Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince

Hey guys!

Today I'm gonna write about another thing I'm crazy about: Harry Potter. I'm not actually a big fan of the movies, they tend to annoy me because they never explain all they should, but since there is no new book to be published and the new movie is coming out tomorrow, that's what I'll write about.

The unique opportunity
"But you said yourself that the movie hasn't come out yet, so how are you going to write about it if you didn't watch it?" I know, I know. The thing is that my godfather works as a journalist (he is the editor of the magazine of the Ministry of Culture), and he gets invitations to watch movies before they're released, and sometimes, he is allowed to take a guest. So, this is why I had the pleasure to watch the movie today. =] And here I am to share my opinion about it with you!

About the movie (no spoiler, don't worry!)
Generally, I liked it. I think it was a good adaptation from the book, and that means something, since I already told you how usually I walk out of the cinema pissed because they screwed the story in the movie. Of course there are things that are different: for example, there is an attack to the Weasley's house that doesn't exist in the book. But it is explainable: at that point of the movie, it was lacking some action, and that attack didn't change anything important about the story, so I was okay with it. And of course there are many things that didn't appear in the movie, but we all expect that, otherwise it would be 12 hours long. The thing is: this time, I don't think they left something absurdly important behind, like they did for example in The Prisioner of Azkaban (I will never forgive them for not explaining who did the Marauder's Map).
There is something interesting about this movie: it changes from very "soft" scenes, in which they show Ron's dating, Herminone's jelously and stuff, to very dramatic ones. I won't tell what's the big drama in the movie, because I don't want this to be a spoiler post, but the ones who read the book probably know what I'm talking about.

IMAX
There was also something different about the experience I had today (besides watching the movie before everyone else): it was displayed on IMAX. This is a special kind of theater: the screen is huuuuge! And the beggining of the film was in 3D! It was very cool - you'll notice that as the Death Eaters are flying in London, they do it in a way so that it would be interestingly seen in 3D. It seemed to me that IMAX 3D movies are better than the usual ones: this time, I really had the feeling things were coming out the screen, instead of just being slightly off the background. The price I had to pay for that? Well, IMAX tickets costs R$30, but since it was this special display for journalists, it was free - or ALMOUST free. I had to pay the "price" of watching the movie in portuguese, because all 3D movies have to be translated (there's no way to put subtitles!). And I HATE translated movies. Now, let me explain something to my german friends, who read this blog: I know in German it is very common that all movies in theaters are translated to german, but that's not like that in Brazil. Here, adult movies are usually displayed in their original languages, with subtitles. So not only am I used to listen to the original voices of the actors, but the translations to portuguese tend to suck: the voices are always annoying, and what they're saying doesn't match with their voices very well. That's the reason why I was very upset when the movie started with Belatrix Lestranges' ridiculous brasilian voice, saying "I killed Sirius Black" in portuguese. Well. Therefore I could watch the movie today, in IMAX, for free. So I guess I shouldn't be complaining. I'm planning to go with my parents and brother tomorrow see the movie in English in a regular theater, though.

Well, that's what I had to say. The movie is nice, go watch it = b IMAX is cool, so if you can afford it, I recommend watching a movie there (but only do it with Harry Potter if you don't mind the movie being in portuguese!). =]
Bye bye!