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

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

You see, I think I might have just read the books when I was the wrong age. :D At 12 i might also got hooked. :D But I have read so many other books with similar types of stories by the time I read HP that - well, I can not switch my brain off and not compare. The language, the Mary Sue-ness of Harry, etc. I can not ignore any of this. Sorry.

I wish Harry died, though, it would have made the story more "real" to me.

I know plenty of people LOVE HP, but I am yet to understand why. Take me right, I like it , but it is a little bit like fast-food for me (I like fast food, but don't see the nutritional value :D).

Sorry.

[kem-viva.livejournal.com]

I don't love Harry Potter for the plot, I love harry potter because of the amazing friendships and personal journeys the characters go through. I love harry potter because you can feel the love the characters have for each other.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

You see, it is hard for me to get into the personal journeys and friendships when I find the writing to be dough-ish and I seem to have problems with the plot.This just distracts me from immersion in the story. I keep thinking "Oh, i rememebr this from so-and-so:, or "this is a strange turn of phrase" and can not immerse.