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In this 6th installment to the Harry Potter franchise, Harry faces a dark year at Hogwart's school. It becomes apparent that Dumbledore plans to use Harry for his plans-that he doesn't fully explain to Harry. Dumbledore first takes Harry to recruit Horace Slughorn to become a teacher at Hogwart's once again. Slughorn is the key that Harry must try and figure out to learn of Voldermort's seemingly immortality. Harry also stumbles upon an old advanced potions book that belonged to the Half-Blood Prince, and this book helps to advance him in potions class but also quickly leads him into trouble. It also becomes apparent that someone is out to murder Dumbledore.This film has moments of humor, but it's quickly shadowed by some dark plot twist. Their aren't as many new cast members to join in this segment, but their is enough to keep it interesting and somewhat fresh. The actor, Jim Broadbent, is brought in to portray Horace Slughorn. He is a popular character actor (Harold Zidler-Moulin Rouge), and he does not fail to disappoint in this film. A lot of the plot was rushed to best fit reel time, so a lot of the small things mentioned in the book aren't mentioned in the film. We learn more about Voldermort's past in this segment. This film makes it a prominent feature where the others film it was mere chance that his past was revealed. Hermione's cat though seems to have vanished in this segment. To me the relationship between Harry and Ginny was random. Harry in previous films has been in love with Cho, and suddenly this year his opinion changes and he's in love with Ron's little sister. The relationship between Ron and Hermione had been built up to in the previous films very subtly. This film also has two major darkly depressing moments that are, for most, tearjerkers. There might've been another sad moment, but it was glimpsed with humor. In this one we also see the most protected of the popularized Voldermort curses that can be frightening to audiences of the series-if your unprepared for it. I thought the ending structure was well done, and it did Dumbledore's character justice. I also enjoyed the use of shadowing and lighting during the ending-it made the film all the more powerful.
I give this film a 10 out of 10 stars! It's a great continuation. It might be a little too dark to be a family film, but it doesn't go too far with violence. It's still safe to view this film with your teenage children.
Answer to last blog: Maine Coon (Mrs. Norris), British Shorthair (Professor McGonagall), and a Persian (Crookshanks)
Que: Who is the well accredited writer to most of the Harry Potter films?
Michael Goldenberg
Steve Kloves
Craig Titley
Caroline Thompson
P.S. Woot! I made through the entire series. Yay! ^_^
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