Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows

[amazingfantasy15]

I'm thinking these last films will return to the same faithfulness that the first two had but still maintaining its individuality like the more recent films.

I really don't think these movies will be very faithful, they can't due to so much foreshadowing/setup being cut out of movies 4-6.

 

[luke1234]

I really don't think these movies will be very faithful, they can't due to so much foreshadowing/setup being cut out of movies 4-6.

I mean I dont really see them cutting much out here, considering when you compare this to the previous two flicks. Prince's tale is in, Dumbledore's backstory is in, Horcruxes are in, Hallows are in, ElderWand check, Dobby check. Sure some things may be a little different like the wedding, but the overall setup and the pacing I believe will follow much of the books chapters. It seems they even might add a little more for us if they do show more of whats going on at hogwarts with Snape as headmaster. I really do hope they add some more scenes to tell you the truth.

 

[Drizzle]

The first two films were the only ones that were completely faithful to the books(with only minor changes here and there)

"Prisoner of Azkaban" is pretty faithful too. All that's really missing that's important is the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup and a proper explanation of Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs. (Even though that can be pieced together by someone who has never read the books. Pettigrew is called Wormtail in the films and Sirius is called Padfoot in "Order of the Phoenix".)In fact,"Prisoner of Azkaban" is the only one of the Harry Potter series where I enjoy the film more than the book. Mainly because of Harry's ride on Buckbeak throughout the castle grounds and Sirius's last speech to Harry. Neither of those moments were really fleshed out in the book.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I think people can put it together. It's nice to know a director doesn't have to spell it out for the audience.

 

[mclay18]

I'm thinking these last films will return to the same faithfulness that the first two had but still maintaining its individuality like the more recent films.

I agree. That scene where Voldemort grasps Harry's face is a beautiful, tense moment. Not in the novel, but looks good nonetheless.

I'm still yearning to see Dobby, Kreacher and Luna again. Seems like none of that footage in the SDCC extended trailer had them.

 

[chaseter]

It is easy to be faithful to books that are 200 pages long. It is not so easy when the book is 800 pages.

 

[Doctor Jones]

That is why the first two films are most faithful. They're shorter and I thought the changes in the movies were for the better.

 

[danoyse]

I agree. That scene where Voldemort grasps Harry's face is a beautiful, tense moment. Not in the novel, but looks good nonetheless.

It was like the possession scene in OotP - it was much different in the novel (Voldemort was pushed out because of how Harry felt when he realized that if he died he would be with Sirius again), but I don't think that would have translated the same way on film. The movie's version of it was very well done.

 

[Avengers-Report]

From what I saw at the event, the Comic-Con footage looked promising. My friend hates Harry Potter, but even he had to admit it looked good.

 

[luke1234]

It was like the possession scene in OotP - it was much different in the novel (Voldemort was pushed out because of how Harry felt when he realized that if he died he would be with Sirius again), but I don't think that would have translated the same way on film. The movie's version of it was very well done.

wow i totally forgot about that one. The scene in the movie was very well done however. I remember I got goosebumps at some of the flashback scenes especially when they were younger.

 

[Electrix]

wow i totally forgot about that one. The scene in the movie was very well done however. I remember I got goosebumps at some of the flashback scenes especially when they were younger.

Here's the scene if anyone wants to re-watch it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQISw4NDHVA

Its scenes like that and this which made me love Yates as a director:

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[luke1234]

Here's the scene if anyone wants to re-watch it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQISw4NDHVA

Its scenes like that and this which made me love Yates as a director:

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ugh that portrayl of snape is genius! if only they kept that in the movie. DAMN!

 

[Ziggyman]

Wow...why would they take that out...it's an extremely well crafted scene...

 

[DCW]

I personally loved the change in Half Blood Prince when Harry is in the astronomy tower watching from the level below (as the Death Eaters are talking to Dumbledore, just before his death) and Snape turns up and tells Harry to remain quiet.

I think it makes Snapes "betrayal" much more powerful. It shows that in the end, Harry did put his trust in Snape that he'd do the right thing and when he eventually kills Dumbledore I think it is much more powerful. I wish the book had been written like that.

Edit: And I pray that they reinsert the above scene back into the movie with a later release.

 

[luke1234]

I personally loved the change in Half Blood Prince when Harry is in the astronomy tower watching from the level below (as the Death Eaters are talking to Dumbledore, just before his death) and Snape turns up and tells Harry to remain quiet.

I think it makes Snapes "betrayal" much more powerful. It shows that in the end, Harry did put his trust in Snape that he'd do the right thing and when he eventually kills Dumbledore I think it is much more powerful. I wish the book had been written like that.

totally agree

 

[jacobed]

Was that In Noctem scene taking place during Harry's and Dumbledore's trip to get the locket, if it was that would be the only reason I'd accept for taking it out. You put that beautiful scene in the movie and you win the academy for cinematography easily even though they deserved it without that scene.

 

[luke1234]

Was that In Noctem scene taking place during Harry's and Dumbledore's trip to get the locket, if it was that would be the only reason I'd accept for taking it out. You put that beautiful scene in the movie and you win the academy for cinematography easily even though they deserved it without that scene.

The scene was right after dumbledore saved harry with the firestorm, They easily could of left it in.

 

[Doctor Jones]

That was deleted? Damn, they should have kept it in. The scene is already great, but adding Flitwick with the chorus is such an excellent touch.

 

[danoyse]

I personally loved the change in Half Blood Prince when Harry is in the astronomy tower watching from the level below (as the Death Eaters are talking to Dumbledore, just before his death) and Snape turns up and tells Harry to remain quiet.

I think it makes Snapes "betrayal" much more powerful. It shows that in the end, Harry did put his trust in Snape that he'd do the right thing and when he eventually kills Dumbledore I think it is much more powerful. I wish the book had been written like that.

I didn't mind the change either, because unlike in the book Harry was able to move and maybe try to save him...but he finally trusted Snape in that moment and his betrayal seemed even worse.

I also think that was a moment that could really be appreciated only if you'd read the 7th book and knew what was really going on there. Alan Rickman has never had a bad moment in any of the movies, but that scene was truly his finest moment as Snape (so far).

 

[PowersOfMind]

I didn't mind the change either, because unlike in the book Harry was able to move and maybe try to save him...but he finally trusted Snape in that moment and his betrayal seemed even worse.

I also think that was a moment that could really be appreciated only if you'd read the 7th book and knew what was really going on there. Alan Rickman has never had a bad moment in any of the movies, but that scene was truly his finest moment as Snape (so far).

Totally agree. The fact that Harry trusted him in that exact moment, despite having no real reason to make the betrayal worse. That whole moment was just gut wrenching for me.

 

[jacobed]

The scene was right after dumbledore saved harry with the firestorm, They easily could of left it in.

Oh it was after he saves him, yeah that definitely should have been left in then.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Yeah, Harry under the cloke in the book and just watching wouldn't have cut it on film as much. How they shot it in the film made it much better. Because Harry's last glimpse of the alive Dumbledore is through the boards of the floor.

 

[luke1234]

Dumbledore's death was handled much more carefully in this film then Sirius' death in OOTP. It didnt feel spontanious and the conversation between Draco and Dumbledore created a lot of tension which ultimately climaxed when Snape stopped Draco. I love that scene. The execution was perfect right up to the facial expressions of each character.

 

[Sawyer]

Alan Rickman is just made of win. I'm really looking forward to his performance in Deathly Hallows.

 

[Firm18]

Can't believe they deleted that scene...