Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Since I just recently saw the new Harry Potter movie I thought it would be something good to analyize. Surpisingly enough I've found a variety of reviewers that rated this movie very differently. Some gave it a 4, some gave it a 10, and others like me thought it deserved a 7 out of 10. Why do you suppose I only gave it that much and not something higher? (as a side note I've just realized something, I've read the Harry Potter series so much yet I can't remember how to spell certain names! Nooo! Yes I thought that was quite funny)
Well there were many things that upset me in this movie which contributed to why I gave it only a 7. I, like others thought the producers should haved stayed as close and true to the books as possible since they are like the"Holy Grail" as one reviwer described. This is because I've read the books so many times that I already have a picture in my head as to how certain parts play out. Yet in this movie the producers jumped around alot. I hated it.
(Let me first describe the beginning and then tell you why)
In the begining Harry woke up from his Voldy (yes you may laugh but that's what many people like to call him) dream at the Burrow. He was supposed to be at the Dursley's still! Then they completely jumped to the Weaslys hiking to the port key. And still they jumped again, the producers didn't even show the quidditch world cup! No, they had to jump to the Death Eaters destroying the wizards' campsite. Therefore because the producers cut and jumped so much in the beginning it made me, as a fan, unhappy. Yes I do realize they can't show everything, but because the movie jumped so much, it made me uneasy because my mind wasn't allowed to relax and take everything in. It was just one scene after another (and yes I'm exagerating). Thus because of this, I was not happy at the beginning.
(Thankfully, the movie finally slowed down when the trio reached Hogwarts. Allowing me to relax and enjoy the movie. Thus the scenes at Hogwarts were much more enjoyable.)
Yet on another note, I thought the acting was done tremendously well. Why? Well Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasly), and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) are portrayed to be older. For example Dan is 16 (a year behind me) and because he is this age he acts more closley to mine which allows me to connect to him more. Also not just him, but mostly every main character (that is a student) in this film are growing up and maturing allowing the teenage audience to connect with them more since they share the same views and actions.
For example, the acting in the Yule Ball was done very well. I connected to this scene so well because the trio (Dan, Rupert, and Emma) as I described above are around my age therefore their actions closely resemble my age.
Dan did an excellent job acting nervous around Katie Leung (Cho Chang) who he tried to ask out, but got turned down. Also Rupert contributed to this funny and embarrassed atmopshere by not knowing how to dance and asking a funny question as to where he was supposed to put his arm on Professor McGonagall. Lastly, Emma contributed because she acted more like a girl since she was trying to portray that her character was beginning to like Victor Krum. So because of that she cried in front of Ron and yelled at him for ruining the ball. Therefore because Emma was so dramatic it affected the audience (particularly teenage girls) because she was starting to act more like a girl that had hormones. Also Dan and Rupert gave that embarrassed sort of humor which spiced up the scene making it more funny and enjoyable to watch.
Thus I hope you can see as to why I gave it a 7. It was just that the producers cut too much out and jumped around alot. Yet I didn't give it anything lower because I enjoyed the acting and some of the scenes they decided to keep in.
Yet on just a last note I'd like to say that the ending leaves you very depressed. They portary the return of Lord Voldemort so dark, creepy, and scary that it leaves the audience spooked. Yet the producers don't really end the movie that happy. They try and end it with the trio laughing and with joyful music but because they portraied Voldy so dark it outwayed the end. Therefore it makes the audience feel more depressed at the end since Lord Voldemort is back. (This is why I gave it a 7 out of 10)
Well there were many things that upset me in this movie which contributed to why I gave it only a 7. I, like others thought the producers should haved stayed as close and true to the books as possible since they are like the"Holy Grail" as one reviwer described. This is because I've read the books so many times that I already have a picture in my head as to how certain parts play out. Yet in this movie the producers jumped around alot. I hated it.
(Let me first describe the beginning and then tell you why)
In the begining Harry woke up from his Voldy (yes you may laugh but that's what many people like to call him) dream at the Burrow. He was supposed to be at the Dursley's still! Then they completely jumped to the Weaslys hiking to the port key. And still they jumped again, the producers didn't even show the quidditch world cup! No, they had to jump to the Death Eaters destroying the wizards' campsite. Therefore because the producers cut and jumped so much in the beginning it made me, as a fan, unhappy. Yes I do realize they can't show everything, but because the movie jumped so much, it made me uneasy because my mind wasn't allowed to relax and take everything in. It was just one scene after another (and yes I'm exagerating). Thus because of this, I was not happy at the beginning.
(Thankfully, the movie finally slowed down when the trio reached Hogwarts. Allowing me to relax and enjoy the movie. Thus the scenes at Hogwarts were much more enjoyable.)
Yet on another note, I thought the acting was done tremendously well. Why? Well Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasly), and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) are portrayed to be older. For example Dan is 16 (a year behind me) and because he is this age he acts more closley to mine which allows me to connect to him more. Also not just him, but mostly every main character (that is a student) in this film are growing up and maturing allowing the teenage audience to connect with them more since they share the same views and actions.
For example, the acting in the Yule Ball was done very well. I connected to this scene so well because the trio (Dan, Rupert, and Emma) as I described above are around my age therefore their actions closely resemble my age.
Dan did an excellent job acting nervous around Katie Leung (Cho Chang) who he tried to ask out, but got turned down. Also Rupert contributed to this funny and embarrassed atmopshere by not knowing how to dance and asking a funny question as to where he was supposed to put his arm on Professor McGonagall. Lastly, Emma contributed because she acted more like a girl since she was trying to portray that her character was beginning to like Victor Krum. So because of that she cried in front of Ron and yelled at him for ruining the ball. Therefore because Emma was so dramatic it affected the audience (particularly teenage girls) because she was starting to act more like a girl that had hormones. Also Dan and Rupert gave that embarrassed sort of humor which spiced up the scene making it more funny and enjoyable to watch.
Thus I hope you can see as to why I gave it a 7. It was just that the producers cut too much out and jumped around alot. Yet I didn't give it anything lower because I enjoyed the acting and some of the scenes they decided to keep in.
Yet on just a last note I'd like to say that the ending leaves you very depressed. They portary the return of Lord Voldemort so dark, creepy, and scary that it leaves the audience spooked. Yet the producers don't really end the movie that happy. They try and end it with the trio laughing and with joyful music but because they portraied Voldy so dark it outwayed the end. Therefore it makes the audience feel more depressed at the end since Lord Voldemort is back. (This is why I gave it a 7 out of 10)
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