| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is by far my favorite movie of
2007, and quite possibly my favorite Harry Potter movie yet! The film marvelously
captured the dark, foreboding mood of J.K. Rowling's novel.
There are scenes here that stuck with me long after I left the theater, some
of which are as follows: 1) The beginning when we see Harry sitting motionless
in a swing in the park, gazing longingly at a mother gathering her child off
the merry-go-round. 2) Harry's conversation with Luna Lovegood among the thestrals
in the forest. 3) Professor Umbridge storming the halls of Hogwarts, smiling
away and waving her wand at misbehaving students. 4) The training of Dumbledore's
Army in the Room of Requirement. 5) Harry and his friends searching through
the Hall of Prophecy within the Ministry of Magic. There's such depth to these
scenes--you have to see the movie more than once to really absorb the magic!
The performances from the cast are spectacular! Daniel Radcliffe gives his
best performance as Harry by adding further depth, anger, and vulnerability
to the character; he really is the perfect Potter. Rupert Grint and Emma Watson
are once again delightful as Ron and Hermione. Imelda Staunton is terrific as
Dolores Umbridge; she gives the role spice and makes us actually want to hate
her! (I wouldn't be surprised if she got an Oscar nomination for this role!)
As for the rest of the cast, I was very impressed with Evanna Lynch's other-worldly
performance as Luna Lovegood; she makes the part believable, and shows that
being different is not necessarily a bad thing at all! Helena Bonham Carter
is deliciously creepy as Bellatrix Lestrange. Alan Rickman proves yet again
that he IS Severus Snape! And as usual, we get to see the familiar faces of
Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Emma
Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Mark
Williams, Julie Walters, Jason Isaacs, and several other British actors.
My favorite scenes are those between Harry and Sirius; they are the most touching,
and I think they give the film its sense of heart.
David Yates has done well as the director of this film; he stays true to the
spirit of the book while making it his own. I hope he does even better with
"Half-Blood Prince." The production design by Stuart Craig is amazing,
and the flowing cinematography by Slawomir Idziak sets the dark tone of the
story. Also, composer Nicholas Hooper provides an effective and thrilling score.
- Studio/Banner : HMV
- Items Per Pack : 2
- Format : DVD
- Language : Hindi
Cast :
- Daniel Radcliffe ... Harry Potter
- Emma Watson ... Hermione Granger
- Rupert Grint ... Ron Weasley
- Jason Boyd ... Piers
- Richard Macklin ... Malcolm
- Harry Melling ... Dudley Dursley
- Kathryn Hunter ... Mrs. Arabella Figg
- Miles Jupp ... TV Weatherman
- Fiona Shaw ... Petunia Dursley
- Richard Griffiths ... Vernon Dursley
- Adrian Rawlins ... James Potter
- Geraldine Somerville ... Lily Potter
- Robert Pattinson ... Cedric Diggory
- Ralph Fiennes ... Lord Voldemort
- Natalia Tena
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