Под катом - туча спойлеров,
Спасибо loony_spectre за оперативный перевод!
Читать дальше о том, кто и как уполз Директор Дэвид Ейтс и продюсеры Дэвид Хеймен и Дэвид Бэррон были на показе.
Текущая предварительная версия длится примерно два с половиной часа.
Кое-какая графика и CGI еще не готовы.
Кое-где были зеленые экраны, краны и другие декорации.
В фильме был временный саундтрек, настоящий саундтрек все еще сочиняется.
Уникальная, инновационная анимация рассказывает об истории Даров Смерти.
Дэвид Бэррон подтвердил, что последним эпизодом фильма будет момент, когда Волдеморт забирает Старшую Палочку из могилы Дамблдора.
Композитор для второй части фильма еще не выбран.
В эпизоде "Семь Поттеров" Рэдклифф будет меняться, когда камера двигается по комнате. Он будет одет в одежду персонажей, которые превратились в него, и говорить их голосами.
Фильм начнется с пресс-конференции министра магии, он обещает волшебникам безопасность и защиту прав и свобод.
Из-за этого Дурсли покинут дом, и Гарри останется один с Хедвиг.
Хедвиг умрет, вернувшись в сцене погони, чтобы защитить Гарри от Волдеморта.
В заставке нет подписи "Часть 1".
И Кричер, и Добби появятся в фильме.
Будет встреча УпСов, где небритый Люциус Малфой дрожит под взглядом лорда Волдеморта.
Будет серия флэшбэков, в которой будет рассказана история хоркруксов и Даров Смерти. Там будут участвовать Дамблдор, Слагхорн и другие.
Погоня УпСов будет в том числе на шоссе с автомобилями, Хагрид и Гарри на мотоцикле сделают мертвую петлю вокруг потолка тоннеля.
Гермиона накладывает на родителей Obliviate и уходит из дома. Когда она накладывает заклинание, с семейных фотографий исчезают все изображения Гермионы.
Гермиону пытает Беллатрикс в Малфой-Мэноре после того, как их захватывают Охотники. Очень графическая и пугающая сцена.
Амбридж возвращается как сотрудник нового УпСовского министерства.
УпСы расстраивают свадьбу.
В Министерстве стоит новая статуя: волшебники, которых поддерживает бесформенная куча магглов.
На свадьбе будет и мадам Максим.
К расставанию Рона с Гарри и Гермионой ведет вся первая половина фильма, его уход очень драматичен.
Министерство магии превращается в пропагандистскую машину, выпуская плакаты, памфлеты и прочую антимаггловскую гадость.
Гарри и Гермиона танцуют под песню Ника Кейва "The Children".
Очень веселое и теплое возвращение Добби. Смешной диалог с Кричером.
УпСы находят Трио после того, как Ксенофилиус говорит "Волдеморт", запрещенное слово.
Когда Рон уничтожает хоркрукс, Гарри и Гермиона появляются в виде серебристых фарфоровых фигурок и дразнят Рона. Они очень чувственно целуются, и именно это заставляет Рона уничтожить хоркрукс.
Дементоры парят в зале, где Амбридж ведет допросы.
В Годриковой Лощине Гарри и Гермиона не нашли памятника Поттерам.
Нагини выползает изо рта Батильды. Сражение продолжается в детской комнате на верхнем этаже соседнего дома.
В сцене с серебряной ланью Гарри пробивает лед, чтобы добраться до меча. Когда он подбирается ближе, медальон на шее душит его и тащит под лед.
Когда Гарри открывает медальон, появляется "Волдеморт-торнадо", обращается к Рону и кидает в него пауков.
Хвост выживает после того, как Добби оглушает его, чтобы освободить Рона и Гарри из подвала Малфой-Мэнора.
Фильм заканчивается сценой, когда Волдеморт приходит на маленький остров, где расположена гробница Дамблдора, ломает белый мрамор, смотрит в неподвижное лицо Дамблдора и берет его палочку.
Билл Найи великолепен в роли министра Скримджера.
Снейп и Волдеморт вместе на экране просто великолепны. Этот момент будет перед убийством Черити Бэбидж.
Люциусу Малфою тоже уделили внимание. Происходящее с его семьей будет развито во второй части.
Джордж теряет ухо во время сцены с семью Поттерами. Шутка про ухо осталась в фильме.
УпС, останавливающий Хогвартс-Экспресс в трейлере, ищет Гарри Поттера. Ему сопротивляется Невилл и другие студенты в поезде.
Территория Хогвартса не появляется в фильме до тех пор, пока Волдеморт не приходит в гробницу Дамблдора.
Завещание Альбуса Дамблдора срабатывает гораздо быстрее, чем в книге.
Гарри на свадьбе не маскируется под кузена Уизли.
Гарри чувствует себя ужасно после того, как тетя Мюриэл рассказывает ему неизвестные факты о Дамблдоре.
На свадьбе Флер будут Виктор Крам и мадам Максим.
Сцена, когда на свадьбе появляется патронус Кингсли, чтобы сказать, что министерство пало, пробирает до костей.
У Гарри зеркало Сириуса. Откуда он его взял?
Как и в книге, в фильме Гриммолд-Плейс охраняет призрак Дамблдора.
Кричер слушается Гарри в фильме, но никакого флэшбэка о том, как Регулус и Кричер добыли медальон, нет.
Актер, играющий Мундунгуса, очень хорош и органично смотрится в своей сцене.
Молодые Дамблдор и Гриндельвальд появляются вместе на фотографии. Гарри весь фильм пытается понять, что это значит, потому что откуда-то знает лицо Гриндельвальда.
В первой части не появляется семья Дамблдора.
Посещение Гарри и Гермионой могилы Поттеров очень трогательно. Гермиона создает венок для могилы.
История о трех братьях - это "книга в книге", так что в фильме ее решили сделать анимированной.
Выбор актера для Ксенофилиуса очень удачен.
Пытка Гермионы открывает нам еще одну грань Беллатрикс, которую мы раньше не видели. То, что заставляет ее пытать Гермиону, очень занимательно и интересно. Когда Гермиона приходит в себя, на руке она обнаруживает вырезанное слово "грязнокровка".
Смерть Добби очень эмоциональна.
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Подколка в сторону Сумерек во время чтения "Сказки о трех братьях".
Гермиона: "Однажды, давным-давно, три брата решили вместе обойти мир. В сумерках..."
Рон: "В полночь. Мама всегда говорила "В полночь".
Гермиона гневно смотрит на Рона. Рон тут же замолкает.
Рон: "Ладно-ладно, ты права. Сумерки - это хорошо. Сумерки - лучше".
ОригиналОтчет TLC
* Director David Yates, and Producers David Heyman and David Barron were in attendance at the screening.
* The current running time for this rough cut was about two and a half hours.
* Some select graphics and CGI enhancements were not fully complete in this screening. Some moments were only rendering.
* Green screens, cranes, and other movie props appeared in places.
* The film contained a temporary soundtrack; the full soundtrack is still being composed and recorded.
* A unique and innovative animation tells the story of the Deathly Hallows.
* David Barron confirmed that the final split for the film will indeed be when Lord Voldemort takes the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's grave.
* The crew has not yet finalize their choice of composer for the second part of "Deathly Hallows."
* The Seven Potter sequence features Mr. Radcliffe changing, character by character, as the camera pans around the room. He is left in the original clothes of the character, and with their voice.
* The film opens on the Minister of Magic speaking to the press, promising the wizarding public safety and protection of their liberties.
* This leads into the Dursley's leaving their home, and Harry being left in the empty Privet Drive house with Hedwig.
* Hedwig does die, returning to the chase sequence to defend Harry from Voldemort.
* The title card did not contain and "Part One" distinction.
* Both Kreacher and Dobby do make an appearance in the film.
* The Death Eater meeting is featured, an unshaven Lucius Malfoy shakes below Voldemort's gaze.
* A series of flashbacks and memories are used to tell both the select back story of the Hallows and Horcruxes. Dumbledore, Slughorn, and more were featured in this telling.
* The Death Eater chase ranges from highway action with other cars, featuring Hagrid and Harry on the motorbike doing a loop around the ceiling of a tunnel.
* Hermione is shown to obliviate her parents, and make out her way out of the house. When she casts the spell, family photos on the wall are magically wiped of Hermione's presence.
* Hermione is tortured by Bellatrix at Malfoy Manor, after they are captured by the Snatchers. Quite graphic and jarring.
* Umbridge returns. Part of the new Death Eater Ministry which takes over.
* Death Eaters crash the wedding.
* A new stone statue in the Ministry is created, wizards behind held up by a twisted jumble of muggles.
* Madam Maxine is featured at the wedding as well.
* Ron's turn against Harry and Hermione builds throughout the first half, his leaving is very dramatic.
* Ministry of Magic is turned into a propaganda factory, with posters, pamphlets, and other anti-Muggle propaganda.
* Harry and Hermione dance to Nick Cave's "The Children."
* Dobby makes a fun, funny, and heartwarming return. Humorous interaction with Kreacher.
* The Trio are found by the Death Eaters when Xeno says "Voldemort," a tabooed word.
* When Ron is destroying the Horcrux, Harry and Hermione appear as silver porcelain figures, taunting Ron. The engage in a very sensual kiss, which ignites Ron into destroying the Horcrux.
* Dementors float above the courtroom where Umbrdige interviews.
* The enchantments Hermione puts around the test when Snatchers come up to their camp.
* The memorial to the Potters does not appear when Harry and Hermione go to Godric's Hollow.
* Nagini comes from the mouth of Bagshot. The fight crashes into the children's room of the house next door.
* In the Silver Doe scene, Harry breaks his way though the ice to retrieve the sword. When he gets close, the locket around his neck chokes him and drags him under the ice.
* When Harry opens the locket, a Voldemort Horcrux tornado appears from the locket, speaking to Ron, and unleashing spiders onto the ground before Ron.
* Wormtail lives after Dobby stuns him to free Ron and Harry from the cellar of Malfoy Manor.
* The film ends with Voldemort going to a small island where Dumbledore's tomb is set; he cracks open the white marble, stares into the blank face of Dumbledore, and takes his wand.
Отчет Магглнета (Emerson Spartz и Eric Scul)
* The film is roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes.
* The music used in the screening will not be in the final cut.
* Bill Nighy is great as Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour; the film opens with him addressing the media.
* Hermione uses a memory charm on her parents at the beginning of the film. The big building we see her walking towards in the trailer is just a church in her neighborhood.
* Watching Snape and Voldemort together is amazing on screen. You see them just before Charity Burbage is killed.
* Lucius Malfoy's character is paid attention to; what's going on with his family is very well-established leading into Part 2.
* George loses an ear during the Seven Potters chase scene and the screenwriter kept the "holey" joke between him and Fred in the film.
* The Death Eater who stops the Hogwarts Express in the trailer is looking for Harry Potter. He meets resistance from Neville and other students that are aboard.
* The Hogwarts grounds do not appear in the film until Voldemort opens Dumbledore's tomb.
* The Last Will and Testament of Albus Dumbledore has a much faster payoff than in the book.
* Harry is not disguised as a Weasley cousin at the wedding.
* Aunt Muriel makes Harry feel terrible because of what he doesn't know about Dumbledore.
* Viktor Krum and Madam Maxime make appearances at Bill and Fleur's wedding.
* The scene where Kingsley's patronus arrives at the wedding to announce the Ministry has fallen is chilling.
* Harry has Sirius' mirror. How did he get it?
* Similar to the book there is a ghostly version of Dumbledore guarding Grimmauld Place.
* Kreacher clearly obeys Harry in this film, but there is no flashback showing Regulus and Kreacher obtaining the locket.
* The casting of Mundungus Fletcher was well done and his usage is appropriate.
* A young Dumbledore and Grindelwald appear together in a photo. Harry is forced to investigate this throughout the course of the film as he recognizes Grindelwald's face from somewhere.
* They did not cast Dumbledore's family for Part I.
* The locations for the camp scenes while the Trio are on the run are very beautiful and scenic, making them not as dull as would be expected.
* Harry and Hermione shippers will get their day during the locket Horcrux scene.
* The Godric's Hollow scene where Harry visits his parents grave with Hermione is very moving. Hermione conjures a wreath for the Potters' grave.
* The Tale of the Three Brothers is a fictional story within a fictional story in the books. So when dealing with the movie they could have casted it with real characters. Instead they did a very cool animated sequence as Hermione tells the story.
* Xenophilius Lovegood is very well cast and says "Voldemort" to alert the Snatchers to the Trio's location.
* Hermione's torture really brings out a side of Bellatrix, an aspect of her character that we haven't seen before. What drives her to torture Hermione is both interesting and exciting on film. When Hermione awakens from being tortured she notices the word "mudblood" carved into her arm.
* Peter Pettigrew doesn't die; he is stunned by Dobby during the big escape from Malfoy Manor. Luna, Ollivander and Griphook are all captive in the manor with Harry and Ron.
* Dobby's death is very emotional.
* The film ends with Voldemort opening Dumbledore's tomb and stealing the Elder Wand. We see the scene from the trailer of him shooting magic high into the air and the screen goes black.
Отчет Kyle
www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/3723
Отчет Gaby
www.mugglenet.com/movies/movie7/dh_review_gaby....
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Апдейт. Отчеты со спойлерами все появляются и появляются. На TLC и Магглнете выложили подробные рассказы о содержании 7-го фильма и добавили вопросы и ответы по отдельным сценам ГПиДС.
Апдейт №2. И еще раз спасибо Спектру за перевод!
За морем - спойлеры, и ничего, кроме спойлеров
читать дальшеАктеры, особенно Трио, выдают свою лучшую игру, практически растворяясь в своих персонажах. Джейсон Айзекс выводит персонаж Люциуса Малфоя на новый уровень - небритое существо, пресмыкающееся перед Волдемортом, а Рис Айфенс играет отчаявшегося отца, который готов сделать все, чтобы вернуть ребенка. Беллатрикс Лестранж играет в этом фильме более выдающуюся роль, чем в предыдущих, что позволяет актрисе Хелене Бонэм-Картер еще лучше продемонстрировать садистскую, безумную грань персонажа. Мы даже снова увидим Добби, когда тот вернется на Гриммолд-Плейс, помогая Кричеру доставить Мундунгуса на допрос к Гарри. В следующий раз мы его увидим, когда он появится в подвале Малфой-Мэнора, чтобы спасти Гарри и его друзей.
Фильм начинается с взгляда Руфуса Скримджера, который дает пресс-конференцию магической прессе, от имени правительства обещая защитить свободу граждан в трудные времена. После этого мы видим Гарри, Рона и Гермиону в их домах, они готовятся к предстоящему путешествию. Гарри смотрит, как уезжают Дурсли, Рон и другие Уизли готовятся к тому, что ждет их в ближайшие месяцы, Гермиона накладывает на родителей Obliviate. Очень печальный момент и для Гермионы, и для зрителей: изображение Гермионы пропадает с фотографий. Затем она выходит из дома, где теперь живут Вендел и Моника Уилкинс.
Потом мы попадаем в Малфой-Мэнор, где Снейп проходит через железные ворота высокой усадьбы, а потом по коридорам дома, чтобы попасть на встречу УпСов. Над УпСами на протяжении всей сцены парит измученное тело Черити Бэбидж, от чего становится лишь страшнее. Как я уже упоминал, Айзекс великолепно играет, и его игра отлично сочетается с игрой Файнса, который позволяет Волдеморту играть с Малфоем: он отрывает серебряную рукоятку от палочки Малфоя и бросает обломок на стол. В течение фильма мы видим сны, видения и флэшбэки, которые рассказывают историю известных нам хоркруксов и обнаружения Волдемортом Старшей Палочки. Используются сцены из предыдущих фильмов, в том числе Дамблдор, падающий с Астрономической башни, и молодой Том Риддл. Историю о Гриндельвальде и Грегоровиче мы получаем благодаря связи между Гарри и Волдемортом.
Сцена с семью Поттерами была чуть-чуть незаконченной. Превращение мы видим в одном 360-градусном кадре, каждый персонаж трансформируется в Гарри по-своему. Фред и Джордж уменьшаются примерно на фут, Мундунгус подрастает на фут, у Флер сначала вырастают брови Гарри. Когда семь Поттеров идут по комнате в своей исходной одежде, они разговаривают голосами исходных персонажей. Потом они раздеваются, чтобы переодеться в одежду Гарри. Продюсеры повеселились на славу - Гарри-Флер даже снимает с себя белый кружевной лифчик. В воздухе на Орден нападают УпСы, налетая, словно летучие мыши, и кидаясь заклинаниями. УпСы гонятся за Гарри и Хагридом по шоссе, лавируя между машинами и даже делая мертвую петлю вокруг потолка туннеля.
Хедвиг умирает. Сцена не такая, как в книге: Гарри отпускает Хедвиг еще до того, как Орден покидает Тисовую улицу. Во время битвы, прямо перед появлением Волдеморта, она возвращается, чтобы помочь Гарри справиться с УпСами. Один из УпСов убивает ее Авадой. Именно благодаря тому, что Хедвиг прилетела к Гарри, Волдеморт понял, что этот Гарри и есть Гарри.
В полностью восстановленный дом Уизли перед свадьбой приходит Скримджер, чтобы прочитать завещание Альбуса Дамблдора и передать три предмета. Джинни и Гарри единственный раз за весь фильм целуются, этот поцелуй очень смешно прерывает Джордж с перевязанным ухом (шутка про "святого" осталась в фильме слово в слово). Гарри начинает сомневаться, знал ли на самом деле Дамблдора, после рассказа тетушки Мюриэл и заголовков в прессе о новой книге Риты Скитер, "Жизнь и ложь Альбуса Дамблдора". Затем появляется патронус Кингсли и объявляет о гибели Скримджера и падении Министерства. Трио убегает, на этот раз им помогает выглядящий очень сильным (?) Люпин, и сражается с УпСами Роули и Долоховым в кафе, добравшись до Лондона.
В Гриммолд-Плейс Гарри отправляет Кричера на поиски Мундунгуса; тот возвращается с Гнусом и Добби. При появлении Добби все зааплодировали, а потом вообще умилились, когда они с Кричером начали соперничать за внимание Гарри. Информация от Мундунгуса приводит их в Министерство - вся длинная сцена сделана почти точно по книге. Амбридж (Имельда Стонтон) снова проявляет свою зловещую сторону, председательствуя в зале суда; над ее головой вьются дементоры. Министерство теперь работает на антимаггловскую пропаганду: памфлеты и плакаты производятся в промышленных масштабах ("Когда магглы нападают"). Кроме того, заменили прежнюю статую в атриуме на новую, где волшебники попирают ногами бесформенную массу магглов. "Магглы на своем заслуженном месте", - говорит Гермиона.
Кабинет Амбридж в Министерстве украшен золотыми фигурками, розовыми кирпичами и тарелками с мяукающими кошками. На двери ее кабинета виден глаз Хмури, но неясно, понял ли Гарри, что это такое. Сбежав из зала суда и оглушив Амбридж, они бегут по коридорам Министерства и в конце концов аппарируют в лес. Тут мы видим отличную игру Эммы Уотсон, которая всхлипывает над телом Рона, леча его поврежденную руку. До применения ясеневого эликсира видны мышцы и кости в руке. Потом она использует скрывающие чары, и начинается длинная лесная часть.
Темп фильма выдержан идеально. Нет ничего ни слишком быстрого, ни слишком медленного, впрочем, лесная часть все же длится довольно долго, но тому есть свои причины. Рон начинает все сильнее ревновать к дружбе Гарри и Гермионы из-за хоркрукса, который носит на шее. Руперт Гринт очень хорошо играет и в конце концов выбегает из палатки в снежную зиму, оставляя Гарри и Гермиону в одиночестве. После его ухода идет сцена, которой нет в книге, но она очень трогательная и печальная. Пытаясь развеселить хмурую Гермиону, Гарри снимает хоркрукс и пытается неуклюже танцевать с Гермионой под песню Ника Кейва "O'Children".
Гарри и Гермиона добираются до Годриковой Лощины и находят могилу Поттеров. Никакого памятника у дома в фильме нет, но Гарри все равно эмоционально реагирует на то, что нашел могилу родителей. В доме Батильды Гермиона находит окровавленный шкаф, где та была убита, потом Гарри оборачивается и видит, как изо рта Батильды выползает Нагини, а остатки тела и одежды бесформенной кучей валятся на пол. Эта сцена пока еще не готова, компьютерная графика еще не сделана. Сражение с Нагини переходит в детскую комнату соседнего дома, змея в результате кусает Гарри. Когда они убегают в Динский лес, Гарри несколько дней лежит без сознания, и в это время ему удается проникнуть в разум Волдеморта, так что мы узнаем историю о Гриндельвальде и Грегоровиче. Ага, а Снейп от кровопотери умер?
Затем начинается, пожалуй, самая эмоциональная и интересная часть: "Серебряная лань". Руперт Гринт играет великолепно в сцене возвращения Рона, он вытаскивает Гарри из-подо льда и уничтожает хоркрукс. После того, как Гарри открывает медальон, смерч из темной души Волдеморта поднимается над Роном, бросаясь в него пауками и дразня. Затем внезапно начинается очень чувственная сцена - серебристые фарфоровые фигурки Гарри и Гермионы появляются в смерче и смеются над ревностью Рона, после чего сливаются в долгом поцелуе. В последние несколько секунд Гарри и Гермиона появляются даже топлесс, после чего Рон разрубает медальон мечом Гриффиндора.
После этой части воссоединившееся Трио отправляется к Ксенофилиусу Лавгуду, чтобы узнать побольше о странном символе, который он носил на свадьбе. "Сказка о трех братьях" - удивительная анимация. Персонажи Смерти и братьев превращаются из скелетов в плащах в наполовину готовых кукол, а потом в манекены. Примерно трехминутную анимацию сопровождает голос Гермионы. Мне кажется, это лучшие три минуты из всех, что есть во всех фильмах. Рис Айфенс прекрасно передает отчаяние Ксено. УпСов в дом призывает Ксено, произнеся запрещенное имя "Волдеморт". Трио убегает, но наталкивается на банду Охотников, которые гонятся за ними по лесу. В это время Гарри в последний раз соединяется с Волдемортом и видит, как тот допрашивает старого Гриндельвальда, который говорит, что палочка осталась в могиле Дамблдора этот-то старый хмырь откуда знает?
Сцена в Малфой-Мэноре немного изменена по сравнению с книгой, но сильно на результат это не влияет. Например, в фильме не умирает Хвост. Добби лишь оглушает его, после чего Гарри и Рон убегают. Ладно, на фиг Хвоста, крики Эммы Уотсон, когда Беллатрикс пытает Гермиону (и вырезает у нее на руке "грязнокровка"), до сих пор стоят в ушах. Беллатрикс в очень даже хорошей форме: она использует волшебную палочку в качестве кнута, чтобы отобрать меч у Охотников, захвативших Трио. Малфои демонстрируют свое полное отчаяние: Люциус с бокалом в руках ведет печального Драко на опознание Гарри. Напряжение нарастает до самого последнего момента, когда Белла бросает кинжал, который исчезает вместе с Гарри, Роном, Гермионой и Добби, аппарировавшими в коттедж "Ракушка".
Одна из самых эмоциональных сцен фильма - смерть Добби на руках Гарри. Гарри сам выкапывает могилу, чтобы похоронить эльфа. Гарри, Рон и Гермиона кладут туда Добби. Последняя сцена фильма - в Хогвартсе, на маленьком острове у берега озера. Волдеморт вскрывает гробницу Дамблдора, смотрит в его мертвое лицо, забирает палочку и выпускает в небо молнию.
Оригинал
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Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to be among about 500 fellow moviegoers at a test screening of the first part of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" film. This event traditionally happens in Chicago about three months prior to the release of the film; it was by a bit of luck and some very good friends that I was able to attend. On hand at the screening were director David Yates, WB President and COO Alan Horn, and producers David Heyman and David Barron, who observed a focus group of select moviegoers following the movie. The film itself, which ran approximately two and a half hours, was a working cut, which meant that some special effects, such as CGI, were not yet complete. We would also be watching the film with a temporary soundtrack of music and scores from various other films. This, however, did not diminish the power or enjoyment of the film in the slightest. Knowing they have yet to add Desplat's score to the picture only builds anticipation for how spectacular the finish product will be.
While some parts of the story told in the book were cut from the film or condensed, the main essence of the story remains. The film was paced perfectly, and balanced the action of fighting a war with the human and emotional toll of the journey very well. The look of the film stayed inline with the dark, gloomy, despairing colors of grey and black which were seen in "Half-Blood Prince." It is clear that danger is in the air at every turn. The human emotional and physical toll also comes across in each scene. Wide sweeping shots of the expanse before them show just how alone the Trio are on the road.
The actors, particularly the Trio, give their best performances to date; practically disappearing into their characters. Jason Isaacs brings the character of Lucius Malfoy to new levels as an unshaven, groveling creature before Voldemort, while Rhys Ifans plays the desperate father who will do anything to get his child back to a tee. Bellatrix Lestrange plays a more prominent role in this film than in the past, which allows actress Helena Bonham Carter to show the sadistic and frantic side of Bella even more. We do see Dobby again, who makes his return at Grimmauld Place helping Kreacher bring Mundungus to Harry for questioning. The next time we see him, he appears in the cellar of Malfoy Manor to rescue Harry and his friends.
The film begins with the eyes of Rufus Scrimgeour speaking to the wizarding press about his government's pledge to protect the liberty of its citizens during this dark time. This leads into a sequence which shows Harry, Ron, and Hermione at their respective homes, preparing for the journey ahead. Harry watches the Dursley's go, Ron and the Weasley's prepare themselves emotionally for the coming months, and Hermione performs the obliviate spell on her parents. In a very sad realization for both Hermione and the audience as photos of the family on the walls and mantelpieces are wiped of Hermione's presence as the spell takes effect. She then walks from their house and down the empty street away from the former home of Wendel and Monica Wilkins.
We are then transported to Malfoy Manor, where Snape walks through the iron gates of the towering estate and through the house to the Death Eater meeting. Charity Burbage's tortured body looms over the Death Eaters throughout the scene, which adds an extra level of creepy to the whole scene. As I said above, Isaacs gives a stunning performance which plays so well with Fiennes, who lets Voldemort toy with Malfoy, snapping the silver handle off Malfoy's wand and throwing the broken piece on the table. Throughout the film, a series of dreams/visions/memories tell the history of the horcruxes (the ones that we know of) and of Voldemort discovering the Elder Wand. Flashes of the previous films, including Dumbledore falling from the Astronomy Tower and Tom Riddle give us this background, while we get our history of Grindelwald and Gregorovich from Harry's link to Voldemort's mind.
The Seven Potters scene was nearly complete in this cut. The transformation takes place in a single 360 degree camera shot, with each character transforming into Harry in their own unique way. Fred and George shrink about a foot, Mundungus grows about a foot, and Fleur gets Harry's eyebrows as the first thing on her body to change. When the Seven Potters are waking around the room in their original character's clothes, they are distinguished by their original voices and mannerisms. They then strip to change into Harry's outfit. The production went all out here- even having Fluer's Harry take off a white, lacy bra in order to change clothes. Once in the air, we see the Death Eaters dive on the Order like bats, swooping in casting spells and curses. Death Eaters take Harry and Hagrid on a chase down the highway, diving in between cars, and even doing a flip around a tunnel ceiling.
As for Hedwig: she does die. In a change from the book, Harry lets Hedwig fly away before the Order leaves the Privet Drive. During the battle, right before Voldemort appears, she flies back on the scene in an effort to help Harry fight the Death Eaters. A Death Eater casts the Avada Kedavra curse on her, and she falls to the ground. It is Hedwig's appearance alongside the real Harry that clues Voldemort into his identity.
At the fully reconstructed Weasley House, Scrimgeour arrives before the wedding to read the will of Albus Dumbledore and hand out the three bequeaths. Ginny and Harry share their only kiss in this part of the film here, which is interrupted in a hilarious way by the bandaged-ear George. (Yes, the 'Saintly' joke remains verbatim in the film.) Harry begins to become uncertain that he knew Dumbledore, with the help of Auntie Muriel and flashes of newspaper headlines about Rita Skeeter's upcoming book, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore. Then, Kingsley's patronus appears, announcing Scrimgeour's death and the fall of the Ministry. The Trio make their escape, this time with the aid of a strong-looking Lupin urging Harry to "GO!" and battle Death Eaters Rowle and Dolohov in the cafe once they reach London.
Once at Grimmauld Place, Harry sends Kreacher off to find Mundungus, who returns with both Dung and Dobby. The crowd cheered when Dobby appeared on screen, and was further endeared at the elf when he and Krecher vie for Harry's attention. Mundungs' information leads them to infiltrate the Ministry, which also is presented just as it was in the books. Umbridge, portrayed by Imelda Staunton, gets to recapture her former sinister self presiding over a courtroom with a swirl of Dememntors revolving overhead. The Ministry now seems to be operation to create forms of propaganda against Muggles, which are being produced in mass quantities (When Muggles Attack). They've also replaced the former statue in the atrium with a new totalitarian-themed creation, which is made up of jumble of twisted Muggles holding up wizards on a pedestal. "Muggles in their rightful place," says Hermione."
Umbridge's office at the Ministry is filled with ornate gold carvings on the walls, along with the pink brick and purring cat plates. Mad-Eye's eye is seen in the door of her office, but it was not clear whether Harry takes it for or not. Upon escaping from the courtroom and stunning Umbrdige, they are chased through the Ministry and end up disapparating to the forest. Here we see a great performance by Emma Watson as Hermione who sobs over Ron's body as she mends his splinched arm. Bone and muscle in his arm are exposed before the dittany is applied. She then casts the appropriate concealment charms over the Trio and their life in the forest begins.
The first part of the "Deathly Hallows" films flows seamlessly and quickly through the story. No particular part moves too slow or too fast, but the greatly condensed 'camping' sequence does take its time; but, with good reason. This part of the film shows the progression of Ron's jealousy of Harry and Hermione's friendship, spurred on by wearing the Horcrux. Rupert Grint plays this very well, storming out of the tent and into the winter, leaving Harry and Hermione unsure of how to go on. Following his exit, a scene not in the books remains one of the most touching and poignant: In an effort to cheer up a sullen Hermione, Harry removes the Horcrux from his neck, and shares an awkward high school prom-style dance with Hermione to the Nick Cave song, "O'Children."
Harry and Hermione make their way to Godric's Hollow and come across the grave site of the Potters. The memorial statue at the house or in the square is not seen in this film, but Harry discovering their resting place remains an emotional experience. At Bathilda's, Hermione discovers the bloody cupboard where she was killed while Harry turns to see Nagini coming out of Bathilda's mouth, leaving what remains of her body and clothes in a pile on the floor. This particular shot was not complete in the film, for it was among the CGI effects yet to be finished. The fight with Nagini spills over into a children's room in the house next door, and leaves Harry bitten by the snake. Once they make their escape to the Forest of Dean, Harry lays unconscious for a few days, during which time he finds his way into Voldemort's mind and we discover more back story about Grindelwald and Gregorovich.
This leads into, perhaps, the most thrilling and emotional part of the film: the Silver Doe. Rupert Grint's performance is spectacular as he makes his return, pulling Harry from underneath the icy depths and destroying the Horcrux. After Harry opens the locket, a tornado of Voldemort's dark soul rises above Ron, unleashing spiders on the ground and taunting him. In a very sensual turn, silvery porcelain visions of Riddle-Harry and Riddle-Hermione appear in the tornado and taunt Ron's jealousy by sharing a long and intense kiss. In an effort not to truly represent the evil of Voldemort and the situation, the Riddle-Harry and Riddle-Hermione, in the swirling mass of the tornado, appear topless during the final seconds of their kiss before Ron swings Gryffindor's sword down on the locket, destroying it.
This intense sequence is followed by the reunited Trio seeking out more information from Xenophilius Lovegood about the strange symbol he wore at the wedding. In a truly spectacular animation, the story of The Three Brothers is told in a completely unique style where the characters of Death and the brothers transform from shrouded skeletons to semi-formed puppets to, finally, puppet like mannequins as they relate the tale. Hermione's voice reading the tale accompanies the animation, which lasts nearly three minutes. In my opinion, it is truly one of the best three minutes these films have produced. Xeno's broken state of mind is played beautifully by Rhys Ifans. The Death Eaters are called to the tree stump-shaped house by Xeno who says Voldemort's name, which is now tabooed. The Trio escapes briefly, but run into a gang of Snatchers, who chase them down in the forest. During this time, Harry also drifts into one final connection with Voldemort which shows the Dark Lord questioning an aged Grindelwald, who tells him the Elder Wand remains with Dumbledore in his grave.
The Malfoy Manor scene saw a few changes from what was in the book, none of which greatly altered the outcome of the story as it has been told in the films. For instance, Wormtail does not definitively die in the film. Rather, he is stunned by Dobby which allows for Harry and Ron to escape. Wormtail aside, Emma Watson's shrieking as Bella's character tortures her own (Bellatrix brands "mudblood" onto Hermione's arm) still gives me chills. Bellatrix continues to be in top form when she uses her wand as a whip to take the sword from the low-rank Snatchers who captured the Trio. The Malfoy's also get to show their complete desperation, with Lucius, drink in hand, talking a defeated Draco into identify Harry. Throughout this sequence the suspense builds until that final moment when the dagger is thrown by Bella and disapparates along with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Dobby to Shell Cottage.
Hands down, one of the most emotional sequences of this film was Dobby dying in Harry's arms on she shores of Shell Cottage. The burial of Dobby takes place on a bluff overlooking the sea. Harry digs the grave himself, and places the small House Elf in his resting place with Ron and Hermione. The final scene in the movie takes place at Hogwarts, on a small island just off the banks of the lake. Dumbledore's tomb is cracked open by Voldemort, who looks into the blank face of Dumbledore before taking the wand from his grasp and firing a lightning bolt into the air.
After the film, I had the opportunity to speak briefly with Yates and Barron, who told me that Voldemort taking possession of the Elder Wand will indeed be where the first part ends, and that Desplat is currently finishing the score for the film. They went on to say they have not yet decided on a composer for the second part of the "Deathly Hallows" film, but they are starting the process of putting the final film together.
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The movie opens with an extreme closeup of Rufus Scrimgeour's (minister of Magic) as he's giving a very haunting press conference about all the dangers and horror going around in the wizarding world. The scene zooms out as it turns into a picture in a newspaper. We see the Dursleys packing up, leaving Harry behind, and their house in Pivot Drive completely empty. There's another scene that starts out with Hermione looking worried in her bedroom. The filmmakers then decided to show Hermione hexing her parents to forget their current lives and move to Australia. After she does this, she also makes all images of her disappear from the pictures in their house. This scene was very well done and was one of my favorites in the whole movie. It was very effective because it quietly communicated the dread wizards were feeling due to Voldemort. There's a shot in the trailer of Hermione walking towards what looks like a church. She's not really heading there. It's just part of a shot of her walking down her street, as the camera pans up to reveal the titles. One thing to note about that: since the movie score isn't completed yet, they were using a variety of music from other movies, they had some music from Harry Potter, but I would say most of it sounded very much like a Hans Zimmer score. It was a little bizarre to see the Harry Potter And the Deadly Hallows title set to one of the most recognizable cues from The Dark Knight score.
If I recall correctly, we then see a shot of Snape arriving at Malfoy Manor, where there's a very chilling sequence of Voldemort explaining to the death eaters about the shared core between his wand and Harry's. The Hogwarts teacher who had been captured and tortured can be seen floating above the table throughout the whole scene. We also get a very intense exchange between Voldemort and Lucius Malfoy, when Voldemort asks for his wand in order to be able to kill Harry. The actor who portrays Lucius does a good job of selling the internal humiliation Lucius feels as his wand is taken away. Then Voldemort brings the teacher forwards, and shortly after she pleads for Severus' help, she is killed.
We then cut to Harry waiting for the Order of the Phoenix to arrive. One of the things that I was very impressed with in the movie was how despite it being the darkest Harry Potter movie of all, it also had a lot of light hearted humorous parts. The seven Harrys scene is one of the best examples of this. As we see the decoys taking the polyjuice potion, the camera pans 360 degrees around the real Harry seeing all of them transforming. After, when they are changing, there's a very funny moment when they're all commenting on Harry's eyesight, and Fleur comments how hideous she is as she takes of her bra. The sight gag of Dan Radcliffe taking off a bra got a lot of laughs from the audience. The scene plays out pretty much like the book, with the big exception of Harry and Lupin not having the heated argument they have in the book. In fact, Tonks' pregnancy is brushed aside. It was a little frustrating if you've read the book, because they didn't just omitted it, but literally brushed it aside: just as Tonks is about to make her announcement, Mad-Eye pushes her aside and discusses how important it is to move Harry. Mundungus Fletcher is briefly introduced without much background in this scene, though it is established that he's forced to be there and that he's a sketchy character.
Right before they leave, we see the scene of Harry releasing Hedwig from his front door, as seen in the recent publicity shots that have been circling around the web. The chase scene that follows is very exciting, though it mostly focuses on Harry and Hagrid (who is stupefied or paralyzed shortly after the chase begins, leaving Harry to fend for himself). The chase itself is very exciting, and takes place high in the sky, and on the street level, including a sequence through a tunnel that has the motorcycle doing a loop and Harry tippy-toeing on a truck as he hangs on for dear life. Hedwig's death is a big change from the book; and one, I think is an improvement. Instead of the Death Eaters finding out who the real Harry is because he used Expelliarmus, they find out because Hedwig is flying close to him protecting him. In the movie, as Harry's about to get hit with a death curse, Hedwig gets in the way and gets killed. Hagrid wakes up as they enter the protected area by the Weasley's and one by one the Order of the Phoenix arrives. We do not see Mad-Eye's death, it is only mentioned that he was killed after Fletcher escaped. The scene where Lupin grabs Harry for questioning is identical to the book, and translated great to the screen.
After, there's a short scene of Harry trying to leave and Ron convincing him to stay for the wedding. We later see them putting up the wedding tent as Rufus Scrimgeour arrives to read the last will of Dumbledore. I thought the scene was very interesting, and the filmmakers made a very good effort of trying to maintain the relevance of the items Dumbledore left them throughout the movie. The golden snitch is usually seen flying around Harry at various points in the film, Ron's illuminator is used several times. The Tales of Beedle the Bard are kind of ignored upfront, but obviously play a large part later on in the film.
The biggest change in the wedding scene is that Harry attends without any disguise. We see cameos from some old characters like Madam Maxine and Victor Krum (who dances with Hermione as Ron jealously watches in the background). This is also where we meet Mr. Lovegood, who was perfectly cast and portrayed. The camera purposely focuses on his necklace, but nothing is mentioned about it. We do not learn its significance until later, and there is no argument between him and Krum. Then there's a short, but good conversation between Harry, Aunt Muriel and Elphias Doge in which some exposition is given to Dumbledore's past. The actress playing Aunt Muriel makes a very good job at teasing Harry for not knowing Dumbledore. The wedding is cut short by the Patronus announcing the fall of the Ministry and the impending arrival of the Death Eaters. After a chaotic exit, we see the trio go into the coffee shop, where they are attacked by another pair of Death Eaters. There's a nice bookend sequence here where Hermione uses the same memory charm on one of the Death Eaters that she used on her parents.
The Grimmauld place sequences are very shortened compared to the ones in the book. The trio discovers that RAB is Regulus Black very quickly and there's no doubt it's him who took the locket. Harry then finds Krecher and sends him after Mundungus Fletcher when he finds out he stole the locket. The whole subplot with the dual portraits in Grimmauld place and the Hogwarts Headmaster's office was cut. There's short sequence at Diagon Alley, where we see Fletcher hiding from people (and the first sighting of the Harry Potter Undesireable #1 poster). The movie then cuts to Harry, Ron and Hermione sitting around a table, when they hear a noise, then they notice Mundungus Fletcher with Kreacher hanging around his neck. Then, in what got one of the biggest reactions from the audience, Dobby greets Harry Potter as the camera pans to show him dangling from Fletcher's leg. After a quick interrogation, they realize they need to go to the Ministry.
The Ministry sequence plays out almost exactly like the book. I have to say, seeing people flush themselves down a toilet to get there was very funny, especially because when we first see the bathroom, every stall has a line of people constantly going in but no one coming out. One thing that stood out is that the filmmakers were going to great extents to draw comparisons between the crusade against Muggles and Nazis. The statue at the entrance of the Ministry has been replaced by one of Muggles being crushed to death by wizards. Later, when Harry enters Umbridge's office, we see workers making anti-muggle propaganda that looks almost exactly like Nazi propaganda. The guards at the ministry even have red bands around their arms, similar to Nazis. This was a little jarring for me even if it was also very strongly implied in the books, mostly, I think because of how visually obvious it is. The effects from their escape out of the ministry were very unfinished, but they include a run-in with Dementors in the court room, and some back and forth spell casting with Ministry storm troopers. Finally, we see them apparate in the wilderness, and Ron's arm being severely hurt, which puts him out of commission for a while, and sets the stage for his jealousy and eventual leaving.
After that, the movie slows down quite a bit, as we enter the scenes set when Harry, Ron and Hermione walk around in the wilderness. I was afraid that the movie was going to have the same pacing problems as the book had during these sequences, and I was not proven wrong. These scenes tend to drag a bit, especially because the first part of the movie is so full of action sequences. One thing that makes these scenes more interesting than the book's is that the locations they used to film these are absolutely stunning. Props to the location scouts for finding these places. Another big element in this set of scenes is the horcrux locket, and the effect it has on whoever wears it. In a way, these scenes almost feel like a Lord of the Rings homage, due to the constant wide shots of pretty landscapes and the similar ways in which the locket and the One ring affect whoever is wearing it.
It is interesting to note that, while Ron listens to his radio, the Potterwatch subplot is mostly overlooked. Since the movie is very much focused only on what Harry, Ron and Hermione are doing (think, for example, how in War of the Worlds or Signs we never really see what's going on in the outside world), I thought the underuse of Potterwatch was a missed opportunity to show how horrible things were out in the rest of the world.
The scenes of Ron arguing with Harry and Ron abandoning them were very well acted, in my opinion. The performances were all around the best in any of the Potter movies, especially from the main three characters.
After Ron leaves, Harry and Hermione decide to go to Godric's Hollow. The scene right when they arrive is another one of my favorite scenes from the movie. The setting and tone are very dark, like the rest of the movie, but it is contrasted with the snow and the caroling they hear from a nearby church. The scene when Harry finds his parent's tomb is as close to perfect as possible. A very creepy Bathilda Bagshot shows up at the cemetery and leads them to her house. Just as in the book, she does not speak in front of Hermione, and takes Harry upstairs, where she speaks to him in Parsel (a change from the book, where we do not learn that it's Parsel until later.) The effect of Nagini coming out of Bathilda were mostly incomplete. In particular, we saw what seemed to be a place holder for the most graphic scene of Bathilda's skin falling to the ground as Nagini comes out. What we saw were a couple of quick shots of her jumping out. Voldemort does not show up at Godric's Hollow before they disapparate out.
We see Harry having another of the dreams / shared memories he's had throughout the movie, bringing him one step closer to finding out about the elder wand. When he wakes up, Hermione tells him he's been out cold for a while. I can't remember if this is where this particular scene is placed in the movie, but the filmmakers added a very very good scene of Harry and Hermione setting the locket (and therefore, their worries) aside, and they have a very awkward, but touching dance in the tent. It was also one of my favorite scenes in the movie, because it brought some levity to all the bad moments they'd been through up to that point.
Afterwards, we see the scene of the Doe patronus leading Harry to Griffindor's sword, and the scene plays out much like the book, including a very dramatic reveal that it's Ron who rescues Harry from drowning in the freezing water. After they get Griffindor's sword, Harry opens the locket so Ron can destroy the Horcrux. When it opens, a massive creature that looks a little like the Smoke monster from Lost appears and tries starts taunting Ron with everything that made him leave in the first place. The sequence hits a high point with what I think will be one of the most talked about things in this movie: a silvery illusion Harry and Hermione are shown making out topless. Great acting by Rupert Grint in this scene.
After that, they decide to visit Mr. Lovegood, where they finally learn about the symbol of the Hallows. In an inspired choice by the filmmakers, we do not only hear the Tale of the Three Brothers as Hermione reads it, but also shown it through an animation sequence. It's a little tough to describe, but I'll try my best. It's a pretty barebones animation set against a simple background that looks like old and yellowed paper. The characters look basically like 3D animated stick figures, and almost like a scaled back version of something Tim Burton would do. Everyone I talked to thought that the sequence was a very clever way to get through a lot of exposition.
Another change from the book is that Mr. Lovegood calls the Death Eaters to his house by saying Voldemort's name outloud. (The taboo was mentioned by Ron earlier in the movie, but not really explained.) After they manage to escape the attack, they apparate immediately to where the snatchers are. They get chased down through the forest, shooting spells from their wands. The scene seemed to be shot with a hand held camera, and there was a lot of shaking and quick cuts, like a Jason Bourne chase sequence. The effects on this scene also looked like a work in progress, and there was no music (and since most of the movie had a temporary score, we don't know if they intentionally left no music for this sequence.) They get caught, but not before Hermione deforms Harry's face so that he's not recognized, and then they get taken to Malfor Manor.
Given that the movie was going to be split, I thought that the escape from Malfoy Manor would be emphasized more, and the action increased, so as to give the movie one final large action sequence before the cut. However, it seemed to go much faster than I anticipated. After Bellatrix notices Griffindor's sword, she keeps Hermione for torture and sends the rest of them to the dungeon. The torture scenes are very intense, but a lot of what makes the scene work is seeing the characters in the dungeon react to Hermione screaming in pain. Bellatrix cuts the word Mudblood into Hermione's forearm. Harry looks into the mirror shard (something he's been holding the entire movie, while looking at Dumbledore's eye the whole time), and soon after, Dobby apparates to help Harry. An interesting note is that Wormtail is stunned by Dobby but he does not die in the movie. Given how much I hate that character, I hope they're just saving it for the second part.
After they escape the dungeon, the confrontation and escape from the Manor goes very quickly. Dobby drops the chandelier, Harry dodges and wrestles Draco's wand from him (another interesting point is how Tom Felton played Draco with a lot of uncertainty of what's happening around him. In this sequence, for example, Draco barely puts up a fight with Harry for his wand, and the whole time, Draco has a conflicted look on his face). The scene ends with Dobby gathering everyone around him in order to apparate in Bill and Fleur's house. Before they leave, we see Bellatrix throw a knife at the group, and the whole scene is set in slow motion, so you see the knife flying towards Dobby, while at the same time we see the apparition portal opening up. We do not see what happens with the knife at this moment. Then the movie cuts to a beach, where Harry yells happily that they're all OK; until he notices that Dobby had been stabbed in the heart with the knife Beatrix threw. Dobby dies in Harry's arms, and he declares he wants to bury him traditionally, with no magic. This is the last we see of our heroes.
The final shot of the film is the only to take place in Hogwarts, (I didn't see the castle, but it is likely that it will be added later) and it's Voldemort flying towards Dumbledore's tomb, cracking it open, and taking the Elder Wand from his dead hands. The camera focuses on Voldemort's joyous face as he obtained the only Hallow he was looking for, the camera zooms out and we see he's conjuring up a massive and ominous cloud. The end.
I would say this is my favorite Harry Potter movie since Prisioner of Azkaban without a doubt. It is also the most faithful to the books since movies 1 and 2. I'm still conflicted about the split because it both feels appropriate and like an excuse to extend the series at the same time. The movie benefits from not having the action and narrative compressed like the last few movies, but at the same time, the cut feels a little artificial, especially if you've read the book. My biggest complaint with the split is that the movie ends shortly after we learn about the Hallows (and by extension, the reason for the title). That's the moment when the story moves away from the three characters trying to figure out the plot, to the characters having a good understanding about what's going on and what they need to do next. Because of this, the movie doesn't seem to have that strong a narrative compass as it could. Once both movies are out, it won't make sense to watch this part without watching part 2 shortly after, and in the meantime, this movie suffers a bit because of this.
Most of the omissions and changes from the book seemed to be either improvements, or changes that were made to simplify the narrative and avoid unnecessary exposition. The best example would be the change in the role of Hedwig at the beginning of the film. Keeping the Expeliarmus explanation would have added a lot of confusing exposition to the movie. The change allowed for a more streamlined narrative, and also for Hedwig's death to be more meaningful. They can also trim a little from the middle sequences in the forest. That part seemed to drag a little, just like in the book. However, these complaints are minor, and do not detract significantly from the film.
Overall, I believe the movie lived up to expectations, and it bodes well for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, since they got a lot of the exposition out of the way, they'll be able to make a more action packed and exciting movie.
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1. How did Ron react to Hermione being tortured?: Irrationally... That entire scene was just how I imagined it in the books. The Malfoy mansion was absolutely perfect.
2. Were there peacocks?: there may have been... I didn't notice any. But it doesn't mean they weren't there.
3. Were Ron/Hermione done justice?: it was very clear that it was Ron and Hermione. The scene in the forest when Ron saves Harry's live while he's swimming underwater to get the sword of Godric Griffindor was amazing.
4. Was the locket scene like you imagined it would be?: When harry opened it, Voldemort played on Ron's fears and it's great. His fears for his family, but very vividly his fear that Hermione is into Harry. And the smoke that comes out of the locket is almost like the smoke monster from LOST. It has smoke versions of Harry and Hermione saying the most vicious and hurtful things to Ron. Then they start making out with very little clothes on.
5. Do Harry and Hagrid go straight to the Burrow after the 7 Potters fighting sequence..or do they still stop at the Tonks' house?: No, they go straight to the burrow. And spoiler alert... Hedwig dies. But I was very happy with the way she dies
6. Is Mad-Eye's death properly acknowledged?: It's very abrupt...They arrive back to the Burrow and Bill gives the news that Mad-eye is dead.
7. Was the Lupin/Harry scene at Grimmauld Place included?: No. There is a great part with Lupin though. Right when the seven potters get back to the Burrow Lupin comes in with a bleed Weasley puts him on the couch, grabs harry and slams him against the wall and asks him what the creature that sat in the back of his defense against the dark arts class in Harry's 3rd year.
8. I'm a Weasley fangirl..so please tell me anything you can remember from the wedding. Ron/Hermione/Krum, the reaction to Kingsley's patronus, etc: Oh yeah the Krum scene is PERFECT. Ron and Hermione are circling the punch bowl and Ron is pretending not to look at her. Krum comes up to Hermione and takes her out to dance. Ron is furiously watching them. As soon as the dance stops, one of Fleur's friends walks by and his eyes go from Hermione's straight to this other girl and he walks away and ditches Hermione
9. So would you say, then, that Ron's character is done justice in this movie? His character has been..butchered in some of the past movies. : Yes.
10. Can you tell me about the Death Eaters crashing the wedding? Is Greyback there, was there chaos after the patronus, etc.: It's not a drawn out scene. Kingsley's terrifying message entered the tent and everything stopped. it was a bloodchilling delivery. Then Death Eaters show up and the trio ducks for cover. Soon they find each other's hands and apparate to Picadilly Circus.
11. Was the..discrimination against the Mudbloods done justice? Like..do we see them on the run, does Hermione still go to the trial, etc.: No,that is cut out... Hermione does not go on trial. But they're hating.
12. Is Dobby's death and burial as completely heartbreaking as it is in the book? Did anyone help Harry bury him?: OMG yes. I was fighting back the tears. The scene was SO SAD. Little Dobby is just SO happy to be in Harry's arms... and then he dies and you just want to give him a great big hug.
13. Is the Harry/Ginny relationship shown or do they kiss? And if they do, does Ron burst in on them or anything?: yeah they're making out in the kitchen in the Burrow before the wedding. And fred (I think) comes in and just chills out by the sink just looking at them. It's a really funny/awkward scene
14. Is Snape in any scenes at all?: Yes. very few.