Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince.....
I watched Harry Potter 6 from 10:15 PM to 1:00 AM.... :P:P:P You ask why? Well, I was too impatient to watch it with my friends in a more human hour... ^_^
The movie was worse than I expected but I have seen worser.... Still, this is the worst part from the HP series. But I enjoyed it and felt strong emotions because the movie,no matter how far it was from the book in scenes and dialogue, reminded me of the book which was, in my personal opinion, brilliant.
Dumbledore has always been my favourite character along with Snape and the fact that I knew what happens in the 7th book helped me in watching the movie ( or maybe just made me more teary? :P ).
In the end, when Snape pointed his wound towards Dumbledore, I didn't know why I was crying- was I crying because of Dumbledoe's death or was I crying because of Snape's position- to kill the only person who trusted him, the only person he could call, more or less, his friend? I think I cried for both of them... and it was devastating. At least when I read the 6th book, I cried only for one of them and then when I cried for Snape in book 7 I had already forgotten about Dumbledore. Now the pain was double because I could see the chaos in both characters, the merciless situation they were both forced to play their roles in... and what was the worst- they were palying willingly because there was no other option. The conversation between Snape and Dumbleodore when Snape said he didn't want to "do it anymore" was just a proof how painful was his decision to kill Dumbledore in the end...
I bow before Alan Rickman's talent, he played this scene on the tower brilliantly, his face was full of pain and emotional struggle but everything remained subtle, under control... Snape had no choice, just like in the book, he had to do it, but it didn't make it any easier. I realised that Snape was not the bad guy a long time ago, back in season 3 when he protected Hermoine and Harry from Lupin when the last became a warewolf. It was so obvious- Snape was more concerned in keeping Harry behind him than fighting the warewolf. Good memories...
The movie did not represent Dumbledore's death well, the movie did not emphasize on this character enough at all and this was something which infuriated me greatly! For god's sake, he is the most important figure in the 6th book, not the romance between the teenagers!!! That last evidence of his power- the fire scene, was the only thing I liked, it was done in a fantastic way, it made me cry for I knew this was the last time I was seeing Dumbledore saving Harry, being strong and brilliant... Of course, his moral strenght on the tower was immense, but the fire scene was something different, something so good... But while I was watching the ridiculous scene with the lighted wounds, I remembered Joanne Rowling's words about the phoenix which was leaving the castle, "which was leaving Harry".... I cried on my way back in 1 AM... it was not a good movie, but it was a good book and in the memory of it, I will tolerate the movie.
Harry Potter was the book of my late childhood and early teenagehood and as such I love it dearly... Some may think this is a movie for kids and a book not worth reading, but for me it is a precious memory filled with nostalgy, a little sadness and so, so much love... :)