Spoiler Alert: Argument in favour of Half-Blood Prince, the film.
Friday. 7.31.09 3:57 pm
listening to: Boyce Avenue, Lifehouse
I seem to have noticed that those who have seen
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are pretty evenly split between loving the film and hating it. I have further observed that those who hate it are those who cannot separate the film series from the book series, or those who haven't read the books. For those of us who--even if we are purists, at heart--can distinguish the differences between the film series and the book series without getting too angry, the film was brilliant.
I have heard several major arguments on why the film was so dreadful. Among these are: too much romance, lack of action, and--given chiefly by those who read the books--lack of cohesive storyline which will allow for the full conclusion given in
Deathly Hallows. My responses to these arguments are thus:
I don�t feel there was ENOUGH romance in the film. It didn�t detail at all Harry and Ginny�s relationship, nor did it even mention their break-up at the end of the film. While by no means essential to the plot, it is a rather important sub-plot for character development, in my humble (though romantic) opinion.
I felt also that there was sufficient action in the film. This particular installment was never comparable, action-wise, to
Die Hard, and I don�t feel they left out any essential bits of action. Useful, yes. Entertaining, yes. Essential, no. In fact, they even added an actiony bit that wasn�t in the novel: Bellatrix attacking the Weasley�s home. This installment in the series was always more about developing the story, particularly that of Tom Riddle. Where that is concerned, I feel they did a wonderful job.
My opinion on the sheer content that was left out of the film is that they will probably put some of the left-out bits into the 7th film, as it will need some filler material, in my opinion. Also� if they can manage to conclude the story without these bits of information, more power to them.
I�m not setting out to do a review, really. I just wanted to share my opinion. So�there it is. Feel free to argue, debate, disagree, or any other synonyms you like.
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