Harry @ MindSay

07-11-2007 21:01:56

Though this movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, gave viewers the basic story, many details that made this book enriching and powerful were over looked. For instance, the fact that the first chapter was not more emphasized downplays the importance of Harry's loneliness and suffering. Not only is this part rather choppy and short, it does not include the various letters sent by other members of the Order, which I felt, should have been shown because without them, you began to wonder if the Order would come at all. Another example of this rather shabby piece of filmery is the fact that Quidditch was not shown. Quidditch is a rather important part of the series itself, and was even more important in this particular book. A part of Harry's trials involved his Quidditch schedule. In this book, the fact that Ron is now the keeper further shows that Harry is now having to face more situations. While some details did make it into this shoddy movie, I feel that it would have been much better if more of the details were included. After all, aseven hundred and eighty page book made into a two hour and twenty minute movie spells terrible!!!

Love from,

Amanda

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