Ok I’ll leave the chapter by chapter narrative to the fanatics.For the purposes of this blog, I’ll I just got out of the movie and let me tell you, it was the most excruciating book to movie I’ve ever seen. Installment five was a let down, and this one seriously had the doldrums. I was wondering how they managed to s*ck for two and a half hours, or how the cast made it through without puking after every take…. which probably did happen and Warner Bros didn’t want us to know about it.
Fine, there were a couple of highs. But here’s the crux of it. Six was supposed to be a grim one where the tendrils of evil slowly but surely gain a hold. The heroes do not know if they can be, and are forced to start to grow up – and fail. The heroes of old falter. And still they fight – against the rising tide.
There was none of that in the movie. Not the stage setting with the Minister of Magic and the Muggle Prime Minister. Not when Harry followed Snape (when did he ever?). Not when Dumbledore died and Harry just watched instead of railing against being under a spell, not being able help. Not with the battle of Hogwarts taken out. There was none of that. None of what made the book so powerful for a non fanatic. None of what made you wail with grief at what happened and rage because you had to wait for the next book. None.
Go get a haircut instead. Or a pedicure, it may be time and money well spent.
