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Just simply taking a look at the gorgeous cinematography and production design of the final showdown at the Department of Mysteries. Unlike Goblet of Fire, we get to spend much more time at Hogwarts as well as getting a look at a few new sets outside the campus.
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It's a complicated character to like, but it fits in with the tone of the movie in a strangely satisfying way.Īnother strongpoint in The Order of the Phoenix is the impressive set design. Umbridge is easily one the easiest characters to hate in the series, but I can't picture anyone else bringing more to the role than Imelda Staunton did. This all isn't taken too well from the newly appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Dolores Umbridge. It's probably the first time in the series' history where Harry willingly takes on a leadership role in order to get ahead of Voldemort's plans. Alas, Harry starts "Dumbledore's Army" with the help of Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Neville, Cho, and the new cast member, Luna Lovegood among others. We've seen plenty of great adventures from the main trio thus far, so I guess it was about time the team expands a bit.
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But Dementors are only the beginning to what is probably Harry's most difficult task in the series to that point, defeating the dark lord and his "army" he's been recruiting.
It's another truly eerie opening as the dementors nearly killed Harry and Dudley. Harry faces a difficult case against him at the ministry after it's revealed to them that Harry used magic in the presence of muggles. The ministry refuses to believe that that the dark lord has returned, while Harry and a select few at Hogwarts are truly preparing for what's to come. After the horrific events at the end of Goblet of Fire, Hogwarts, its students, and the rest of the Wizarding World are at a split feeling surrounding the reemergence of Lord Voldemort. That journey is perhaps most drastic in Order of the Phoenix. I didn't read the books, so I can't specifically comment on the quality of the adaptation, but I do know that Order of the Phoenix is one damn good film.Īs much as I love the inevitable singular adventures each film in the Harry Potter series brings, I think Harry's emotional journey in each film is equally as intriguing. This could be explained easily in this case, though, because Sirius spent time in Azkaban, which was sure to age him.I'm sure it's difficult for any filmmaker to adapt a beloved novel, but David Yates had an extraordinary task attempting to cut down the longest Potter novel into what happens to be, the second shortest film in the series. However, once again, the age difference isn't quite right: Gary Oldman was mid-40s when first portraying Sirius, whereas Sirius would have actually been in his early 30s in Prisoner of Azkaban. He wasn't quite as gross as he was described post-Azkaban break, but overall he was pretty similar to the book's description (dark hair, casual elegance, etc.). In the movies: Sirius had the filthy, matted hair - but it didn't hang to his elbows. His yellow teeth were bared in a grin," though when he was young he was "very good-looking his dark hair fell into his eyes with a sort of casual elegance."
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The waxy skin was stretched so tightly over the bones of his face, it looked like a skull. If eyes hadn't been shining out of the deep, dark sockets, he might have been a corpse. Through the years, a lot of us probably picture the movie actors when we read the books now, but what were the actual original descriptions of our favorite characters? And how do the movie versions match up? Albus DumbledoreĪccording to the books: In Prisoner of Azkaban Sirius is described as having "a mass of filthy, matted hair hung to his elbows. Personally, I was way happier with having the same actor - any moments of recasting were always so jarring (I completely loved Richard Harris). All in all, though, most of the actors were not recast throughout the series, and their acting chops overcame any concerns about what they looked like.
It’s true that some of the actors didn’t resemble their book counterparts as they grew older, while others looked exactly like Rowling’s original descriptions. But everyone always had the same concerns: they were getting too old! Or, they didn’t look like the book descriptions any more! Remember when the movies were first coming out, and people would always talk about recasting? That was the scariest word to me growing up, because I was so attached to the actors already playing the roles.
They were auditioning actors for roles that would span years, and casting children in these roles with no guarantee what these children would look and act like as they grew older. The casting directors of the Harry Potter series definitely had their jobs cut out for them.