Harry Potter V film

[pne]

So I went to watch the newest Harry Potter film today.

On the whole, the film was recognisable as what I remembered of the book, though it was obviously shorter.

Umbridge was fairly well portrayed, I thought -- sadistic but putting on an air of sweetness and light.

I was a bit puzzled by the fact that it was Cho who betrayed Dumbledore's Army rather than whoever it was in the book (Marietta something?) -- perhaps they picked her because she'd be recognisable as someone who had been in the army? I'm not sure what her motivation would be in the filmverse; it seemed rather haphazard, especially given the emphasis on how much she seemed to like Harry.

(Speaking of Cho, at first I thought she had an American accent, since it was rhotic, but in one of the longer stretches of dialogue it sounded more Scottish to me, which made a lot more sense given where Katie Leung is from.)

I also wondered at this one scene in the Gryffindor common room where Hermione had her hair back; I nearly didn't recognise her and wondered why they did that, only for that scene.

And I haven't figured out what the rules seem to be on where students have to wear uniforms and when they can wear "civilian" clothes; the latter seem to be pretty frequent in all of the films (especially after the first), which surprises me a little. But then, I don't know what dress code in a real boarding school is like.

Usually, this is my "squeee!!" icon; this time, though, I picked it because it's a Potterverse icon. (And Mmm, Emma Watson.)

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[eva]

Umbridge was fairly well portrayed, I thought -- sadistic but putting on an air of sweetness and light.

I loved movie!Umbridge - meaning I detested her from the moment I first saw her, which is just as things should be with her character.

Don't let me get started on Hermione's hair. Ever since the third movie, there wasn't much "bushiness" left. And that DRESS in the last movie - guh.