"And with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost...."
So after a lot of crap yesterday, we finally went over to Brittany's and stayed the night. We were supposed to watch some of the earlier HP movies, but that didn't happen >< We ended up colouring and I did a sudoku and Brittany finally lit her DripDrop candle and...we watched tv, heh [she likes Dog the Bounty Hunter o.O]. Yeah, she went to sleep and me and Meg just watched more tv for a while [sad animals] and then tried to go to sleep around three, but I didn't get there till four and I kept waking up. Nasty. Woke up a bit before ten to Meg harassing us. Mm. Then we went and met Jess and Sky and Kevin and saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Eh. With those movies, it's always exciting and disappointing. I think this one was rather well done on its own merits, but with regards to the books? Mm. I don't mind that they leave things out, I understand that you have to nix some things and build up others to make things work on the screen and within time limits, but...I really don't like when they change what they do show.
Like Sirius' death. At first I was shocked that they changed it, and it may seem only minorly, but it's a big deal. Bellatrix cast Avada Kedavra at Sirius. In the book, she just hit him with a spell and he fell through the veil, which led to a lot of omgSiriuscouldstillbealivelet'sgorescuehim-ness. JKR specifically said he was dead and gone to combat all that. And now, I think they straight out killed him to finally put that to rest. It kinda felt like a slap in the face. And Dumbledore - his talk with Voldemort, about death. I think that was really important, I mean, it confronts the fact that Voldemort fears death, which is a huge thing especially with what happens in the sixth book. Not big, just...all the things they change always make me freak with their consequences in the next ones - and more importantly, what all that says about the books themselves, and their ultimate conclusion. Even his talk with Harry at the end - Dumbledore's not supposed to come right out and say yes, one of you has to die. Mm. And they did a lot of making Harry more unaccountable. He wasn't such a bitch, he didn't talk to Kreacher first, they didn't drop the prophecy, etc. Though I guess the whole "maybe it's because I'm becoming more like Voldemort" thing kinda replaces that. Heh, and one thing I didn't like, personally, was that Remus wasn't there with Harry when Sirius fell [or getting Harry from the Dursley's].
I did like it though, on its own. I was pleased with Grawp and Luna - not so much with Kingsley. I enjoyed Snape [even though they changed his moments ><] a lot [I looooove Severus]. And Lucius, ohoho, love. I really liked Fred and George's departure, even if it wasn't the same [and left out one of the best lines ever]. [Oh and I didn't like how they made it that everyone had to write with Umbridge's quill]. I thought Trelawney's ness was good, and Umbridge was well done, though I think she wasn't quite right. The Sirius moments were nice. Oh! There was a look from Ginny at Harry, which I thought was a bit of nice foreshadowing, even if I have personal issues with that pairing. And Neville was lovely. I liked his convo with Harry, though I am quite pissed they left out the St. Mungo's scenes [heheh, Lockhart]. And Miss Figg! Woo. And Tonks! <333 Even if her hair wasn't short. Bellatrix was pretty good too. Yep. And the thestrals, I liked them, and all the scenery and stuff, like the veil and the Hall of Prophecies and such. Yeah. [And I'm not going into it, but oh, did I have slashy thoughts - some nice moments there, bwahaha.]
Yeaaaah. That was kind of pointless rambling, but shh. I'll look back at it when I re-read the books...or something. I really would like to read them all before the seventh, to get a good view of all of it - and for the finality of it all. I don't know though. Maybe. I could just read the fifth and sixth...Eh. I aaaam in the mood for them now...more so than the fanfiction, though I might be in the mood for some of my other pairings - my main one has kinda put me off, with all the drama and entrappings of it. Mm. And I'm in other fandoms still, heh, like House and Supernatural.
Well. This entry sure reflects my mental state, haha. I feel very - listless? And just...off. Hm, weird. But yeah. Fun. Tired, heh. Yeah...
Bwap.
Eh. With those movies, it's always exciting and disappointing. I think this one was rather well done on its own merits, but with regards to the books? Mm. I don't mind that they leave things out, I understand that you have to nix some things and build up others to make things work on the screen and within time limits, but...I really don't like when they change what they do show.
Like Sirius' death. At first I was shocked that they changed it, and it may seem only minorly, but it's a big deal. Bellatrix cast Avada Kedavra at Sirius. In the book, she just hit him with a spell and he fell through the veil, which led to a lot of omgSiriuscouldstillbealivelet'sgorescuehim-ness. JKR specifically said he was dead and gone to combat all that. And now, I think they straight out killed him to finally put that to rest. It kinda felt like a slap in the face. And Dumbledore - his talk with Voldemort, about death. I think that was really important, I mean, it confronts the fact that Voldemort fears death, which is a huge thing especially with what happens in the sixth book. Not big, just...all the things they change always make me freak with their consequences in the next ones - and more importantly, what all that says about the books themselves, and their ultimate conclusion. Even his talk with Harry at the end - Dumbledore's not supposed to come right out and say yes, one of you has to die. Mm. And they did a lot of making Harry more unaccountable. He wasn't such a bitch, he didn't talk to Kreacher first, they didn't drop the prophecy, etc. Though I guess the whole "maybe it's because I'm becoming more like Voldemort" thing kinda replaces that. Heh, and one thing I didn't like, personally, was that Remus wasn't there with Harry when Sirius fell [or getting Harry from the Dursley's].
I did like it though, on its own. I was pleased with Grawp and Luna - not so much with Kingsley. I enjoyed Snape [even though they changed his moments ><] a lot [I looooove Severus]. And Lucius, ohoho, love. I really liked Fred and George's departure, even if it wasn't the same [and left out one of the best lines ever]. [Oh and I didn't like how they made it that everyone had to write with Umbridge's quill]. I thought Trelawney's ness was good, and Umbridge was well done, though I think she wasn't quite right. The Sirius moments were nice. Oh! There was a look from Ginny at Harry, which I thought was a bit of nice foreshadowing, even if I have personal issues with that pairing. And Neville was lovely. I liked his convo with Harry, though I am quite pissed they left out the St. Mungo's scenes [heheh, Lockhart]. And Miss Figg! Woo. And Tonks! <333 Even if her hair wasn't short. Bellatrix was pretty good too. Yep. And the thestrals, I liked them, and all the scenery and stuff, like the veil and the Hall of Prophecies and such. Yeah. [And I'm not going into it, but oh, did I have slashy thoughts - some nice moments there, bwahaha.]
Yeaaaah. That was kind of pointless rambling, but shh. I'll look back at it when I re-read the books...or something. I really would like to read them all before the seventh, to get a good view of all of it - and for the finality of it all. I don't know though. Maybe. I could just read the fifth and sixth...Eh. I aaaam in the mood for them now...more so than the fanfiction, though I might be in the mood for some of my other pairings - my main one has kinda put me off, with all the drama and entrappings of it. Mm. And I'm in other fandoms still, heh, like House and Supernatural.
Well. This entry sure reflects my mental state, haha. I feel very - listless? And just...off. Hm, weird. But yeah. Fun. Tired, heh. Yeah...
Bwap.