They have finally achieved the art of saying a lot without necessarily opening their mouths. Few of students and parents believe him or Dumbledore that Voldemort is really back. Hogwarts begin changing, especially when Dolores Umbridge arrives to take over the school. It was definitely as sad as it should've been, but it wasn't nearly as abrupt as it was in the book. Slight Spoiler In This Paragraph Being a book-reader, I knew heading in that I would have to be prepared to accept substantial cuts from all that takes place in the book. Ironically enough, Yates was only warming up. As a Hollywood film, it deserves praise, bringing this amazing world to the big screen, telling a compelling tale, and keeping the viewers glued to their seats for the duration of the movie.
For the book-readers, imagine if you were forced to take only 400 of the 870 pages out of the book you would take the most important ones that relate to the plot. Yes stuff was left out. And most importantly, where was the prophecy?! As for the rest of the cast, it's largely hit or miss, determined by how each scene is written. Unfortunately, it's a lot different from the book. In this movie seemed as though the director merely had a check list of scenes that he needed to but in the movie put no thought into connecting them. Kreacher and Grawp were great additions to the films. I was actually quite impressed with Dan, Rupert and Emma as well.
Aan het einde van het jaar krijgt Harry een droom over zijn peetvader, Sirius Zwarts, die wordt gemarteld door Voldemort. Where was the hummingbird in the hourglass? Everything is happening at once: death-eaters here, death-eaters there, Sirius finally getting the chance to fight, Moody kicking ass, Ginny going on a tear and straight-up owning people. This movie is a must-see, no matter how you look at it. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students — dubbed 'Dumbledore's Army' — to defend themselves against the dark arts. And now we come to the saddest part: Sirius's death.
The scene in the common room following the kiss between Harry and Cho was hysterical. I realize that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was a very long book, but so was The Goblet of Fire and I enjoyed it's movie adaptation a lot. I love the Harry Potter books, and I've always liked the movies. I knew there would be a lot of information left out. Rowling, might just be one of the greatest authors of our time. Though the third and fourth movies were very artistic and dramatic, I couldn't really connect to them in the way i had with the books. I mean, sure, it was good looking, but the entire Hall of Prophecy collapsing? We are actually going to see it again.
It becomes more real that way; it shocks the reader as much as it does Harry. In het hoofdkwartier van de Orde blijkt al snel dat bijna niemand gelooft dat Voldemort is teruggekeerd. Because as great as a job that Yates did with the movie the woman he got the story from, Ms. Harry has a lot on his mind for this, his fifth year at Hogwarts: a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; a big surprise on the Gryffindor Quidditch team; and the looming terror of the Ordinary Wizarding Level exams. There were a few things that I felt could have made the story richer if they had been included, but I won't go into detail so I don't give away any of the film's changes. .
The ministry of magic doesn't believe everything Harry says and will do anything to keep everyone calm. Surely the shelves in that kind of room are sturdier than that. The biggest complaints about this movie will be from book-readers who wanted a 10-hour long, word-for-word re-creation of the book. It's shocking because of its suddenness. I think we'll just wait until opening week next time. As the grasp of darkness tightens, Harry must discover the true depth and strength of his friends, the importance of boundless loyalty, and the shocking price of unbearable sacrifice.
For book-readers, sure you notice the absence of certain parts, but you finally get to see what you've imagined in your head for years take place in real-live motion on the screen and you know what, those few things left out, help you gain a better understanding anyway, because you have already read the in-between stuff. However, the parts that Yates chose to focus on, were by far, the most important ones; and the way in which he did it, left me speechless. The ministry had decided to step in by appointing a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher that proves to be the nastiest person Harry has ever encountered. The thestrals were marvelous--eerie, but strangely peaceful creatures. The fireworks were cool, but there was none of the flair, there was no speech, and there was yet again no Peeves.
As for the non-book-readers pick up the books and get busy. In his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry faces challenges at every turn, from the dark threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and the unreliability of the government of the magical world to the rise of Ron Weasley as the Keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. With these many things Harry begins one of his toughest years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is an emotion and thought process which was excellently portrayed in the film. For having the task of taking 870 masterful pages and turning them into a 2. I will say that Umbridge and Bellatrix Lestrange were perfect for their roles, and the thestrals were very cool.