Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is the latest blockbuster to arrive to cinema theaters everywhere. It must be the darkest in the Harry Potter series for even the moments of humor here and there leave very little space to rejoice. The photography, the scenes, the music and the several losses Harry has to face lead to sadness rather than happiness. There are moments like the death of Dobby, the elf that first appeared in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, which is somehow softened when Luna, one of the characters, tells Harry “Close his eyes, now he looks asleep”. There are also exciting moments such the chase when Hagrid and Harry ride a magical motorbike. In general it’s a good first part, only one that leaves you a bit depressed and of course ecstatic with anticipation to seeing, rather than knowing, how things will happen in the following installment next July.                                                                                                                

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cablepoderoso said…
Teacher, I dont know if this is only about Harry Potter and the deadly hollows part 1 but I want to tell you about this movie in general ( part I and part II) Ill based in the book. Ive watched each one and I think that there were many parts which dont reach all its potential. the final battle when harry is "dead" and is carried on Hagrids hands, the real scene that supposed to be show is that all those mythical animals that lived in the forbidden forest rise up against Voldemort and death eaters and that action wake up a sense of spiritual energy on the good guys to continue fighting. But before that Harry was already awake talking to voldemort about that stuff they ever talked about in the sagas. Another scene, and the most important which cinematographic change depressed me was the final battle between Voldemort and Harry. They stayed in the middle of all and first started to talk about the true and later they started to fight with everyones sight on them. The movie is never better than the book but I hoped to the movie will be more effective in choose which scene would be appeared on the movie and would be not.
July 11, 2012 at 9:28 PM
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