Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

[alexandral]

I have just came back from watching "Harry Potter" with my daughter. She insisted on watching it in 3D , so I had to pay 20 pounds for the tickets. ** sigh ** What would you not do for your kids. You see, I am not a huge fan of the franchise. As far as the cultural impact goes, I applaud "Harry Potter", but if anyone tried to prove any literature value of the books, I would discuss the following to my death: from the top of my mind, I can name at least 5 young adult book series that are more original and better written. A school of wizardry? I have been reading books about schools of wizardry since I was 10 and this was a long time ago. And the main character, Harry Potter, a special boy with a special destiny, cannot be killed? What can I do but to roll my eyes?

Ok, I am still grumpy after having to pay 20 pounds (I am such a pirate at heart).

As far as the film goes, this was one of the best in the series. My favourite is still Prisoner of Azkaban (filmed beautifully by Alfonso Cuarón) which I think is the only film in the series that has other value than to be a part of the series, but I liked both parts of "Deathly Hallows", mostly because both of these films didn't feel as rushed as Order of the Phoenix or Half-Blood Prince. There was more time to stop and show the character interactions, and there was more time to show spectacular special effects. The special effects were spectacular, by the way, they had made me giddy with the sensory delight.

I remembered again how much I do not care for Harry and how much I love Ron, who made me laugh during all the inappropriate moments again, with his well-placed "Blimey" and "This is unfortunate". But overall, I think my actor love goes to Ralph Fiennes for his portrayal of Voldermot (gosh, so scary, I had goosebumps!).

Also, the favourite quote from the film. Dumbledore:
Of course it's all in your head, Harry, but why should that mean it isn't real?

Comments

[criyu.livejournal.com]

have you read the books? because if you have to think about the plot (characters, setting) one can't understand the beauty and complexity through the film in my opinion:)
yes the school of magic and magicians have always existed in the literature. But I must say that it's the first time that the school is not just a school but is a...home.
and Harry..well is a normal guy, not particularly intelligent or strong, accompanied by friends who complete him. many times I was annoyed about his behavior, but it was nice to see how they are all grown and matured.
for me the plot and especially how all the elements of the earlier books are linked at the end is fantastic.

argh 20 pounds more! I never loved 3D U_U

without Ron everything would be boring!! XD
Ralph was great! but I have to hear the original voice, because I didn't like the Italian voice._. didn't make him scary at all...

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have read the books. I found the language bland, the story unoriginal and predictable (I would have told you from the very beginning that it all will end with a big fight between Voldermort and Harry, with Harry winning by some clever trick, but not his own trick, something that was planned by Dumbledore) . The feeling of home? I don't think I liked books well enough to get it. I might have liked them better if I was 12, though, I am encouraging my daughter to read them. Take me right, these are not BAD books, they are even GOOD, but nothing to write home about.

yes, ralph's voice - IT WAS GREAT