HARRY POTTER REVIEW
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THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING.
THINGS I LIKED:
- The soundtrack. God bless Alexandre Desplat, seriously. His music just set all the best tones for this film, from making me hold my breath in the opening scene to making me choke back sobs in the epilogue. I never thought I'd like another conductor after John Williams (soundtracks 1-3), but Desplat has proven me wrong. Good job, sir.
- The cottage. Sorry, this is coming from an interior designer's daughter's POV, but it's a really beautiful house.
- Neville BAMF Longbottom. Fantastic. Like, just how I imagined in the book. Matthew Lewis deserves all the awards.
- MINVERA FUCKING MCGONAGALL. YOU FIERCE HBIC. I CANNOT ELABORATE ON HOW AWESOME SHE WAS.
- The battle before Voldy's reprieve. It was so fucking intense from Harry stepping out of the crowd until Snape's death. I just loved how quick and epic it was.
- Ron/Hermione Kiss. Okay, I actually loved how it looked like they actually had chemistry (unlike another certain couple), so good for them, but I don't mind that they changed the location of the kiss. Sure, I wish we could've gotten Harry cockblocking them, but I get it. Rupert and Emma made it work.
- The aesthetics of the Prince's Tale. I really liked the camera work in it and I liked how it interwove events of Snape's past with events we saw in previous films. That was really nice. But I'll get into it more on the "things I hated" list.
- The walk to the Forbidden Forest. If there was one thing besides the Prince's Tale I wanted done right, it was this part because I cried like a baby while reading it. And while watching it, I was crying, so good job filmmakers and DanRad for making it as emotional as it was in the book.
- LORD VOLDEMORT GIVING DRACO THE MOST AWKWARD HUG IN THE HISTORY OF HUGS. Sure, it's not remotely in character and it was stupid, but I just found it so fucking enjoyable that I cannot give a shit.
- I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS MOTHERFUCKING SNAKE IN THIS MOTHERFUCKING SCHOOL. You know he was thinking it while he was acting like a motherfuckin' BOSS.
- The trio holding hands at the end <3
- Harry with Albus Severus. That was really sweet - the hug just killed me. Also, Harry was a DILF.
THINGS THAT MADE ME GO WTF:
- WORMTAIL NOT BEING KILLED. EXCUSE ME? I THOUGHT FOR SURE THEY WERE GOING TO AXE HIM AT THE END. NOPE. I GUESS HE'S STILL ALIVE, THEN.
- Teddy Lupin not being in the film. I'm sorry, but I'm kind of a Teddy stan and this is unacceptable. He's supposed to be like Harry! Born in a war and lost his parents to it! It really annoys the fuck out of me that he was cut out of the epilogue. SHAME.
- Harry/Ginny. I love Dan and I love Bonnie, but those two have NEGATIVE chemistry - it's uncomfortable to watch them on screen and I just wish it wasn't canon. I never shipped them in the books (they're a carbon copy of Lily/James), but this just adds further fuel to my hate. So awkward.
- Snape's weird ass memory tear. LAME LAME LAME. CHEESY. UGH.
- The Prince's Tale. Oh boy. Let's get into it:
o "You have your mother's eyes" - UMMM…THEY WERE BROWN IN THE FLASHBACKS! (sorry that's really nitpicky of me)
o There was a really bad insinuation that James was actually a prat the entire time and that he stole Lily away from Snape? I only say this because I went with a friend who only watches the movies and she was like: that was so sweet with Snape loving his mom… NO. IT WASN'T. I had to clarify that his love for her was not sweet or healthy. POOR JAMES, NEVER GETTING THE PROPER LOVE HE DESERVES.
o Snape holding Lily's dead body and crying. DIDN'T HAPPEN. And it was awkward as fuck that baby!Harry was just crying in the background and just...no.
- Kings Cross. Was it just me, or did the entire scene LOOK cheap? It looked like they only had a hundred bucks for their budget. Also, the acting was awkward as hell. But then again, I hated the scene in the book because the entire time they just praised each other on, essentially, being dicks.
- Neville/Luna undertones. Let me put it out there that I ADORE this friendship. Like, as I was trying to ignore the romantic nature of the moments they shared, I actually liked the idea of those two getting really close and bonding. I would put this under a "things I didn't mind" section, but I really don't like forced romances.
- The lulz Voldemort brought. Yes, I said I liked the hug, but that was basically it. Everything else just made me go, "Wait, aren't I supposed to be scared of this motherfucker? I'm certainly not now."
- Harry snapping the Elder Wand. What? You don't want to fix your old wand like you did in the book? You just decided you don't want a wand? K cool. I suppose it's fine since you can barely do magic anyway.
What I got out of this movie:
- My childhood is over.
- I'm really tempted to write a fanfic involving Theodore Nott and his time at Hogwarts as Neville leads the rebellion. I actually got Theo/Luna (non-romantic), Theo/Neville (begrudging respect), and Theo+Draco scenes half-planned in my head.
- My childhood is over.
- I'm probably going to live on Pottermore when it's finally opened.
- My childhood is over.
- My childhood is over.
So yeah, I'm officially suffering through Post-Potter Depression.
THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING.
THINGS I LIKED:
- The soundtrack. God bless Alexandre Desplat, seriously. His music just set all the best tones for this film, from making me hold my breath in the opening scene to making me choke back sobs in the epilogue. I never thought I'd like another conductor after John Williams (soundtracks 1-3), but Desplat has proven me wrong. Good job, sir.
- The cottage. Sorry, this is coming from an interior designer's daughter's POV, but it's a really beautiful house.
- Neville BAMF Longbottom. Fantastic. Like, just how I imagined in the book. Matthew Lewis deserves all the awards.
- MINVERA FUCKING MCGONAGALL. YOU FIERCE HBIC. I CANNOT ELABORATE ON HOW AWESOME SHE WAS.
- The battle before Voldy's reprieve. It was so fucking intense from Harry stepping out of the crowd until Snape's death. I just loved how quick and epic it was.
- Ron/Hermione Kiss. Okay, I actually loved how it looked like they actually had chemistry (unlike another certain couple), so good for them, but I don't mind that they changed the location of the kiss. Sure, I wish we could've gotten Harry cockblocking them, but I get it. Rupert and Emma made it work.
- The aesthetics of the Prince's Tale. I really liked the camera work in it and I liked how it interwove events of Snape's past with events we saw in previous films. That was really nice. But I'll get into it more on the "things I hated" list.
- The walk to the Forbidden Forest. If there was one thing besides the Prince's Tale I wanted done right, it was this part because I cried like a baby while reading it. And while watching it, I was crying, so good job filmmakers and DanRad for making it as emotional as it was in the book.
- LORD VOLDEMORT GIVING DRACO THE MOST AWKWARD HUG IN THE HISTORY OF HUGS. Sure, it's not remotely in character and it was stupid, but I just found it so fucking enjoyable that I cannot give a shit.
- I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS MOTHERFUCKING SNAKE IN THIS MOTHERFUCKING SCHOOL. You know he was thinking it while he was acting like a motherfuckin' BOSS.
- The trio holding hands at the end <3
- Harry with Albus Severus. That was really sweet - the hug just killed me. Also, Harry was a DILF.
THINGS THAT MADE ME GO WTF:
- WORMTAIL NOT BEING KILLED. EXCUSE ME? I THOUGHT FOR SURE THEY WERE GOING TO AXE HIM AT THE END. NOPE. I GUESS HE'S STILL ALIVE, THEN.
- Teddy Lupin not being in the film. I'm sorry, but I'm kind of a Teddy stan and this is unacceptable. He's supposed to be like Harry! Born in a war and lost his parents to it! It really annoys the fuck out of me that he was cut out of the epilogue. SHAME.
- Harry/Ginny. I love Dan and I love Bonnie, but those two have NEGATIVE chemistry - it's uncomfortable to watch them on screen and I just wish it wasn't canon. I never shipped them in the books (they're a carbon copy of Lily/James), but this just adds further fuel to my hate. So awkward.
- Snape's weird ass memory tear. LAME LAME LAME. CHEESY. UGH.
- The Prince's Tale. Oh boy. Let's get into it:
o "You have your mother's eyes" - UMMM…THEY WERE BROWN IN THE FLASHBACKS! (sorry that's really nitpicky of me)
o There was a really bad insinuation that James was actually a prat the entire time and that he stole Lily away from Snape? I only say this because I went with a friend who only watches the movies and she was like: that was so sweet with Snape loving his mom… NO. IT WASN'T. I had to clarify that his love for her was not sweet or healthy. POOR JAMES, NEVER GETTING THE PROPER LOVE HE DESERVES.
o Snape holding Lily's dead body and crying. DIDN'T HAPPEN. And it was awkward as fuck that baby!Harry was just crying in the background and just...no.
- Kings Cross. Was it just me, or did the entire scene LOOK cheap? It looked like they only had a hundred bucks for their budget. Also, the acting was awkward as hell. But then again, I hated the scene in the book because the entire time they just praised each other on, essentially, being dicks.
- Neville/Luna undertones. Let me put it out there that I ADORE this friendship. Like, as I was trying to ignore the romantic nature of the moments they shared, I actually liked the idea of those two getting really close and bonding. I would put this under a "things I didn't mind" section, but I really don't like forced romances.
- The lulz Voldemort brought. Yes, I said I liked the hug, but that was basically it. Everything else just made me go, "Wait, aren't I supposed to be scared of this motherfucker? I'm certainly not now."
- Harry snapping the Elder Wand. What? You don't want to fix your old wand like you did in the book? You just decided you don't want a wand? K cool. I suppose it's fine since you can barely do magic anyway.
What I got out of this movie:
- My childhood is over.
- I'm really tempted to write a fanfic involving Theodore Nott and his time at Hogwarts as Neville leads the rebellion. I actually got Theo/Luna (non-romantic), Theo/Neville (begrudging respect), and Theo+Draco scenes half-planned in my head.
- My childhood is over.
- I'm probably going to live on Pottermore when it's finally opened.
- My childhood is over.
- My childhood is over.
So yeah, I'm officially suffering through Post-Potter Depression.
