Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Discuss and Grade
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Just saw the movie this afternoon. No, they didn't explain the name taboo; you know it from the book.
I graded it "above average". Very well done. I considered giving it an "excellent", but I think I would've found too many parts confusing if I'd never read the book.
Thought the score was very effective.
One of the most touching scenes was the very first, the... what do you call the little scene before the title? In this case, Hermione at her parents' house.
^ It's the "Obliviate" track on the OST. And I agree, it was a very effective montage of music and visuals as The Trio gets set to head out on their own for the very first time.
Considering all the scenes seem to take place in the same forest, I'm surprised they didn't cross paths with SG-1 at some point!
I dunno. Joss Whedon is an American, and yet every single one of his characters suffers all sorts of unneccessary emotional torment. But then, Joss Whedon did go to school in England for a while...
I thought it was interesting seeing some of the scenes, particularly the snake leaping right at the camera, that seem to have been designed for the 3-D conversion that they ended up not doing.
I haven't read the books. But I know what you mean. The finale that strangely departs from the vibe of the rest of the series is a common problem. (There was the final episode of Xena: Warrior Princess that was set in China or Japan. There was the final episode of the original The Prisoner that didn't take place in the Village but in some strange bunker underneath it; with everyone dressed in white sheets rather than the more colorful, psychadellic style of the rest of the series.)
Harry was the only one that didn't quite fit there for me. To some degree, I thought that the adult disguises of Ron & Hermione really looked like what they might really eventually grow up into looking like. And Ron's voice is so deep anyway that it totally fit coming out of that old guy with the mustache.
(BTW, his wife that was being interrogated by Umbridge, she was played by the actress that played a delightfully insane Lady Macbeth in a recent BBC production of Macbeth with Patrick Stewart.)
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One would hope so, though I rather doubt that that's what Rowling intended.
It's the only time I've actually felt bad for Mr. Dursley. We know from the book that Mrs. Dursley understands what's going on, but he clearly still doesn't, and he sounds so... forlorn. But it was Hermione who had me weeping thirty seconds into the movie.
My friends who have read the book were really disappointed that the movie didn't include the scene where you get a kind of reconciliation between Harry & Dudley.
Considering that so much of the Dursley's storyline has been passed over in the movies, I wasn't especially upset that much of it was cut in this film, too. As Tora Ziyal said, the few shots of the Durselys being forced out of their home were effective -- particularly in conveying just how desperate and dangerous the circumstances of become.
And I agree, too, about how emotional the scene with Hermione and her parents can be. Watching her images disappear from family photographs was especially moving -- though, the fact that I have a daughter of my own might have something to do with why I found the scene so moving.
And I agree, too, about how emotional the scene with Hermione and her parents can be. Watching her images disappear from family photographs was especially moving -- though, the fact that I have a daughter of my own might have something to do with why I found the scene so moving.
Yeah, that bothered me. When Hermione declared she loved the forest they were in, I was all, "Wait, this is different from the other ones?"
I do recall an interview where Rowling said that she didn't want to encourage teen pregnancy and stated that Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione got married a few years after TDH.
LOL on the Hermione line. It didn't make a lot of sense. It was the Forest of Dean though and in the book she also noted that she camped their with her parents.
I was disappointed with the Dudley scene being cut out although I will say the opening sequences with the gang getting ready for what is to come was done very effectively.
I've always enjoyed Harry's interactions with the Dursleys. Too bad they didn't include the opening scene in the Goblet of Fire. It would be nice to include the scene with Dudley when they release the DVD/Blu-ray.
Hopefully, we'll get the super-duper-avada-kedavra versions of the movies once the series is done. The Ultimate editions are far from 'Ultimate'
Saw it today and I thought it was very average, a clear filler for the true ending next summer. The pacing seems really off at times though it did improve in the 2nd half though part 1 did not need to be 2 n half hours long. I've not read the books and so many movies and the gap between them makes me forget parts of the stories, which leaves me confused with some plot points at times. I've enjoyed all the previous movies with 4 & 5 being my favourite but this is the weakest though I am sure the true finale will be great.
Biggest gripe was the death of Mad Eyed Moody because I don't remember seeing it on screen the start battle was hard to follow and he was a big character for the good side so it was odd how he died with little screen time for his actual death.
Biggest gripe was the death of Mad Eyed Moody because I don't remember seeing it on screen the start battle was hard to follow and he was a big character for the good side so it was odd how he died with little screen time for his actual death.
Then shame on you JK Rowling, poor.
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