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Some pretty much random thoughts about Deathly Hallows Part 1. :D
First, I have one major complaint. And yes, I loved the movie overall and thought it was by far one of the more faithful adaptations, but.
WHERE WAS RON SCREAMING HERMIONE'S NAME WHILE SHE WAS BEING TORTURED? HOW COULD THEY LEAVE THAT OUT? BIGGEST OTP MOMENT FOR ME, SERIOUSLY. I went into the movie most excited about two scenes: 1) Ron destroying the locket (which definitely measured up), and 2) RON SCREAMING HERMIONE'S NAME WHILE SHE WAS BEING TORTURED. WHERE WAS THAT? STILL DEPRESSED IT WASN'T THERE!
On the other hand, the shot where it was clear they'd fallen asleep while holding hands was there! I didn't expect that! Or it to be as big of a deal as it was! They really lingered, didn't they?
Okay, brief break from shipping. Let's talk acting. SO GOOD. Seriously, Emma has always disappointed me in the past. I've always wanted to like her as Hermione because she seems like an absolutely wonderful person, the kind you'd want to be friends with and she's obviously very thoughtful about Hermione and I love that. But in the past she really has "acted with her eyebrows" (see also: Ian Somerhalder on TVD) and generally not been all that great. But no longer! She was good in this movie! I was so proud! She's still nothing like my Hermione, but I was so pleased! And I thought Dan was solid, too!
And of course Rupert Grint is perfect. He's always been the most like the book character, but I was still a bit worried he might not be able to handle the emotionally heavy-lifting in this film that was so necessary to Ron's character. And since Ron is my favorite, this had me on edge. But! He was flawless. Again, I was so strangely proud. GOOD FOR YOU, RUPERT GRINT. LET'S BE BFFS.
Speaking of acting, HBC has way too much fun in her part. And Jason Isaacs! Not in it too much, but he is always perfect. And the guy who played Harry while under polyjuice has to be one of my new favorites--the way he walked! I was in stitches! Love that guy! Evanna Lynch is perfect as Luna. Had forgotten how much so. I know she wasn't in it much, but her few brief moments just shown. And when she called Dobby sir and he said he liked her, I clapped my hands with delight!
The scenery was gorgeous beyond gorgeous. And I loved how they shot everything to look so vast and empty. Picspams, please. It made my heart hurt it was so beautiful.
Along those lines, I felt like they really took their time with this movie. The last few have felt too chock-full of stuff happening; in some ways they seemed more like outlines of movies than actual movies. But there was so much room to breathe in this film, so much silence and drawn-out moments, and it fit the tone of the book absolutely perfectly. The fact that it didn't feel rushed really made this whole movie for me.
THE ANIMATION IN THE TALE OF THREE BROTHERS SCENE!!!!!!!!!!! OMG SO, SO, SO IN LOVE. I cannot even verbalize how perfect it was.
R/Hr shippers were all worried about the dance scene with Harry and Hermione. Silly people! It was perfect! Absolutely perfect! Because it was all about Ron! It started because Hermione was depressed because Ron wasn't there and Harry wanted to cheer her up. And then he did, for just a moment, and it was cute and adorable and loving and yet very platonic, to my eyes. But then! She snapped out of it and remembered that Ron was gone and that brief moment of happiness slipped away because Ron was gone and nothing can be okay when he's not there. OH MY HEART. *clutches it*
I liked that there wasn't a lot of Ginny stuff, because A) Bonnie Wright is, I'm sure, an absolutely lovely person and I think she's adorable. But she can't really act, unfortunately, and B) it let the focus stay on the Trio, which is where it belongs.
One thing that the movies always do for me is remind me of how much I love the Trio as a Trio. The three of them, together. It fills my heart with warm fuzzies! Because it was so very, very clear how much Harry and Hermione love each other and how much Ron and Harry love each other and how much Hermione and Ron love each other, and each kind of love is different, but it is perfect, and I wrote a fic about that once. SO MUCH LOVE.
The scene with all the Death Eaters at the table was flawless. Absolutely perfect. So in love, I cannot tell you. And the Godric's Hollow sequence was creepy and weird and surreal, and it felt like the book.
Last things that was missing--Andromeda and Ted. I wanted to see them. *pout*
So generally: very, very good. I can't wait for the last one!
First, I have one major complaint. And yes, I loved the movie overall and thought it was by far one of the more faithful adaptations, but.
WHERE WAS RON SCREAMING HERMIONE'S NAME WHILE SHE WAS BEING TORTURED? HOW COULD THEY LEAVE THAT OUT? BIGGEST OTP MOMENT FOR ME, SERIOUSLY. I went into the movie most excited about two scenes: 1) Ron destroying the locket (which definitely measured up), and 2) RON SCREAMING HERMIONE'S NAME WHILE SHE WAS BEING TORTURED. WHERE WAS THAT? STILL DEPRESSED IT WASN'T THERE!
On the other hand, the shot where it was clear they'd fallen asleep while holding hands was there! I didn't expect that! Or it to be as big of a deal as it was! They really lingered, didn't they?
Okay, brief break from shipping. Let's talk acting. SO GOOD. Seriously, Emma has always disappointed me in the past. I've always wanted to like her as Hermione because she seems like an absolutely wonderful person, the kind you'd want to be friends with and she's obviously very thoughtful about Hermione and I love that. But in the past she really has "acted with her eyebrows" (see also: Ian Somerhalder on TVD) and generally not been all that great. But no longer! She was good in this movie! I was so proud! She's still nothing like my Hermione, but I was so pleased! And I thought Dan was solid, too!
And of course Rupert Grint is perfect. He's always been the most like the book character, but I was still a bit worried he might not be able to handle the emotionally heavy-lifting in this film that was so necessary to Ron's character. And since Ron is my favorite, this had me on edge. But! He was flawless. Again, I was so strangely proud. GOOD FOR YOU, RUPERT GRINT. LET'S BE BFFS.
Speaking of acting, HBC has way too much fun in her part. And Jason Isaacs! Not in it too much, but he is always perfect. And the guy who played Harry while under polyjuice has to be one of my new favorites--the way he walked! I was in stitches! Love that guy! Evanna Lynch is perfect as Luna. Had forgotten how much so. I know she wasn't in it much, but her few brief moments just shown. And when she called Dobby sir and he said he liked her, I clapped my hands with delight!
The scenery was gorgeous beyond gorgeous. And I loved how they shot everything to look so vast and empty. Picspams, please. It made my heart hurt it was so beautiful.
Along those lines, I felt like they really took their time with this movie. The last few have felt too chock-full of stuff happening; in some ways they seemed more like outlines of movies than actual movies. But there was so much room to breathe in this film, so much silence and drawn-out moments, and it fit the tone of the book absolutely perfectly. The fact that it didn't feel rushed really made this whole movie for me.
THE ANIMATION IN THE TALE OF THREE BROTHERS SCENE!!!!!!!!!!! OMG SO, SO, SO IN LOVE. I cannot even verbalize how perfect it was.
R/Hr shippers were all worried about the dance scene with Harry and Hermione. Silly people! It was perfect! Absolutely perfect! Because it was all about Ron! It started because Hermione was depressed because Ron wasn't there and Harry wanted to cheer her up. And then he did, for just a moment, and it was cute and adorable and loving and yet very platonic, to my eyes. But then! She snapped out of it and remembered that Ron was gone and that brief moment of happiness slipped away because Ron was gone and nothing can be okay when he's not there. OH MY HEART. *clutches it*
I liked that there wasn't a lot of Ginny stuff, because A) Bonnie Wright is, I'm sure, an absolutely lovely person and I think she's adorable. But she can't really act, unfortunately, and B) it let the focus stay on the Trio, which is where it belongs.
One thing that the movies always do for me is remind me of how much I love the Trio as a Trio. The three of them, together. It fills my heart with warm fuzzies! Because it was so very, very clear how much Harry and Hermione love each other and how much Ron and Harry love each other and how much Hermione and Ron love each other, and each kind of love is different, but it is perfect, and I wrote a fic about that once. SO MUCH LOVE.
The scene with all the Death Eaters at the table was flawless. Absolutely perfect. So in love, I cannot tell you. And the Godric's Hollow sequence was creepy and weird and surreal, and it felt like the book.
Last things that was missing--Andromeda and Ted. I wanted to see them. *pout*
So generally: very, very good. I can't wait for the last one!