Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I went and saw the 6th Harry Potter movie on Saturday with my friend Lindsey, her parents, and my sister. It was a really good movie, and I enjoyed seeing it for the first time (I know that I will soon own it and be watching it over and over). The plot was slightly slower than the other movies, but it needed to be because of the increasing romance themes and the needed transitional period before the final two installments (yes, you heard me right-two. They are making two separate films of the seventh book. It's that complicated!). Still, the movie had just enough action and mystery that it did not become boring at all. Also, I liked the fact that there was a little more comedy added into the dialouge than before. The only component that I didn't care for, however, was the budding love between Ginny and Harry. It's not that they aren't lovely together, but the way they incorperated that love into the movie was much different than the book. In the book, their first kiss was after the final Quidditch match in which Gryffindor won. In the movie, it was a teeny, yet perfect kiss in the Room of Requirement. Also in the book, Harry explains to Ginny near the end that they cannot be together anymore because of what Harry plans to do in the next chapter of his series. He doesn't want to put her in any danger, and at first Ginny is hesitant to agree (duh) but then does. In the movie, there was no such dialouge and Ginny seemed to have been forgotten by the end of the film.
Still, I really enjoyed the movie. I recommend you watch it as well!

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