[HPFGU-Movie] Re: My Review of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[Child Of Midian]

My sweetened condensed review for the internet spots with word length
restrictions.

 

"The Half Blood Prince" should be called "The Half Cocked Film." Books
aside, the film leaps, jumps and bounces about from darkness to glee in
artistic, engaging and dramatically potent form, but in the end may leave
the viewer scratching their heads.

 

Fans of the books KNOW what's going on, moviegoers may be a bit confused as
the why things happen. For one, the film opens with Ginny and Harry madly in
unspoken love as Ginny snogs Dean Thomas anyway, and Hermione is suddenly
infatuated with Ron - sure, there has been tension between hem since
puberty, but jealousy seems a bit of a stretch all of a sudden (in the books
it's more of a slow brewing issue.) 

 

Without too many spoilers, ask yourself: how and why does Harry know what
and for what use a Beazor is and why does his potions master (not Snape now)
sit and watch a student die when the solution should be clear to him? Why is
there no defenses at the Weasely house if they are in dire danger, why no
Order members standing guard, no spells around the property and why do the
Death Eaters attack? (hint, it's not in the book at all!!! so there's no
answer.) Why does Dumbledore take Harry to the Burrow at the beginning of
the film (it makes sense in the book, here, no reason.) Why does Harry take
orders from Snape at the end without question? Why does no one challenge
four Death Eaters running amok in Hogwarts and setting Hagrid's hut ablaze?

 

The movie is fast, humorous, entertaining and a wonder to watch, both
emotionally and visually. I buy the characters, the motivations, the special
effects, everything almost. just not the logical flaws that made me scratch
my head all the way home.

 

            I do hope they shot a lot of scenes that will someday make up an
extended DVD /  Blu-Ray version. The film is so close to being the perfect
Potter film, but forgets the audience isn't stupid.

 

md



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