Its been a long time and I'm back again with another Top Ten on ANYTHING!
The end is near for the one of the most beloved film franchises in movie history, expanding a straight decade and their final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 will pull out all the stops with this grand epic spectacles. As a huge Harry Potter fan, it was emotional for me after I put down reading the last book and it will be the same when I go into the theaters. And as that too, I couldn't be more happy of a series of adaptation that is as faithful and respectable as it can be and I praise the filmmakers who translate the series very very well to the big screen.
So I'm going to present the list of best moments from the Harry Potter films, not the books. These moments may be the same from the books, but I'm going by how it is presented and performed on film. And plus this is a film blog site. These are the films before Part 2 of Deathly Hallows, which I know there are piles of GREAT moments in that part. But tha'ts not the case.
And without further ado...
10.
LONDON BRIDGE REALLY WENT DOWN
(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
In this big opening to the film, this shows that the Death Eaters (they're the badguys, noobs) really mean business for both the wizarding and human worlds. What looks like a mere field trip to abduct someone, they decided "Why don't we just kill a hundred of Muggles on our way back?". And did so in such devastating and spectacular fashion.
9.
DUMBLEDORE AND VOLDEMORT'S LIGHTSHOW
(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
You would expect me to put down Sirius's death as part of this list, but it is one of the bad things of reading the books before the movies that you can expect whats to come. And unfortunately for me, it wasn't enough impact on screen. Fortunately, the scene afterwards where Voldemort and Dumbledore duking it out was totally spectacular. This is what I envisioned to be when two of the most powerful wizards on the planet are battling out. All full of lights, spells and motions bringing every bit of elements to use and it was just thrilling and exciting to watch.
LONDON BRIDGE REALLY WENT DOWN
(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
In this big opening to the film, this shows that the Death Eaters (they're the badguys, noobs) really mean business for both the wizarding and human worlds. What looks like a mere field trip to abduct someone, they decided "Why don't we just kill a hundred of Muggles on our way back?". And did so in such devastating and spectacular fashion.
9.
DUMBLEDORE AND VOLDEMORT'S LIGHTSHOW
(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
You would expect me to put down Sirius's death as part of this list, but it is one of the bad things of reading the books before the movies that you can expect whats to come. And unfortunately for me, it wasn't enough impact on screen. Fortunately, the scene afterwards where Voldemort and Dumbledore duking it out was totally spectacular. This is what I envisioned to be when two of the most powerful wizards on the planet are battling out. All full of lights, spells and motions bringing every bit of elements to use and it was just thrilling and exciting to watch.
8.
HERMIONE FLIP THE BIRDS ON RON
(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Its one thing to sock your sniveling enemy in the face, but its another when you attack your friend at your most vulnerable. That is probably why I love the character Hermione so much, that she is such a strong female character. Even she had her heart broken for Ron, she still express her silence fury, launching bird missiles at the poor idiot. It was a simple, but great display of female strength from a young girl even when she's helpless and dejected.
HERMIONE FLIP THE BIRDS ON RON
(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Its one thing to sock your sniveling enemy in the face, but its another when you attack your friend at your most vulnerable. That is probably why I love the character Hermione so much, that she is such a strong female character. Even she had her heart broken for Ron, she still express her silence fury, launching bird missiles at the poor idiot. It was a simple, but great display of female strength from a young girl even when she's helpless and dejected.
7.
FUN BOGGART TIME
(Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
Up to this point, all of the classes Harry attends didn't seem like fun to me as I watch throughout. Lupin's lesson on boggarts was so fun to look at, I wished I was part of that class. For all you noobs, boggarts are creatures that take shapes in the form of something their prey fears. Starting off with nervous Neville getting over his fear of Severus Snape (yeah, I would be scared too) in a pretty humorous way, the class just has fun tackling the boggart set to a bouncy bebop music, each with their own fear and how they attack it. All right up to Harry's turn, where it took form of a dementor and only that could stop the fun.
6.
A "NO" FOR HARRY
(Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
Of all the moments to choose, this one was simple, but significant to me. One because it struck a chord in me and possibly every other guy who experienced this, like building up a humongous amount of courage to ask a pretty girl like Cho and just get shot with a "no" in any way. And another is that we get to relate to Harry. Even as a famous wizard, even with his good looks and even as the protagonist of the series, he has trouble asking girls out at first and doesn't always get the girls in the end. We even see him not having a great prom experience afterwards and it just seems normal for us. Unlike some protagonist who simply gets the girl no matter what *ahem* Edward *ahem*... speaking of that...
5.
A FATHER'S LOST
(Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
The stain in both literature and movie world known as Twilight would kind of loosen the impact for Cedric Diggory. Now we're just glad to see Rob Pattison in any way, shape or form. But before Twilight came to existence, this was a very sad scene when you see the anguish and despair Amo Diggory express. Not he lost a son, but brutally taken away by Voldemort. And plus, Cedric was a pretty cool guy even as Harry's competitor in the Triwizards Tournament and was pretty awful to be killed off badly. Whats really awful is what he became afterwards in the his own movie franchise. But more over, there is nothing more sad than a mother or father losing their own child, own flesh and blood. Or is the the other way around.
A FATHER'S LOST
(Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
The stain in both literature and movie world known as Twilight would kind of loosen the impact for Cedric Diggory. Now we're just glad to see Rob Pattison in any way, shape or form. But before Twilight came to existence, this was a very sad scene when you see the anguish and despair Amo Diggory express. Not he lost a son, but brutally taken away by Voldemort. And plus, Cedric was a pretty cool guy even as Harry's competitor in the Triwizards Tournament and was pretty awful to be killed off badly. Whats really awful is what he became afterwards in the his own movie franchise. But more over, there is nothing more sad than a mother or father losing their own child, own flesh and blood. Or is the the other way around.
4.
HARRY'S DESIRES
(Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
The first Harry Potter was a full-on kids film and was filled with wonder, excitement and magic that any kid would dream of seeing. So we weren't expecting anything completely dark. Yet we do get a hint of something deep and heavy later on in the film. For Harry at a young age, seeing his dead parents in the Mirror of Erised whom he never get to see or know about them til that point was very innocent and moving indeed. Something he really longs for and proved impossible through his terrible relatives was just to have a family. It was very appreciative to have something like this in a kids film way before everything turned completely dark.
3.
LAST MOMENT OF A FREE ELF
(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1)
Before this film, Dobby was my very least favorite character of the series and even was made as a mockery for bad computer-generated characters. He annoyed the hell out of me in the second film that it nearly proved impossible for me to give him the slight respect. His last shining moment in the Deathly Hallows made me gave him all the respect he wished for. Its like he saw Gollum's performance in Lord of the Rings and said to himself, "I'll show them I can bloody act too". Dobby brought to be very heroic and yet innocent in his final act and darn well made most of the audience (I nearly did) brought to tears.
LAST MOMENT OF A FREE ELF
(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1)
Before this film, Dobby was my very least favorite character of the series and even was made as a mockery for bad computer-generated characters. He annoyed the hell out of me in the second film that it nearly proved impossible for me to give him the slight respect. His last shining moment in the Deathly Hallows made me gave him all the respect he wished for. Its like he saw Gollum's performance in Lord of the Rings and said to himself, "I'll show them I can bloody act too". Dobby brought to be very heroic and yet innocent in his final act and darn well made most of the audience (I nearly did) brought to tears.
2.
HERMIONE MAKES IT SHE WAS NEVER BORN
(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1)
While it is very brief, this scene was just powerful. Throughout the films, we never get to see or know much of Hermione's parents as they are just regular muggles who are dentists and nothing more. Not dead or part of the faction or politics, just regular people who know of their daughter's uniqueness and yet loves her like any parents would. For her to erase their memories of her out of their existence just for their protection is just completely sad. It also serve as the starting point of how really dark this series was going to be as many lives are at risk and everything the heroes does are now at their up-most importance.
HERMIONE MAKES IT SHE WAS NEVER BORN
(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1)
While it is very brief, this scene was just powerful. Throughout the films, we never get to see or know much of Hermione's parents as they are just regular muggles who are dentists and nothing more. Not dead or part of the faction or politics, just regular people who know of their daughter's uniqueness and yet loves her like any parents would. For her to erase their memories of her out of their existence just for their protection is just completely sad. It also serve as the starting point of how really dark this series was going to be as many lives are at risk and everything the heroes does are now at their up-most importance.
1.
FRED AND GEORGE GOES OUT WITH A BANG
(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
Who really does not love Fred and George? There are the kind of brothers who annoy you, but will no crap from anyone who is giving you crap. And plus they are so cool even if they get into mischievous pranks and cause trouble to the school or their mom. We always get to see them as a comedic device. So when an uptight and totally creepy teacher, Dolores Umbridge tries to take control of the school, they became much more. Who didn't cheer when Fred and George rebelled against the system and gave Umbridge a much needed fireworks up her behind? If you're gonna leave the school, might as well give a giant finger to them till the end.
FRED AND GEORGE GOES OUT WITH A BANG
(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
Who really does not love Fred and George? There are the kind of brothers who annoy you, but will no crap from anyone who is giving you crap. And plus they are so cool even if they get into mischievous pranks and cause trouble to the school or their mom. We always get to see them as a comedic device. So when an uptight and totally creepy teacher, Dolores Umbridge tries to take control of the school, they became much more. Who didn't cheer when Fred and George rebelled against the system and gave Umbridge a much needed fireworks up her behind? If you're gonna leave the school, might as well give a giant finger to them till the end.
So that is my top 10 list. What's your opinion?
1 comment:
Great list, dude. Your number 5 pick would probably go down in my opinion as the greatest moment in the film series.
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