the morning after...
with all the previous potter films i left the theater feeling slightly disappointed that they left such and such out or something wasn't quite right. none of them quite gave me the same feeling that i got while reading the book. i ended up loving them all with subsequent viewings, but i'm just talking about first impressions here. this one was different. it went further than i expected and successfully conveyed (i thought) the brilliant tone of the book. and being my favorite book of the series, i had some pretty high expectations. this movie was awesome. they left very little out and executed it beautifully. it was intense and unrelenting, yet still retained the humor. i loved the animation of the story of the deathly hallows. freaking loved it. unexpected and beautiful. the things i missed were minor: the mention that grindelwald was dumbledore's unrequited love (sigh), but they still have room for that in the second. and, it might surprise you to hear it from me, but i missed the undertones of spirituality. yeah, i'm not big on religion right now, but what she had was quite meaningful and beautiful (i couldn't quite make it out, but i think one of the scripture verses was still present on the potters's gravestone). both elements, i think, are very important to the story, particularly the latter, and the films may lose some meaning if they don't bring them back somehow.
definitely made me all emotional, though, which was part of the measure of the movie's success for me. the book was pretty tough to read, emotionally, and the film effectively brought most of that back. reminded me why it's one of my favorite stories.
young grindelwald was gorgeous, btw. and did anyone else notice that daniel radcliffe was half naked for half the film? and i love bill nighy, brief as his appearance was. and what's up with emma watson? she was kinda amazing.
oh, and i bought my computer. just now. ordered it. it'll be a couple weeks still, but i'm really excited. i'm a big nerd like that. but i very much miss having one. even splurged a little more than i was planning to. this paycheck was slightly bigger than i was expecting. it's kinda tricked out. usually people go for either performance or portability or razzle dazzle. i did all three. it's not tiny -- i don't like those tiny ones, impressive as they are. but it is by far the smallest computer i'll have owned. and it has three times the recommended memory and more hard drive than i'll ever use. also got a wireless printer and a bluetooth mouse, which means freed up usb ports. and with the employee pricing that i got from borders rewards i saved about $500 from someone who'd buy the same stuff from best buy, e.g. yes, i checked. now all i need is lots of f*cking sequins.
now i have to buy christmas presents. oy. then i can start saving for an apartment.
k, time for work. i requested the day off but she was in a hurry and gave me tomorrow instead. no worries. it's a short shift and i still got my sleep. really tempted to go see it again tonight. i have with all the others. might wait until monday, though, when it's half price. i just obliterated my pitiful savings, after all. k. laters.