So, I know its been a couple days since I posted, but I wanted to post a quick snippet about "Deathly Hallows". I tried to wait to write a post because I didn't want to give too much away, and I'm going to try not to give anything away here, but I can't promise anything. And to anyone that might complain about spoilers, the books have been finished for several years. There are no spoilers anymore.
Anyways.... The movie starts out with a very ominous feeling and you can just feel the pain and loneliness that all of the characters are feeling. As things start to build, and the action builds very quickly, you get pulled into the story. I was a bit disappointed with the way Mad-Eye's death was handled, but I liked the improvements on Hedwig's. I'm a sucker for the twins, so I must say the Phelps brothers did a fantastic job and brought a bit of humour into the movie that would have left it otherwise quite depressing (which I could have lived with). The wedding was not a big part of the movie, but I'm glad it was included. They didn't have Harry in disguise, but I don't think it detracted from the scene at all. When the wedding received the notice of the Minister of Magic's death, things went crazy.Just as they should have.
Once the trio is on the run and they begin their search for Horcruxes, the movie starts to get slow. When Ron leaves, that's when things get to be a bit too slow (even for me). I understand that that part of the book is a bit slow, but I feel like there should have been more action. There were several scenes they could have added, but they didn't. And that's okay. It happens. When Harry and Hermione head to Godric's Hollow, things pick up again. The scene with Bathilda Bagshot... Creepy. As the story progresses, from here, its all uphill. Things are action packed. And emotional. And absolutely fantastic. When they're at Malfoy Manor, I got chills. And teared up during the torture scene. And the final scenes of the movie, I cried. Like a little kid.
Austin, who has never read any of the books (I know, I'm trying to get him to), loved the movie. There were a few things in the movie that he didn't quite catch the significance of, like the two way mirror and Dobby's death, but he still thought it was a very well done movie and kept up a decent pace. He's been a fan of the movies since Prisoner of Azkaban, so he wasn't too upset about us going to the midnight premiere. He wasn't too happy that he had to work the next day, but even he said it was worth being exhausted.
All in all, I think this was the best movie adaptation so far. And it is just that, an adaptation. Some people complain that the movies don't stick to the movies exactly, but I think that's okay. I think it is fine to change small things, leave certain things out, add something if you think it adds to it (just not to the extent that they did when they butchered Half Blood Prince). I'm now trying to patiently wait for Part II
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