Jaykie and I went to Greenbelt last night for the last full show of Deathly Hallows.
I couldn’t resist the new Mary Grace restaurant!
(Sorry for the low-res, cell phone shots.)
Beautiful, beautiful interior. I want a house filled with pretty trinkets.
Jaykie and his new iPhone.
Dinner!
Now full, we’re ready for the movie.
The bulk of the story is in the first part, so this is mostly all action sequences. This is the shortest film in the franchise (a little more than two hours), with the least convoluted storyline. It’s a quest. Voldemort, the evil wizard, cut up his soul sevenways, and Harry and Co. has to find the objects containing pieces of his soul (the Horcruxes) and destroy them, so Voldemort himself can be destroyed. I believe this particular installment actually improved on its source material. Rowling’s narrative style makes it impossible for me to picture the fight scenes, and because of this, the character deaths felt gratuitous. In the film version, the deaths are more effective, more moving (a couple who can’t quite reach other during the fighting end up side by side on the floor filled with the bodies of the dead, their hands still not touching) and of course the visual medium is perfect for the chase scenes and wand wars. It’s also nostalgic. I missed seeing Gringotts and the Chamber of Secrets, and I was glad to see them in this movie. The special effects have improved – the detail on the goblins’ faces looked crisp and real onscreen – and the scenes are beautifully shot. It’s a fitting end to a decade of adaptations.
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Last day at the office. Got lovely messages on Facebook and through text (hi Ate Julie!) and got this card today from Ate Abi. :)
This is not a going-away gift because he’s not an office mate, haha, but thanks so much for this Charles:
My Research kapatids shot a video inspired by Pretty Little Liars –
but that we’ll keep to ourselves.
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That’s (almost) four years of laughter and more nervous, stress-driven laughter. I will miss these guys.
Eliza Victoria 
Good luck, Eliza! We’ll miss ya.
(And lol ano kaya yung research-ed PLL-inspired video?) :)
Don’t ask! You won’t be able to unsee it! XD
I actually enjoyed reading the action scenes as much as watching it in this film. On one hand, the book is detailed and careful in unfolding the action, as opposed to the film’s incessant mayhem with no spare moment to digest what’s happened. On the other hand, the spectacular visuals of the film is just irresistible. That magical protective dome over Hogwarts, its siege and destruction, is unforgettable. I think that image will always be what I remember when I look back at the end of this series.
Perhaps I’ll have to re-read the book. Haha. :D