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Originally Posted by Commonmind  I think keeping the focus on Harry was a smart move. In the other movies Harry was, at times, lost in the shuffle as the director's attempted to elaborate on as many plot-points as possible throughout the (relatively constricting) running time of the film. Trying to stay true to the books on too large a scale ruins movies like these, and I'm glad Yates had a "set" on him and cut out the parts of the story that were not crucial to developing the on-screen plot. With Harry in the foreground, I thought the movie was therefore more cohesive and didn't tie itself in knots. Ultimately it felt more like a "Harry Potter" film - after all, he is the focus of the stories, and losing him behind a curtain of other characters takes the audience away from the main protagonist and his plight. |
I agree with you Commonmind. After watching the movie this last weekend I can say that it really did develop the "Potter" character nicely. If you think about something that Sirius said in the movie about the fear that they all had when Voldemort was alive the first time you could see how the fear was manifested through Harry coping with the lost of a friend. I remember having this same discussion with others when the book came out on how dark Harry has became... this movie fits that pattern. Harry is struggling and it showed. He felt abonded by his friends and his mentor, Dumbledore. This ladies and gents is the building of Harry's rage for the final book/movie when he needs all the courage he can get to fight Voldemort.
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i am pissed off that sirius' death wasn't a big deal to harry...it was like...oh noo he's dead, meh on with the film...same goes with The Kiss..nuttin happened rele...firenze dint show up in it...it left hell of a lot of important plot points that that are crucial with later books and films.
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Upright... I totally disagree with you. I believe that Harry was extremely upset about Sirius's death. The thing is... he had to struggle, an inner struggle and he won. Did you miss that part of the movie? Or you were looking for Harry to take revenge? *shakes head* that is NOT what Harry Potter is about.
On my personal notes... I love all the pink and the cats... Instantly I thought 'Where's Barbie?'
Luna Lovegood was the best character! I adored her, but wasn't she suppose to be wearing glasses? I love her voice and I didn't find her creepy at all. I think, just as in the books, she was a great inspiration to Harry. She was needed and it was awesome she stood beside him, helping him and the others fight against the death eaters in the end. I hope to see more of her in the last book!
Overall... it was a great movie! I'm definitely going to see it again! This time I'll take the kids!)