Loved the Film of Half-Blood Prince!

[harmony_bites]

I loved the film, thought it was a great ride. Not sure I'd count it as the best; I thought the third film, Prisoner of Azkaban with its director, Alfonso Cuarón, was the most stylish and smart, and Goblet of Fire the most moving. (I cried when Cedric died, his father's reaction was so heartrending, while this film didn't quite take me there.) But

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[wade_scott]

The only thing that bothered me about the movie was that it was obvious what side Snape was on. That was the whole fun of the books--guessing right up until the very end. OTOH, his being less of a bastard through the film made Dumbledore's death a little more jarring.

I struggled with the "I killed Sirius Black" scene. I've come to the conclusion that since they nixed Bill getting shredded by Greyback, they used the burning of the Burrow to show just how much siding with the Order and Harry has cost the Weasleys.

I still hate Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix. Let's face it, I just hate Carter, period. Otherwise, the characters were spot on. Draco, McClaggen,and Lavender Brown were perfect. I just wish they had more Neville action.

I too loved the students banishing the Dark Mark at the end. Nice and poetic. After that, though, the denouement seemed to fall flat.

[harmony_bites]

The only thing that bothered me about the movie was that it was obvious what side Snape was on.

Was it really? Or is it that you know. Of course, I thought the books practically hung a neon sign and dropped several anvils on that point...

I've come to the conclusion that since they nixed Bill getting shredded by Greyback, they used the burning of the Burrow to show just how much siding with the Order and Harry has cost the Weasleys

I didn't think of that. It's a good thought.

I too loved the students banishing the Dark Mark at the end. Nice and poetic. After that, though, the denouement seemed to fall flat.

I rather wish they had ended it with that banishing of that Mark.

[silburygirl]

One of the things that I really loved about it, actually, was the way it drew parallels between Harry and Snape in really subtle ways. And that moment with Tom Felton and the dead bird-sometimes symbolism like that can be painful, but his acting was so good that the moment was a sort of painful, shocking revelation.

And I loved teenage Tom Riddle's eyelashes. Must learn how to obtain that flirty effect.

[harmony_bites]

One of the things that I really loved about it, actually, was the way it drew parallels between Harry and Snape in really subtle ways.

Hmmm. I saw the parallels with Draco and Harry, and Voldemort and Snape, and even with Voldemort, Snape, and Dumbledore knowing what we do of his background. I didn't really see Harry - Snape parallels there--except maybe in the trust Dumbledore invests in both?

[ladywhitehart]

But the fact is that Dumbledore was a general with few good choices and Snape is not his victim, but someone who chose to enlist in that war under him. To deny that is to deny Snape a lot of his dignity and agency, and make him some weak tool.

Thank you! This is something unfortunately too many Snape fan just overlook. *hugs*

[harmony_bites]

I think it was natural for Snape fen to be pretty mad at Dumbledore given what we saw in Deathly Hallows--took a while to forgive him--and lots of fanficers do make a strong case for Dumbledore having done badly by Snape. But whenever you reduce a character like that to a caricature, I think it throws other characters off among other things.