Watching "Deathly Hallows Part One"
Woohoo, I can finally finish up the movie series!
First off, some Unpopular Opinions about the last Harry Potter book.
1. I liked the Epilogue. It was sweet, and it gave an optimistic, hopeful end to the series. It said, "No matter what happens, Hogwarts will always be here, always be the place you can call home and belong to." Though I will admit the Potter kids all being named after other (dead) characters is a little silly. And confusing.
2. I... didn't feel like the camping scenes dragged at all? Heck, they don't even happen until like a third of the way into the book and then they're like, nine chapters out of thirty-six. C'mon, that's like nothing. To hear the fandom tell it, though, it's like the camping took up the whole story and was all the trio did. Wedding, camp, camp, find and destroy Horcrux, camp, camp, more camping, battle of Hogwarts, climax, end, epilogue.
Once again, I find fandom grossly exaggerates things.
3. Only one of the deaths got me. I was spoiled to hell and back about who buys it this book, so I don't know if that lessened the impact somewhat. Sometimes spoilers don't have any affect on my emotional response the moment of. Like with The Princess and the Frog, I was spoiled for the firefly's death and I still cried. Or like with Courageous I knew someone was going to have a tragic death and my genre savvy predicted the person while watching, about ten minutes before it happened, and HA HA HA HA NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER STILL BAWLED LIKE A BABY.
Anyway, only one death got me.
.......I may have teared up a little at Dobby's death. No, I don't understand it either. Moody? Nothing. Remus and Tonks? Zip. Hedwig? Nada. Fred? Not a tear. But freaking Dobby the house elf and his knife to the gut and simple funeral with wildflowers and Harry carving a memorial on a rock declaring him a free elf, OF ALL THE POSSIBLE THINGS, got me. Blast you J.K. Rowling, you evil genius you.
4. Loved, loved the "talky" climax. Didn't feel anti-climactic to me at all. Beautiful imagery with the sun breaking over the horizon once it's all finished. Could almost imagine Harry and Voldemort shouting at each other.
5. Snape's erm... "thing" for Lily Evans.... yyyyeeeaaah, I didn't particularly find that cute or touching. Just kind of tragic. And really creepy. I mean, literally the first flashback scene of them is him spying on her from the bushes. WHY ARE YOU WATCHING HER FROM THE BUSHES SNAPE?! THAT'S NOT PRECIOUS, THAT'S CREEPY. YOU'RE CREEPY. STOP IT.
That said, the bit of dialogue where Dumbledore's like, "After all this time?" and he says, "Always."? That got me. Very beautifully Shakespearean and tragic.
ANYWAY, rambling over, let's watch a movie!
0:30 - Okay, WB logo... WHY IS THE LOGO RUSTING?! OH CRIPES THAT SOUND. THAT SCRAPING SOUND WILL HAUNT MY NIGHTMARES.
1:12 - Random Ministry of Magic dude speechifying.
1:25 - Hi Hermione! And Ron and Harry.
2:47- Hermione's erasing herself from the picture what the heck?! TOO SAD, MOVIE! TOO SAD!
2:50 - This music is really pretty. Now I understand why Mom and Dad got me the soundtrack last Christmas.
4:55 - NARCISSA. YOUR TWO-TONE HAIR IS RIDICULOUS. BLEACH THE REST OF THAT BLONDE ASAP. YOU LOOK SILLY.
6:18 - ...why does Wormtail remind me of Nathaniel from Enchanted? They're played by the same actor aren't they? I swear they're the same actor.
7:12 - No idea who that Death Eater is... but he's cute!
7:15 - Wow, Jason Isaacs is doing really well acting in this scene.
9:23 - Tom Felton too.
9:44 - Gratuitous 3D shot.
11:59 - This awkward exposition dump is because we haven't seen Bill in the movies before, isn't it? Guess that makes sense.
12:56 - Holeee cow the twins are old.
13:16 - HA HA HA HA HERMIONE JUST TAKES HIS HAIR.
14:25 - Seven Daniel Radcliffs...
Can... can I have one? Please?
Mmmm... delicious Harry shirtlessness...
15:52 - This music really is awesome. THIS MUSIC HOMG.
16:39 - Oh, right. Just set down in rush hour traffic. THAT'S NOT CONSPICUOUS AT ALL.
17:23 - DAMMIT HEDWIG GO BACK DON'T YOU KNOW YOU DIE IN THIS BOOK?!
HEDWIIIIIIG!
17:50 - OH NO FLYING VOLDEMORT. I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR IT TO BE THIS SCARY.
19:20 - GINNY! <3333333
*FANGIRLS FOREVER*
19: 34 - OMG HARRY/GINNY MOMENT!
*BASKS IN SHIPPYNESS*
20:57 - Oh. We're blaming it on Hedwig instead of Harry's stupidity. That's nice. Blame the DEAD OWL.
21:20 - RON/HERMIONE HUG! AWWW!
21: 28 - TRIO HUG! AWWW!
24:37 - I could listen to Movie!Ron gush about how they'd be lost without Hermione forever.
25:24 - I seriously want a Harry+Ron bro hug right now. Don't know why. HUG DARN YOU!
26:37 - Oh hello, strangely hot and full of sexual tension Harry/Ginny moment.
27:07 - SQUEE! KISSAGE! YAY!
DAMN IT GEORGE YOU COCKBLOCK. I WANTED TO SEE THEIR LIPS.
(Oh hey, subtle little Harry rubbing Ginny's arm. I approve. Lol and his nervous little grin as he backs away.)
28:25 - Ron looks strangely hot with his sleeves all rolled up like that. Yummy.
31:02 - "As an important historical artifact it belongs-" SO wanted to finish that with "in a museum."
31:39 - IRSH/SCOTTISH JIG AT THE WEDDING ASFJAHSLFAKHF LSFHLKAHFSA
*BLURBLE*
*DED OF SOUNDTRACK SQUEE*
32:22 - LUNA! LUNA! LUUUUUNNNAAAAA! (And daddy.)
*FANGIRLS FOREVER*
32:28 - Lol aww at Ron looking in awe at Hermione. He so totally wants to dance with her.
34:52 - EXPOSITION DUMP. GOODY.
35:37 - ...the hell? This ball of light thing is weird. Made more sense to have it be a Patronus in the book.
35:59 - RON/HERMIONE CLING! SQUEEEEE!
36:01 - AND HARRY TRIES TO GO TO GINNY! AWWW!
*SHIP OVERLOAD*
38:24 - LOL the poor waitress. Coming in to find total chaos and destruction.
39:20 - D'AWW RON STROKES HERMIONE'S CHEEK WHILE TELLING HER SHE'S THE BEST AT SPELLS. TOO CUTE.
42:01 - They kept the bit where Ron and Hermione fell asleep holding hands! YAAAAAAY!
44:48 - Lol, Ron trying to bean Kreacher with something when he calls Hermione Mudblood.
45:24 - ...Do we not get Kreacher redemption and softening of heart? Nothing?
OH SCREW YOU MOVIE THAT WAS A GOOD PART!
46:10 - SHOOT. DEATH EATERS ON THE HOGWARTS TRAIN.
46:58 - UUGGGGH GO AWAY UMBRIDGE. YOU ARE EVIL AND DESPICABLE AND I HATE YOU.
47:25 - RON AND HERMIONE ARE PLAYING PIANO TOGETHER. ZOMG.
Why yes, I am going to call attention to every shippy moment in this movie. Deal with it.
48:22 - DOBBY! Oh my gosh. I can deal with adding Dobby to this scene. Lololol this is hilarious. And aww, Ron shakes Dobby's hand.
53:35 - May I say? The way they've done the infiltration of the Ministry scene is marvelous.
56:17 - Is... is the sound of the flyers being assembled part of the mechanical beat of the soundtrack?
Awesooooome.
59:52 - I hate Umbridge. Forever and until the end of time.
1:00:53 - OH THAT IS SO SATISFYING. STUPIFY TO THE FACE.
1:02:02 - LOLOLOL HERMIONE'S JEALOUS FACE WHEN MARY CATTERMOLE KISSES HER "HUSBAND".
1:03:31 - OH GOSH. THE SPLINCHING APPARITION IS TERRIFYING.
1:04:54 - Ow. Ow ow ow that looks like it hurts.
1:06:22 - The Horcrux is shrieking. That is disturbing.
1:09:59 - The locket Horcrux is now the One Ring. Yay.
1:10:42 - Right. Go off on your own Hermione. That's not dangerous at all.
1:13:01 - Oh crud. Ron sees Harry and Hermione together and due to locket influence immediately assumes shipping.
...and dude, this montage is depressing.
1:16:14 - "Nothing's wrong." EXCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HORCRUX INFLUENCED RON.
Aww and Hermione's trying to make him take it off.
1:20:02 - Oh yay, the infamous Kloves Harry/Hermione ship tease scene.
...this is so incredibly awkward. Cute, but awkward. They're such dorks.
*looks at clock*
Aaaand my goodness it's getting late. Gonna have to pick this up tomorrow.
First off, some Unpopular Opinions about the last Harry Potter book.
1. I liked the Epilogue. It was sweet, and it gave an optimistic, hopeful end to the series. It said, "No matter what happens, Hogwarts will always be here, always be the place you can call home and belong to." Though I will admit the Potter kids all being named after other (dead) characters is a little silly. And confusing.
2. I... didn't feel like the camping scenes dragged at all? Heck, they don't even happen until like a third of the way into the book and then they're like, nine chapters out of thirty-six. C'mon, that's like nothing. To hear the fandom tell it, though, it's like the camping took up the whole story and was all the trio did. Wedding, camp, camp, find and destroy Horcrux, camp, camp, more camping, battle of Hogwarts, climax, end, epilogue.
Once again, I find fandom grossly exaggerates things.
3. Only one of the deaths got me. I was spoiled to hell and back about who buys it this book, so I don't know if that lessened the impact somewhat. Sometimes spoilers don't have any affect on my emotional response the moment of. Like with The Princess and the Frog, I was spoiled for the firefly's death and I still cried. Or like with Courageous I knew someone was going to have a tragic death and my genre savvy predicted the person while watching, about ten minutes before it happened, and HA HA HA HA NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER STILL BAWLED LIKE A BABY.
Anyway, only one death got me.
.......I may have teared up a little at Dobby's death. No, I don't understand it either. Moody? Nothing. Remus and Tonks? Zip. Hedwig? Nada. Fred? Not a tear. But freaking Dobby the house elf and his knife to the gut and simple funeral with wildflowers and Harry carving a memorial on a rock declaring him a free elf, OF ALL THE POSSIBLE THINGS, got me. Blast you J.K. Rowling, you evil genius you.
4. Loved, loved the "talky" climax. Didn't feel anti-climactic to me at all. Beautiful imagery with the sun breaking over the horizon once it's all finished. Could almost imagine Harry and Voldemort shouting at each other.
5. Snape's erm... "thing" for Lily Evans.... yyyyeeeaaah, I didn't particularly find that cute or touching. Just kind of tragic. And really creepy. I mean, literally the first flashback scene of them is him spying on her from the bushes. WHY ARE YOU WATCHING HER FROM THE BUSHES SNAPE?! THAT'S NOT PRECIOUS, THAT'S CREEPY. YOU'RE CREEPY. STOP IT.
That said, the bit of dialogue where Dumbledore's like, "After all this time?" and he says, "Always."? That got me. Very beautifully Shakespearean and tragic.
ANYWAY, rambling over, let's watch a movie!
0:30 - Okay, WB logo... WHY IS THE LOGO RUSTING?! OH CRIPES THAT SOUND. THAT SCRAPING SOUND WILL HAUNT MY NIGHTMARES.
1:12 - Random Ministry of Magic dude speechifying.
1:25 - Hi Hermione! And Ron and Harry.
2:47- Hermione's erasing herself from the picture what the heck?! TOO SAD, MOVIE! TOO SAD!
2:50 - This music is really pretty. Now I understand why Mom and Dad got me the soundtrack last Christmas.
4:55 - NARCISSA. YOUR TWO-TONE HAIR IS RIDICULOUS. BLEACH THE REST OF THAT BLONDE ASAP. YOU LOOK SILLY.
6:18 - ...why does Wormtail remind me of Nathaniel from Enchanted? They're played by the same actor aren't they? I swear they're the same actor.
7:12 - No idea who that Death Eater is... but he's cute!
7:15 - Wow, Jason Isaacs is doing really well acting in this scene.
9:23 - Tom Felton too.
9:44 - Gratuitous 3D shot.
11:59 - This awkward exposition dump is because we haven't seen Bill in the movies before, isn't it? Guess that makes sense.
12:56 - Holeee cow the twins are old.
13:16 - HA HA HA HA HERMIONE JUST TAKES HIS HAIR.
14:25 - Seven Daniel Radcliffs...
Can... can I have one? Please?
Mmmm... delicious Harry shirtlessness...
15:52 - This music really is awesome. THIS MUSIC HOMG.
16:39 - Oh, right. Just set down in rush hour traffic. THAT'S NOT CONSPICUOUS AT ALL.
17:23 - DAMMIT HEDWIG GO BACK DON'T YOU KNOW YOU DIE IN THIS BOOK?!
HEDWIIIIIIG!
17:50 - OH NO FLYING VOLDEMORT. I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR IT TO BE THIS SCARY.
19:20 - GINNY! <3333333
*FANGIRLS FOREVER*
19: 34 - OMG HARRY/GINNY MOMENT!
*BASKS IN SHIPPYNESS*
20:57 - Oh. We're blaming it on Hedwig instead of Harry's stupidity. That's nice. Blame the DEAD OWL.
21:20 - RON/HERMIONE HUG! AWWW!
21: 28 - TRIO HUG! AWWW!
24:37 - I could listen to Movie!Ron gush about how they'd be lost without Hermione forever.
25:24 - I seriously want a Harry+Ron bro hug right now. Don't know why. HUG DARN YOU!
26:37 - Oh hello, strangely hot and full of sexual tension Harry/Ginny moment.
27:07 - SQUEE! KISSAGE! YAY!
DAMN IT GEORGE YOU COCKBLOCK. I WANTED TO SEE THEIR LIPS.
(Oh hey, subtle little Harry rubbing Ginny's arm. I approve. Lol and his nervous little grin as he backs away.)
28:25 - Ron looks strangely hot with his sleeves all rolled up like that. Yummy.
31:02 - "As an important historical artifact it belongs-" SO wanted to finish that with "in a museum."
31:39 - IRSH/SCOTTISH JIG AT THE WEDDING ASFJAHSLFAKHF LSFHLKAHFSA
*BLURBLE*
*DED OF SOUNDTRACK SQUEE*
32:22 - LUNA! LUNA! LUUUUUNNNAAAAA! (And daddy.)
*FANGIRLS FOREVER*
32:28 - Lol aww at Ron looking in awe at Hermione. He so totally wants to dance with her.
34:52 - EXPOSITION DUMP. GOODY.
35:37 - ...the hell? This ball of light thing is weird. Made more sense to have it be a Patronus in the book.
35:59 - RON/HERMIONE CLING! SQUEEEEE!
36:01 - AND HARRY TRIES TO GO TO GINNY! AWWW!
*SHIP OVERLOAD*
38:24 - LOL the poor waitress. Coming in to find total chaos and destruction.
39:20 - D'AWW RON STROKES HERMIONE'S CHEEK WHILE TELLING HER SHE'S THE BEST AT SPELLS. TOO CUTE.
42:01 - They kept the bit where Ron and Hermione fell asleep holding hands! YAAAAAAY!
44:48 - Lol, Ron trying to bean Kreacher with something when he calls Hermione Mudblood.
45:24 - ...Do we not get Kreacher redemption and softening of heart? Nothing?
OH SCREW YOU MOVIE THAT WAS A GOOD PART!
46:10 - SHOOT. DEATH EATERS ON THE HOGWARTS TRAIN.
46:58 - UUGGGGH GO AWAY UMBRIDGE. YOU ARE EVIL AND DESPICABLE AND I HATE YOU.
47:25 - RON AND HERMIONE ARE PLAYING PIANO TOGETHER. ZOMG.
Why yes, I am going to call attention to every shippy moment in this movie. Deal with it.
48:22 - DOBBY! Oh my gosh. I can deal with adding Dobby to this scene. Lololol this is hilarious. And aww, Ron shakes Dobby's hand.
53:35 - May I say? The way they've done the infiltration of the Ministry scene is marvelous.
56:17 - Is... is the sound of the flyers being assembled part of the mechanical beat of the soundtrack?
Awesooooome.
59:52 - I hate Umbridge. Forever and until the end of time.
1:00:53 - OH THAT IS SO SATISFYING. STUPIFY TO THE FACE.
1:02:02 - LOLOLOL HERMIONE'S JEALOUS FACE WHEN MARY CATTERMOLE KISSES HER "HUSBAND".
1:03:31 - OH GOSH. THE SPLINCHING APPARITION IS TERRIFYING.
1:04:54 - Ow. Ow ow ow that looks like it hurts.
1:06:22 - The Horcrux is shrieking. That is disturbing.
1:09:59 - The locket Horcrux is now the One Ring. Yay.
1:10:42 - Right. Go off on your own Hermione. That's not dangerous at all.
1:13:01 - Oh crud. Ron sees Harry and Hermione together and due to locket influence immediately assumes shipping.
...and dude, this montage is depressing.
1:16:14 - "Nothing's wrong." EXCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HORCRUX INFLUENCED RON.
Aww and Hermione's trying to make him take it off.
1:20:02 - Oh yay, the infamous Kloves Harry/Hermione ship tease scene.
...this is so incredibly awkward. Cute, but awkward. They're such dorks.
*looks at clock*
Aaaand my goodness it's getting late. Gonna have to pick this up tomorrow.