"That's a terrorist attack, right?" Yes. Yes, it is. The Death Eaters blew up Ollivander's wand shop, then kidnapped Ollivander. Then they tore up the famous Millennium Bridge in London, killing muggles in the process. They took Ollivander to Malfoy Manor, where Voldemort had Ollivander imprisoned in the cellar and tortured with the Cruciatus Curse to get wandlore info and advice. Voldemort is obsessed with killing Harry with a wand, finishing what he started when Harry was a baby. Voldy can't kill him with his own wand, so he needs an expert's advice about how to still accomplish this... Yep; Fenrir is the werewolf that's responsible for Remus Lupin's...'condition'. Lupin was only 8 years old at the time. 'Fenrir' is not Latin (it's Old Norse), but 'lupin' IS Latin for 'wolf'. And 'Remus' is the name of the twin brother of Romulus, said to be the founders of Rome with Rome named after Romulus. Legend claims the twins were suckled by a she-wolf. There aren't many names in the Potter saga selected without purpose. The names all give clues to the character they're attached to. Did you notice: -In the memory of teen-Riddle and Slughorn, you see Riddle fiddling with his ring, and it has a large stone mounted on it. When Dumbledore dropped the that same ring into the diary in the desk drawer, it was missing its stone. Dumbledore had already extracted the stone to store someplace else. You have to wonder where did he put it, why did he do it now, and what is to become of it? -In the memory of Little Tommy Riddle at the orphanage, there were seven stones on his windowsill; seems to correspond to the seven pieces teen-Riddle tells Slughorn he intends to break his soul into. Also, in that sparse bedroom of Tommy's, there is a photo on the wall of the same triangular rock island where Dumbledore takes Harry to collect the horcrux locket. -In the Astronomy Tower, Dumbledore takes out his wand rather loosely while saying to Draco, "I'll make it easy for you." Draco, all hopped up on adrenaline disarms Dumbledore and the wand skitters away. No one sees it but Dumbledore and Draco and maybe Harry. But only Dumbledore knows Draco disarming him means Dumbledore's wand will now change allegiance to Draco; anyone else trying to gain that wand's allegiance will now have to disarm Draco. But if even Draco doesn't know this, who is going to try to disarm him? Certainly not Voldemort. So, Voldemort can't become the wand's true master. Here's the thing with Draco: -First off, I see "The Half-Blood Prince" as being Draco's film. It's a turning point for his character. He's the son of a well-respected, politically-influential, rich, pureblood family. His racist father has raised him to be a racist amongst a whole nest of racist purebloods. Draco's mother is Narcissa Black Malfoy, sister to Bellatrix, sister to Tonks's mother Andromeda. Narcissa and Bellatrix accepted politically-based arranged marriages, but Andromeda did not, instead marrying a muggle; that's why Andromeda's picture on the family tree mural was blasted out like Sirius's. -Second, you have to look at the family environment. Draco was very close to his mother, but his father Lucius was very cold and distant. Draco did whatever he could to curry favor with his father and even to be just like his father, but Lucius never had a kind word for Draco, only contempt for less than perfection. So. when Lucius's involvement in Voldemort's plans in both the previous Wizarding War and the start-up of a Second Wizarding War was found out, leading to sandal, trial, and imprisonment in Azkaban, the Malfoy family losing its political influence, the family becoming social pariahs, etc, Draco is full of rage and blames Harry. -Now, factor in Voldemort's fury at Lucius being a problem in Voldy's plans. In "Goblet of Fire" Voldemort castigated Lucius for taking 13 years to help Voldy get back a physical body and magical power. In "Order of the Phoenix" Voldemort spent a lot of time grooming Harry to respond to visions Voldy sent him in order to trick Harry into thinking he had to come to the Ministry of Magic to save Sirius. That was intended to get Harry to find his Prophesy (only the person a prophesy is about can find it) so Lucius could retrieve it and bring it back to Voldemort. Voldemort felt there was information in the Prophesy that would reveal weakness or strengths Voldy could use to destroy Harry, take over the world, and live forever; but Lucius broke the Prophesy and caused the entire Wizarding World to see what Voldemort was attempting. -Voldemort decides to terrorize Lucius. For his own enjoyment. Like a cat playing with a doomed mouse. He takes full possession of Malfoy Manor. He invites raging Draco into becoming a Death Eater and giving Draco 'special tasks' to perform...under penalty of death for failure. Voldemort figures Draco will screw up just like his father and he can kill the son then kill the father. Lucius is in too deep to extricate himself or Draco, plus when Lucius gets out of Azkaban he's a broken man. -Draco begins to see the damage he's doing to innocent people; it's a wakeup call for him. Out of his father's influence, he begins to sort it out, but he has no one to turn to. By the time he feels deep regret, he's almost killed two schoolmates and endangered some teachers. He can't talk to his friends; their fathers are Death Eaters. He can't talk to the teachers; they might report him and the family will be even worse off. He can't go to Dumbledore; how do you ask advice while telling them you had tried to kill them? And if you fail in the tasks Voldemort assigned you, he says he will kill you. This is what Draco carried with him when he ran off to the lavatory to cry. He felt regret, desperation, and trapped. What a different movie it would have been had Harry walked in and showed him the same grace he usually showed others.
Sectumsempra is a dark curse that slashes the target in the area the caster points at. And because it‘s dark magic it can only be healed completely by the counter curse Snape muttered. Only Snape knows the counter. This spell especially shows how powerful Snape is as he invented it before his 18th birthday
In the book what young Voldemort said was more chilling. "I can make bad things happen to people who annoy me" . He wasn't retaliating because someone was mean to him. He was just hurting people either mentally, physically or emotionally..or all 3.
I don't think Narcissa was a deatheater. I mean, she didn't come to the graveyard in GOF. She's just haughty, arrogant and unpleasant in general. Well, she's a Black after all. I don't get why they cut out Voldy's backstory almost entirely. Oh, right, to squeeze in romance, a scene* that not only wasn't in the book at all but even Couldn't happen in the book** And to royally destroy Harry's and Ginny's relationship! (Movie Ginny: "Let me feed you, let me tie your shoes." Book Harry: "Ginny, for Pete's sake?!" Geez, I'm out of here!) *Oh, the Underground Café scene at the beginning was invented by the filmmakers too. **because the Burrow was heavily protected by the Ministry while Harry stayed there, which is logic since he's, supposedly, The Chosen One. But hey! Who wanna know about Voldy's backstory anyway..
Narsissa was never a death eater. She is however a member of the Black family. After you finish the series, review 'Sisters of the house Black' - a fan film which will give you more background. Note there are good Slytherins out there.
Hi - Sarah here ;) I just want to say I partially rescind saying Draco had "no" choice. First of all, saying that just isn't accurate. Second, I thought about it more, and I do believe people always have a choice to do better than their family - it was bad / reactionary hyperbole and I realized re-watching this that I (and maybe the movie, too?) might have been giving him too much credit. BUT I will still admit that it would have been a very difficult choice, and the way he grew up and the people he is surrounded by wouldn't have helped. I just always feel bad when someone who is still a kid is dealing with being peer pressured by adults, but a stronger / more moral person would have tried harder to do better. So...I think that's more fair. Okay, that's all, thanks!
From the point that Harry drank the liquid luck potion, they went far from the book. In the book they did complete their OWLs. But in the second book, when Dumbledore canceled the Test, what about the OWLs.
this in my opinion is the worst movie of the entire series for sooo many reasons, but the number one reason is that it’s too predictable, soo many ppl that react to this series can easily predict everything that’ll happen in this movie because they make the clues soo obvious and impossible to miss, i remember reading this book (which is my favorite btw) and saying to myself “ima finish this chapter and gtb cause i got school in the morning, then reaching the end of the chapter and being unable to put the book down because i have to know what happens next, this movie should’ve been extremely dark and very mysterious but when you have someone making a movie who’s never read a single chapter of the book it’s based off of this is what you end up with
This one disappointed me the most because they cut so much about Voldemort’s origin which is probably my favorite part in the entire book series. Instead of that or Draco’s mission, they focused all on teen drama and cringe comedy which wasn’t even that big in the book. The worst of all is ruining Harry and Ginny’s relationship. They have no chemistry and are so awkward in this movie while it’s the complete opposite in the book.
I feel the same way. I love the movies as movies but some, especially this one and GOF, are the worst adaptations in the series. Deathly Hallows 2 runs a close 3rd. I despise that whole scene at the Burrow.
Yeah, I would have liked to see more of Draco's mission. I feel like it would have meant more to see his struggle and how it slowly took a toll on him. And yeah, we all kind of felt that the Ginny Harry relationship felt weird in this one.
The whole story about Voldys mother basically sexually abusing his dad, and Voldemort only later hearing from his uncle that „the muggle left my stupid sister when she was pregnant“, him confronting his father who had a complete panic attack and then killing his father out of vengeance and not understanding why his father reacted this way, was so important in the book. Because Tom Riddle was „concieved, born and raised without any love, so he always thinks in extremes and never suspects love to be a motive“. This later comes back during the final battle and we manage to see a glimpse of humanity in Voldy and feel pity. But since the movie changed the final fight completely as well, Voldemort stays a one dimensional villain in the movies :/. I really don’t understand this. The living situation and backstory of the Gaunts and the Dumbledores was the biggest shocker (and for Dumbledore also sort of a plot twist) in the books and even with the „magical beasts“ prequels, they still didn’t put it in. Why?
"That's a terrorist attack, right?"
Yes. Yes, it is. The Death Eaters blew up Ollivander's wand shop, then kidnapped Ollivander.
Then they tore up the famous Millennium Bridge in London, killing muggles in the process.
They took Ollivander to Malfoy Manor, where Voldemort had Ollivander imprisoned in the cellar and tortured with the Cruciatus Curse to get wandlore info and advice.
Voldemort is obsessed with killing Harry with a wand, finishing what he started when Harry was a baby. Voldy can't kill him with his own wand, so he needs an expert's advice about how to still accomplish this...
Yep; Fenrir is the werewolf that's responsible for Remus Lupin's...'condition'. Lupin was only 8 years old at the time.
'Fenrir' is not Latin (it's Old Norse), but 'lupin' IS Latin for 'wolf'. And 'Remus' is the name of the twin brother of Romulus, said to be the founders of Rome with Rome named after Romulus. Legend claims the twins were suckled by a she-wolf.
There aren't many names in the Potter saga selected without purpose. The names all give clues to the character they're attached to.
Did you notice:
-In the memory of teen-Riddle and Slughorn, you see Riddle fiddling with his ring, and it has a large stone mounted on it. When Dumbledore dropped the that same ring into the diary in the desk drawer, it was missing its stone. Dumbledore had already extracted the stone to store someplace else. You have to wonder where did he put it, why did he do it now, and what is to become of it?
-In the memory of Little Tommy Riddle at the orphanage, there were seven stones on his windowsill; seems to correspond to the seven pieces teen-Riddle tells Slughorn he intends to break his soul into. Also, in that sparse bedroom of Tommy's, there is a photo on the wall of the same triangular rock island where Dumbledore takes Harry to collect the horcrux locket.
-In the Astronomy Tower, Dumbledore takes out his wand rather loosely while saying to Draco, "I'll make it easy for you." Draco, all hopped up on adrenaline disarms Dumbledore and the wand skitters away. No one sees it but Dumbledore and Draco and maybe Harry. But only Dumbledore knows Draco disarming him means Dumbledore's wand will now change allegiance to Draco; anyone else trying to gain that wand's allegiance will now have to disarm Draco. But if even Draco doesn't know this, who is going to try to disarm him? Certainly not Voldemort. So, Voldemort can't become the wand's true master.
Here's the thing with Draco:
-First off, I see "The Half-Blood Prince" as being Draco's film. It's a turning point for his character. He's the son of a well-respected, politically-influential, rich, pureblood family. His racist father has raised him to be a racist amongst a whole nest of racist purebloods. Draco's mother is Narcissa Black Malfoy, sister to Bellatrix, sister to Tonks's mother Andromeda. Narcissa and Bellatrix accepted politically-based arranged marriages, but Andromeda did not, instead marrying a muggle; that's why Andromeda's picture on the family tree mural was blasted out like Sirius's.
-Second, you have to look at the family environment. Draco was very close to his mother, but his father Lucius was very cold and distant. Draco did whatever he could to curry favor with his father and even to be just like his father, but Lucius never had a kind word for Draco, only contempt for less than perfection. So. when Lucius's involvement in Voldemort's plans in both the previous Wizarding War and the start-up of a Second Wizarding War was found out, leading to sandal, trial, and imprisonment in Azkaban, the Malfoy family losing its political influence, the family becoming social pariahs, etc, Draco is full of rage and blames Harry.
-Now, factor in Voldemort's fury at Lucius being a problem in Voldy's plans. In "Goblet of Fire" Voldemort castigated Lucius for taking 13 years to help Voldy get back a physical body and magical power. In "Order of the Phoenix" Voldemort spent a lot of time grooming Harry to respond to visions Voldy sent him in order to trick Harry into thinking he had to come to the Ministry of Magic to save Sirius. That was intended to get Harry to find his Prophesy (only the person a prophesy is about can find it) so Lucius could retrieve it and bring it back to Voldemort. Voldemort felt there was information in the Prophesy that would reveal weakness or strengths Voldy could use to destroy Harry, take over the world, and live forever; but Lucius broke the Prophesy and caused the entire Wizarding World to see what Voldemort was attempting.
-Voldemort decides to terrorize Lucius. For his own enjoyment. Like a cat playing with a doomed mouse. He takes full possession of Malfoy Manor. He invites raging Draco into becoming a Death Eater and giving Draco 'special tasks' to perform...under penalty of death for failure. Voldemort figures Draco will screw up just like his father and he can kill the son then kill the father. Lucius is in too deep to extricate himself or Draco, plus when Lucius gets out of Azkaban he's a broken man.
-Draco begins to see the damage he's doing to innocent people; it's a wakeup call for him. Out of his father's influence, he begins to sort it out, but he has no one to turn to. By the time he feels deep regret, he's almost killed two schoolmates and endangered some teachers. He can't talk to his friends; their fathers are Death Eaters. He can't talk to the teachers; they might report him and the family will be even worse off. He can't go to Dumbledore; how do you ask advice while telling them you had tried to kill them? And if you fail in the tasks Voldemort assigned you, he says he will kill you. This is what Draco carried with him when he ran off to the lavatory to cry. He felt regret, desperation, and trapped. What a different movie it would have been had Harry walked in and showed him the same grace he usually showed others.
Sectumsempra is a dark curse that slashes the target in the area the caster points at. And because it‘s dark magic it can only be healed completely by the counter curse Snape muttered. Only Snape knows the counter.
This spell especially shows how powerful Snape is as he invented it before his 18th birthday
In the book what young Voldemort said was more chilling. "I can make bad things happen to people who annoy me" . He wasn't retaliating because someone was mean to him. He was just hurting people either mentally, physically or emotionally..or all 3.
I don't think Narcissa was a deatheater. I mean, she didn't come to the graveyard in GOF. She's just haughty, arrogant and unpleasant in general. Well, she's a Black after all.
I don't get why they cut out Voldy's backstory almost entirely. Oh, right, to squeeze in romance, a scene* that not only wasn't in the book at all but even Couldn't happen in the book**
And to royally destroy Harry's and Ginny's relationship!
(Movie Ginny: "Let me feed you, let me tie your shoes."
Book Harry: "Ginny, for Pete's sake?!" Geez, I'm out of here!)
*Oh, the Underground Café scene at the beginning was invented by the filmmakers too.
**because the Burrow was heavily protected by the Ministry while Harry stayed there, which is logic since he's, supposedly, The Chosen One.
But hey! Who wanna know about Voldy's backstory anyway..
Narsissa was never a death eater. She is however a member of the Black family. After you finish the series, review 'Sisters of the house Black' - a fan film which will give you more background. Note there are good Slytherins out there.
Fun fact: you can tell Horace Slughorn is disguised as an arm chair because, if you pay attention, you can see his shoes poke out.
Awwww your love for Luna. Just for that, you guys are the best❤
Hi - Sarah here ;) I just want to say I partially rescind saying Draco had "no" choice. First of all, saying that just isn't accurate. Second, I thought about it more, and I do believe people always have a choice to do better than their family - it was bad / reactionary hyperbole and I realized re-watching this that I (and maybe the movie, too?) might have been giving him too much credit. BUT I will still admit that it would have been a very difficult choice, and the way he grew up and the people he is surrounded by wouldn't have helped. I just always feel bad when someone who is still a kid is dealing with being peer pressured by adults, but a stronger / more moral person would have tried harder to do better. So...I think that's more fair. Okay, that's all, thanks!
From the point that Harry drank the liquid luck potion, they went far from the book. In the book they did complete their OWLs. But in the second book, when Dumbledore canceled the Test, what about the OWLs.
Nice movies... I would like to suggest you some for next one.. Try watching tremors (1990) and Anaconda 2 ( 2004 ).. All three of you together watch ❤
this in my opinion is the worst movie of the entire series for sooo many reasons, but the number one reason is that it’s too predictable, soo many ppl that react to this series can easily predict everything that’ll happen in this movie because they make the clues soo obvious and impossible to miss, i remember reading this book (which is my favorite btw) and saying to myself “ima finish this chapter and gtb cause i got school in the morning, then reaching the end of the chapter and being unable to put the book down because i have to know what happens next, this movie should’ve been extremely dark and very mysterious but when you have someone making a movie who’s never read a single chapter of the book it’s based off of this is what you end up with
This one disappointed me the most because they cut so much about Voldemort’s origin which is probably my favorite part in the entire book series. Instead of that or Draco’s mission, they focused all on teen drama and cringe comedy which wasn’t even that big in the book. The worst of all is ruining Harry and Ginny’s relationship. They have no chemistry and are so awkward in this movie while it’s the complete opposite in the book.
I feel the same way. I love the movies as movies but some, especially this one and GOF, are the worst adaptations in the series. Deathly Hallows 2 runs a close 3rd.
I despise that whole scene at the Burrow.
Yeah, I would have liked to see more of Draco's mission. I feel like it would have meant more to see his struggle and how it slowly took a toll on him. And yeah, we all kind of felt that the Ginny Harry relationship felt weird in this one.
Finally
The whole story about Voldys mother basically sexually abusing his dad, and Voldemort only later hearing from his uncle that „the muggle left my stupid sister when she was pregnant“, him confronting his father who had a complete panic attack and then killing his father out of vengeance and not understanding why his father reacted this way, was so important in the book. Because Tom Riddle was „concieved, born and raised without any love, so he always thinks in extremes and never suspects love to be a motive“. This later comes back during the final battle and we manage to see a glimpse of humanity in Voldy and feel pity.
But since the movie changed the final fight completely as well, Voldemort stays a one dimensional villain in the movies :/.
I really don’t understand this. The living situation and backstory of the Gaunts and the Dumbledores was the biggest shocker (and for Dumbledore also sort of a plot twist) in the books and even with the „magical beasts“ prequels, they still didn’t put it in. Why?
One of the best movies, yet you give it the least amount of time.