As you can tell from the name, this is a Voldemort story. The story is extended from the "Half-Blood Prince" branch line. Except for some adaptations, the plots are all original by fans. The film's producer is the British independent studio Tryangle Films. Although the cost is small, the actors' looks and acting skills are online, and the production level makes fans look forward to it. Even Warners authorized the film and said that it may be released later. Publishing an official version of the movie can be said to be the official series of doujinshi.
The filming of this film was not easy. All the expenses were paid for by fans crowdfunding. During the filming process, there was an infringement dispute with Warner, and the film was almost taken off the shelves. Although it was solved perfectly in the end, it was still a lot of hard work.
At the beginning of the movie, there are a lot of magical elements in "Harry Potter": Slytherin locket, Voldemort's diary, Bo Jin Boke store, etc., plus the special effects that are not five cents, the feelings party can Full marks. What's even better is that there are many lines in the film that can be regarded as Lao Fu's inner drama, just like the small amount of Voldemort pov interspersed indirectly in the seventh "Deathly Hallows" - since you are a Lao Fu fan, you naturally know how to interpret it. Satisfy expectations.
There are also many details worth noting. For example, when the young Voldemort was on the second floor of the House of Requirement, he put his hand on the railing and wore the ancestral ring of his maternal grandfather Marvolo Gaunt, which was set with the resurrection stone - when Voldemort was about to After graduation, according to the timeline, he has killed his grandfather and started to collect items for Horcrux. There is also the potion that the descendants of Gryffindor made to heal the descendants of Ravenclaw: she squeezed a bean (probably a sleepy bean) with the side of a knife and squeezed out the juice, which seems to pay tribute to "Half-Blood Prince".
Although this film has received countless praises in fan movies, there are many details that can be improved.
The first is styling.
The first thing that comes to mind is, of course, the Quan Zhilong-style eyeliner makeup of Ravenclaw's descendant brother, which is full of middle and second feelings, which makes people play old. What is even more unexpected is that decades later, his style has become even more severe.
Then there is the cos Kakashi, but the head of the Soviet Ministry of Magic, who has replaced the writing wheel with a white eye, is also easy to make people appear to the Russian arms dealer, or Yang Zirong of "The Forest in the Snowy Plains". By the way, he still seems to be using a Zippo lighter.
Also, some details are over-interpreted.
For example, the character design is not considered in place, and Lao Fu in the movie is too gregarious. He makes friends with the descendants of other academy founders, and then it turns into a cliché: in the foursome, two boys are slightly jealous of their abilities, and the remaining conceited Virgin girl tries to use love to save the stray boy Lao Fu, the result of course is lose. And the young Voldemort even tried to instill other people's chicken soup philosophy, it seems that the crew wanted to force warmth. But this is inconsistent with Voldemort's long-standing personality: Although Lao Fu can do superficial skills, he has always been alone and disdains making friends. It is a bit ruined to pour chicken soup to comfort people.
Moreover, the Veritaserum in the movie is actually used for injection. Isn't it enough to force it directly into the interrogator? Generally, three drops of Veritaserum can be effective, but in the movie, it has to be injected into a large can. Although "Order of the Phoenix" proves that using a large amount of Veritaserum to extract a confession will not have any adverse effects, it is not so wasteful. This method is an enhanced version of Umbridge. It can only be assumed that the composition of the potion Veritaserum is similar to its prototype, scopolamine in belladonna (a sedative, you can read "Agatha's Poison" for details), and there is no problem with injection.
Although I can see some shortcomings of this film from the perspective of God, it is worth affirming that the overall effect of this small-budget film is not inferior to the blockbuster. Especially in China, the so-called blockbuster films shot by many directors who spend a lot of money are not as good as this fan movie in quality. Not to mention the heavyweight actors in many blockbusters - or heavyweight actors in traffic - cut out pictures and awkward scenes, one by one, they have become Juntai Oppa and Han Xingzi, which is really a pity. But it is a pity that the billionaire is still a bit ridiculous. In the final analysis, it is serious business to sleep and move bricks.
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