The good and bad of being faithful to the original. (Small spoilers)

Jean 2022-03-15 09:01:01

First of all, let’s talk about the actors. In this episode, the trio is the absolute protagonist. The other characters are basically different grades of soy sauce. Malfoy, Snape, Neville, etc. are super soy sauces... after a minute or two, the ultimate fight Soy sauce is Rita Skeet, and it only appears on the cover of a book...Of course, this is because the original book is roughly like this. This episode focuses on: The escape of the trio, no wonder director David Yates It is also said that this episode is like a road movie.
The biggest advantage of "Deathly Hallows (Part 1)" is that it is faithful to the original, while trying to streamline the lengthy parts of the original, and then the horror, action, and funny points are more uniform, and there is generally no long-term cold field boring. condition. The horror atmosphere is more suitable, and the funny points can pierce the audience's laughter. Only the action scenes seem to be owed to the fire, which seems a bit hasty.
The disadvantage of "Death Hallows (Part 1)" is that some of the scenes are too faithful to the original. Let me give a heart-wrenching example: At the beginning of the air battle, it focused on Hagrid and Harry, completely ignoring the fierce battle with the Death Eaters in the air. (Because these are not mentioned in the original book), and then the death of Mad Eye Moody was also taken in one sentence, my God, is this too wasteful? This tough guy, Moody, was already very good at soy sauce in "Order of the Phoenix", and he didn't have anything to do before he sacrificed. "Because Mundungus's Phantom was accompanied by the death curse, he was hit and killed by the death curse." This is too much. Good movie plot! There is definitely a blockbuster movie, but, unfortunately, there is no such thing in the movie. Every time I think of this scene, I feel very uncomfortable. The screenwriter and director so easily let go of the fragments that can be booked... Another example that makes me uncomfortable is that Harry buried the elf Dobby, and actually used it. A long-term performance, and then there are no close-ups of the words on the tombstone. These are tear gas points. Why did you give up again?
But I have to say that I really like the section of the "Ministry of Magic". This should be regarded as the most funny, thrilling, and action-combined section of the whole film. When watching this section, the audience laughed one after another. !
The upper part of the ending is where Voldemort stole Dumbledore’s tomb, took out the elderberry wand, and then roared and pointed to the sky. This is a more dramatic passage, because Dobby’s funeral followed, and then it was so powerful. The clip, I believe that many viewers will feel unfinished when they see it here, but they will be thumped when they think about 8 months before they can see the lower part~~ There are mixed feelings~ In short, this ending point was chosen very well.
Finally, let’s talk about the soundtrack of Alexandra Displatt. When I was just listening to the music, I thought the soundtrack of this episode was not good, but today I added the picture and felt it again, and it gradually became a bit flavorful. Well, it’s fine, but it’s not as amazing as the previous music.
The above is a bit of my evaluation as a fan. Overall, I think the film is good, but it has flaws and is basically satisfied.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 quotes

  • Lord Voldemort: To those of you who do not know: we are joined tonight by Ms. Charity Burbage, who until recently taught at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. Her speciality was Muggle Studies. It is Ms. Burbage's belief that Muggles are not so different from us. She would, given her way, have us... mate with them.

    Bellatrix Lestrange: Blech!

  • Bellatrix Lestrange: How dare you defy your master!

    Dobby the House Elf: Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends!