst the rest in several ways, all due to the decision to split it into two parts. The action is well paced, not thrown in our face at the expense of the continuity as in other parts, as well as increasing tension when necessary (a certain scene with an old woman stands out there). This allows for more quiet time, and a longer way to explore the maturing characters of Ron, Hermione, and Harry, though regrettably at the expense of the development of others, who get very little screentime.
But what stands out from the rest in this installment in the Harry Potter film series is its accuracy to the source material. Previous films cut out characters, chapters, entire events, gutted the books to get the bare essentials while leaving out things that were more important to the franchise as a whole. This one leaves almost nothing out that it needs as far as I can tell, and keeps the worse parts of the book (in my opinion, the arguments between the trio were shaved down to a much more tolerable amount to keep it interesting).
The only possible gripe I can think of, aside from the lack of development of a few characters, is that the film does not explain events of previous books very much to help people to catch up. I understand that there is a lot to cover in this first part of the seventh year, but it could have used a bit more.
Overall, I feel that this is a must-see for Potter fans. The most faithful to the source book up to where it got, though there can be a lot of explaining to do if people haven't seen previous films yet.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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