I remember when the first movie in the series came out. I reread the book and went to see it the first week and felt let down. So many things were changed and deleted from the movie that I as too distracted to really get into it and enjoy it. Now I enjoy rewatching the movie and the changes don't bother me. I have a feeling that this movie is going to be the same thing for me.
I loved the story and it is evident that there was a lot of effort made in keeping it very close to the book, but there were still some changes that bothered me a bit. I won't name them because I hate to spoil movies. My biggest complaint was that the movie felt slow. It was as if there were scenes that needed to happen so they made a checklist and just filmed each one then strung them together. There wasn't a lot of continuity between one scene and the next. There also wasn't a lot of suspense. Yes I have read the books so I knew what was going to happen, but part 1 seemed more suspenseful and tense. Even the scene with the dragon wasn't how I pictured it.
This is a movie that I may need to see again. My older two children want to see it, but we wanted to see it first to make sure they would be okay and we feel they will. One day I may take the two of them and try to relax more. Maybe my expectations were too high. All the other reviews I've read have been great, so it may just be me. Perhaps it is residual sadness over knowing that the movies are over and the reminder that the book series is over as well. I always thought Rowling would eventually write more, maybe about Teddy Lupin or Harry, Ron or Hermoine's children. Maybe explore a new generation at Hogwarts. Who knows, that may eventually happen.
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