obligatory 'I saw HP&DH' post
Nov. 20th, 2010 09:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jlhSo the roommate and I saw Deathly Hallows last night. I … don't really like the book, am not in love with the resolution to the story and all of its death-cult blah blah blah. I'm glad she wanted to see it and got me to go, because I wanted to see it but was having trouble making myself see it.
It's beautifully shot, lots of very flat natural light that makes the endless camping palatable. Also judicious use of handheld cameras. And the sound is incredible, long sequences of just silence.
As with all the other films, DH does with the romances what I wish JKR had done, what I was ready for her to have done, which is make me believe and like them. (To a point; when Hermione said "I'm always angry with Ron" I thought, "and that's why I don't ship you guys.") Harry's little moment with Ginny was precious (and my god, I am so glad that they didn't put that stupid breakup in the film because I always hated that moment) but I wish there had been more hints of what Ginny and Neville and Seamus are up to at Hogwarts. I thought that was something that the longer film would be able to take advantage of. The underscore when Ron returns to Harry and Hermione was beyond unfortunate; I think the moment would have played much less cheesy without it, and it stood out in such stark contrast to the mostly-scoreless camping scenes accompanied only by the squawk of the transistor radio. (I kept listening for Ted Tonks and Dean.)
Hopefully the statute of limitations has run out on the whole shippy thing and I can actually say that the scene in the graveyard is one of my favorites in the entire series and not for shippy reasons; because it's gorgeous, and it was gorgeous in the film. I really like the idea that they've completely lost track of time and come back to civilization to find that it's Christmas Eve. Christmas is such a central holiday in all of the books that it would have been strange to not have some notice of it in DH.
Shippily, I did love the dance. I think that's why I ship them, all the things going on that Ron was annoyed about that I know aren't actually shippy in the books, but they're so emotionally in tune with each other. Harry just wanted to make Hermione happy for a moment, and he succeeded. Great song choice, too.
I'm relieved that they're finally allowing Ron to be the sensible badass he is in the books. The entire scene with Harry where he pulls him and the sword out of the water and then destroys the locket was fantastic.
Oh, and the animation of the fairy tale was so gorgeous! So spiky and amazing, and I love how the animation of Death was reminiscent of the effect they use for the death eaters and the dementors.
It's beautifully shot, lots of very flat natural light that makes the endless camping palatable. Also judicious use of handheld cameras. And the sound is incredible, long sequences of just silence.
As with all the other films, DH does with the romances what I wish JKR had done, what I was ready for her to have done, which is make me believe and like them. (To a point; when Hermione said "I'm always angry with Ron" I thought, "and that's why I don't ship you guys.") Harry's little moment with Ginny was precious (and my god, I am so glad that they didn't put that stupid breakup in the film because I always hated that moment) but I wish there had been more hints of what Ginny and Neville and Seamus are up to at Hogwarts. I thought that was something that the longer film would be able to take advantage of. The underscore when Ron returns to Harry and Hermione was beyond unfortunate; I think the moment would have played much less cheesy without it, and it stood out in such stark contrast to the mostly-scoreless camping scenes accompanied only by the squawk of the transistor radio. (I kept listening for Ted Tonks and Dean.)
Hopefully the statute of limitations has run out on the whole shippy thing and I can actually say that the scene in the graveyard is one of my favorites in the entire series and not for shippy reasons; because it's gorgeous, and it was gorgeous in the film. I really like the idea that they've completely lost track of time and come back to civilization to find that it's Christmas Eve. Christmas is such a central holiday in all of the books that it would have been strange to not have some notice of it in DH.
Shippily, I did love the dance. I think that's why I ship them, all the things going on that Ron was annoyed about that I know aren't actually shippy in the books, but they're so emotionally in tune with each other. Harry just wanted to make Hermione happy for a moment, and he succeeded. Great song choice, too.
I'm relieved that they're finally allowing Ron to be the sensible badass he is in the books. The entire scene with Harry where he pulls him and the sword out of the water and then destroys the locket was fantastic.
Oh, and the animation of the fairy tale was so gorgeous! So spiky and amazing, and I love how the animation of Death was reminiscent of the effect they use for the death eaters and the dementors.
