For the last one week, Pottermania has been at its peak in my house, thanks to me, of course. I was extremely excited about going to watch a Harry Potter movie after two years. And, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' has not been a disappointment...
Firstly, the movie is better than its predecessor, 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'. While some important parts had been eliminated from that film, all significant(and insignificant) incidents from the original story have been included in this film. There's just one event which has been totally altered, probably to add to the adventure, but I must say, it hasn't worked too well. It seemed a bit like our Hindi movies! But, this fault has been completely overshadowed by the brilliant cave sequence towards the end of the movie. Harry Potter and Dumbledore visit a dark and very dangerous cave in order to find something really important( won't mention what it is; will have to give away half of the story if I do) and everything in that sequence has been portrayed wonderfully. It seemed as though it had been copy-pasted from the book. Both Sir Michael Gambon(as Dumbledore) and Daniel Radcliffe(as Harry Potter) have performed exceptionally well during that sequence. Throughout the movie also, Sir Gambon's performance was much better than what it had been in the previous movies. And, no matter how Daniel is criticized for not being able to portray Harry's feelings and spirit well, I still believe that no one else could have been a better on-screen Harry Potter. I still feel that he has acted very nicely even in this movie...
The opening scenes of the movie have been brilliantly shot and as for the other actors, Tom Felton deserves special mention. Tom Felton plays the role of Draco Malfoy. He has been superb in showing to the audience just how much Draco feels helpless and scared and at the same time, just how bravely and determinedly he behaves. Rupert Grint, playing the role of Ron Weasley, has impressed with his great comic timing. Emma Watson as Hermione Granger and Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley were perfect and have also added a kind of charm to the movie.
As a whole, the movie is a must-watch. Its been two and a half hours since the movie ended but I'm still absorbed in it. I enjoyed the movie a lot , more so because the wait for it has been very long. Now, as I finish writing this post, I slowly return to the world of Muggles ( that's the world of non-magic folk) and realize that my exams begin from Monday , the day after tomorrow and so, the coming week, starting from tomorrow, isn't going to be so magical after all!
