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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Harry Potter
Woot, the new film's out and it's fantastic!
There were, of course, the usual variations from the book -- elements that had to be dropped as they weren't critical, and elements that changed presumably to better fit in the time allotted (i.e. without having to provide additional back-story).
The thestrels were cool, and the actresses chosen to play Dolores Umbridge and Luna Lovegood were fantastic!
Variations from the book follow, so read no further if you don't want anything spoiled...
There was no Quidditch in the film at all, so Harry, Fred and George were never kicked off the team, and Ron and Ginny never joined.
Yates returned to the castle Cuaron used, which kinda irked me. I utterly loathe Cuaron, and what he did to the third film (my least favorite of the five). I do wish Yates had just stuck with the castle used in the first, second and fourth films, for continuity. I believe he's also directing the sixth film, so we'll probably see the same castle again.
Much of the chaos created by the student body was omitted from the film, leaving only Fred and George's departure at the end. Also missing was the swamp they created in the corridor.
Dobby wasn't in the film at all, though Kreacher had a small part. It's odd he was there, given the size of his part. I suspect he may be integral to the seventh book, so appeared in the film for continuity.
Sirius' mother was missing, as was Phineas (other than a brief appearance in his portrait in Dumbledore's office).
Neville found the Room of Requirement, where in the book Dobby told Harry about it. Not a big deal, really.
In the film it was Cho Chang who told Umbridge about the Room of Requirement, where in the book it was her friend. This was kind of annoying.
In the film, Filch saw students entering the room and camped out waiting for them to emerge.
St. Mungo's was omitted, thus Harry, Ron and Hermione never saw Neville's parents or Professor Lockhart. Instead, Neville told Harry about his parents in the Room of Requirement.
The OWLs, as administered by the Ministry staff, were instead administered by Umbridge. So the part in the book, where Harry produced his patronus in the great hall, was omitted.
In the book, Firenze was appointed to teach divination after Umbridge removed Trelawney from the post. This was omitted from the film
There were, of course, the usual variations from the book -- elements that had to be dropped as they weren't critical, and elements that changed presumably to better fit in the time allotted (i.e. without having to provide additional back-story).
The thestrels were cool, and the actresses chosen to play Dolores Umbridge and Luna Lovegood were fantastic!
Variations from the book follow, so read no further if you don't want anything spoiled...
There was no Quidditch in the film at all, so Harry, Fred and George were never kicked off the team, and Ron and Ginny never joined.
Yates returned to the castle Cuaron used, which kinda irked me. I utterly loathe Cuaron, and what he did to the third film (my least favorite of the five). I do wish Yates had just stuck with the castle used in the first, second and fourth films, for continuity. I believe he's also directing the sixth film, so we'll probably see the same castle again.
Much of the chaos created by the student body was omitted from the film, leaving only Fred and George's departure at the end. Also missing was the swamp they created in the corridor.
Dobby wasn't in the film at all, though Kreacher had a small part. It's odd he was there, given the size of his part. I suspect he may be integral to the seventh book, so appeared in the film for continuity.
Sirius' mother was missing, as was Phineas (other than a brief appearance in his portrait in Dumbledore's office).
Neville found the Room of Requirement, where in the book Dobby told Harry about it. Not a big deal, really.
In the film it was Cho Chang who told Umbridge about the Room of Requirement, where in the book it was her friend. This was kind of annoying.
In the film, Filch saw students entering the room and camped out waiting for them to emerge.
St. Mungo's was omitted, thus Harry, Ron and Hermione never saw Neville's parents or Professor Lockhart. Instead, Neville told Harry about his parents in the Room of Requirement.
The OWLs, as administered by the Ministry staff, were instead administered by Umbridge. So the part in the book, where Harry produced his patronus in the great hall, was omitted.
In the book, Firenze was appointed to teach divination after Umbridge removed Trelawney from the post. This was omitted from the film
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