Went to watch the final instalment of the Harry Potter movie franchise just now. I have been afraid of how sad I will be when it's all over, and indeed am very sad, even though I finished watching the movie smiling with tears.
It was wonderful, despite what ys might say. Perhaps to him this is merely another one of the many movies that he has watched, but to me it has a very special meaning. It is personal. Perhaps I am clouded by my love for the book, but I really do think that the crew have done their best to do justice to the book.
Well, the 3D glasses kept sliding off my nose (I finally understood that commercial for contact lenses!), it was highly annoying and disturbing. I want to watch the movie again, in 2D to better appreciate the plot, and maybe alone. I want to remain in the theatre as credits roll and immerse myself in "Hedwig's theme"...
I definitely recommend watching the movie in 3D. The Dementors at the beginning of the movie seem so real. And the ride at Gringotts reminds me horribly of the rides I took at USS. :P
**SPOILER ALERT**
I love how the movie started with the grave of Dobby. And how Snape stared broodingly as students marched into Hogwarts, a lone figure on a high tower. I paid extra attention when Harry spoke with Ollivander, for I have read reviews that raved about John Hurt's performance, but I failed to see what's the hype. Maybe it's too 内敛 for me. I felt it was a pity they didn't have time to develop Dumbledore's story. Dumbledore's guilt, his pain, his desire to see his family reunited, they made it so painful for me to read the cave scene. I cried when Mrs Weasley hugged Ron as he cried over Fred; at the sight of Lupin and Tonks' bodies, their hands finally holding each other (I'm not sure about this, cos it appeared to me their hands were not in contact, but I'd like to think that they are). The whole thing just feels like this epic tragedy.
My favourite part of the movie is, of course, Snape dying in the Shrieking Shack. Not that I want him to die, of course, but his final words, asking Harry to look at him, saying he has his mother's eyes (I'm glad they used the lines from the book, they're brilliantly written), are just so heart-wrenching. Then Harry poured the memories (I don't know why he collected Snape's tears. Maybe it looked more romantic?) into the Pensieve (I noticed they changed the Pensieve to a mobile washing-basin-like thingy), and I know Snape's tragic tale is going to unfold. The young Lily and Severus are so adorable. However I think the film transitioned from the two of them being friends to adulthood too fast. It should have included Severus calling Lily 'Mudblood'. That was a turning point. Severus regretted that and my heart never failed to ache when I read that part. But Alan Rickman was so, so wonderful. His acting was so convincing I could totally feel Snape's desperation when he pleaded with Dumbledore to save Lily, feel his pain as he hugged Lily's body. He might not have been a good man, but to do good things against your usual nature out of your love for someone, I think, takes greater courage.
19 years later... Of course it was corny, all n years later scenes are. The young Albus Severus Potter was adorable, and again, I'm glad they used lines from the book when Harry reassured his son about sorting. I love the scarlet Hogwarts Express, I love platform nine-and-three-quarters, I love how they used the same music as they did in the last scene also with the train in "The Sorcerer's Stone" ("Leaving Hogwarts"), and most of all, it was most apt to end with "Hedwig's Theme".
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