It's that time of year again when the decorations are up, the radio is jam packed with holiday music, and one character franchise is beginning its end on the big screen. Harry Potter has amazed people, old and young alike, for over 10 years and today (or rather last night at midnight) the Deathly Hallows is in theaters across the country to amaze us once again.
For a movie fanatic such as myself, I love this kind of movie - big budget, big effects, instense storylines - it's easy to get lost in a world not your own. I have begun re-reading the 7th book (and I am on page 152 after 1 night) to remember the little things that got Harry, Hermione and Ron to the epic battle at Hogwarts. We all know (SPOILERS AHEAD READ AT YOUR OWN RISK) that many people die including Fred, Lupin and Tonks and that Harry fights Voldemort but I honestly cannot remember what happens in between. I could just go and watch the movie but I"m reading the book before for the same reason I read the Twilight books - to see what is different.
The past 6 movies have been fairly true to the books albeit some will say things were left out that shoudn't have and storylines were switched around that made no sense. For the book lovers (and I am one too) movies need to tell those stories in 2.5 hours and we all know every little detail cannot be squished into 150 minutes worth of story telling.
As much as I love movies and am a visual person, I will admit the books are much better than the movies in the sense that the background is explained in depth much more. But let's not downplay the movies. They are, by themselves, cinematic marvels. It is CGI (and other visual things) and 3D at its best. I think with the 7th book being broken into 2 movies we will see much more backstory and detail we didn't get in the first 6. It was really the only way to finish off the series right. Instead of jampacking a long ending, an important ending and possibly leaving out key scenes, the writer and director could take their time and tell it right.
I won't be going to see it this weekend but hopefully I will in the next couple of weeks so look out for my review of Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows Part 1!
For a movie fanatic such as myself, I love this kind of movie - big budget, big effects, instense storylines - it's easy to get lost in a world not your own. I have begun re-reading the 7th book (and I am on page 152 after 1 night) to remember the little things that got Harry, Hermione and Ron to the epic battle at Hogwarts. We all know (SPOILERS AHEAD READ AT YOUR OWN RISK) that many people die including Fred, Lupin and Tonks and that Harry fights Voldemort but I honestly cannot remember what happens in between. I could just go and watch the movie but I"m reading the book before for the same reason I read the Twilight books - to see what is different.
The past 6 movies have been fairly true to the books albeit some will say things were left out that shoudn't have and storylines were switched around that made no sense. For the book lovers (and I am one too) movies need to tell those stories in 2.5 hours and we all know every little detail cannot be squished into 150 minutes worth of story telling.
As much as I love movies and am a visual person, I will admit the books are much better than the movies in the sense that the background is explained in depth much more. But let's not downplay the movies. They are, by themselves, cinematic marvels. It is CGI (and other visual things) and 3D at its best. I think with the 7th book being broken into 2 movies we will see much more backstory and detail we didn't get in the first 6. It was really the only way to finish off the series right. Instead of jampacking a long ending, an important ending and possibly leaving out key scenes, the writer and director could take their time and tell it right.
I won't be going to see it this weekend but hopefully I will in the next couple of weeks so look out for my review of Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows Part 1!
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