I think the directors and producers focused more on what they thought the audience would want as a movie, rather than trying to capture the essence of the book and the way it was meant to be portrayed as a film. Harry potter and the halfblood prince 2009 trivia imdb. The first book in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was first published by bloomsbury in 1997, with an initial printrun of 500 copies in hardback, 300 of which were distributed to libraries. The battle for lost in adaptation escalates as the dom and terrence reach the 6th film in the harry potterathon. In harry potter and the halfblood prince, draco approaches dumbledore on the astronomy tower, intending to kill him. Harry potter and the half blood prince is the sixth book in the harry potter series. Movie quiz take this quiz to see if you can remember the several differences between the film version of harry potter and the order of the phoenix, and the book. In the book, harry hides the halfblood princes potions book in a cupboard, and places the bust of a warlock on top of it, then adorns it with a wig and a tiara. However, in the film, it shows that ginny hides the diary, thus messing the whole thing up. Simply professor mcgonagall is seen in the corridor giving class schedules to students and then chastising harry and ron for laughing at the newer students. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter and the halfblood prince when harry gains possession of a tatty but heavily scribbledin textbook which has been labelled property of the halfblood prince he finds himself top of the class. Rowlings iconic series made total sense, but others were just confusing and entirely unnecessary. The movie lacks the same climax and anticlimax that made the book such a compelling read.
However, classes are the least thing on his mind when a series of bizarre accidents start getting more and more deadly. Its 2018over 10 years since the book release of harry potter and. In the movie the dursleys are still part of harrys life. Poor ginny, the only true failure of the movie franchise. This quiz compares the film with the book to help your students practice critical thinking skills. It is a thicker book than the previous books, and it is a lot heavier for sure. The climactic scene in harry potter and the halfblood prince takes place in one of those underground caverns with a lake and an ominous gondola as the means of transportation, popularized by the phantom of the opera. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is book 6 in the harry potter book series by j. Set during harry potters sixth year at hogwarts, lord voldemort is definitely back, and with a vengeance. Just the movies, in the books dumbledore visits the dursleys and terrifies them with magic. What plot points are missing in the harry potter movies that.
Ginny kisses harry with his eyes closed in an attempt to be coy and disappears into the room of requirement. I think the scene was included mostly to increase the commercial worth of the movie apart from the alread. This is in large part due to the exclusion of two of the most important events in the book. Harry potter and the halfblood prince ea brightlight harry potter and the halfblood prince relive the action of the movie. The halfblood prince discussion about choosing subjects and questioning of prof. The reason i liked the book so much was because it reveals the history of voldemort and tom riddle, and they did not put as much focus on this in the movie. Snape was born to eileen prince, a witch, and tobias snape, a. Set during protagonist harry potters sixth year at hogwarts, the novel explores the past of harrys nemesis, lord voldemort, and harrys preparations for the final battle against. Because of the decisions made by the studio to build momentum up to the last two films of the franchise, the sixth installment ended abruptly and anticlimactically.
List of differences between the harry potter books and films. Tbh its my favourite book but god the movie is the worst with ootp. Harry potter and the halfblood prince worst hp booktofilm. Harry potter and the half blood prince is book 6 in the harry potter book series by j. Harry potter and the halfblood prince themes gradesaver. Harry potter and the half blood prince movie vs book. It could be possibly because of the following reasons snapes character had always been the evil professor. Harry potter and the half blood prince move vs book discussion the movie starts with harry in a coffee shop in the subway reading and flirting with a girl there before dumbledore comes and picks him up. This is rare for a death eater, as remarked in the last book, though voldemort himself also had a muggle father. Apr 28, 20 harry potter and the halfblood prince when harry gains possession of a tatty but heavily scribbledin textbook which has been labelled property of the halfblood prince he finds himself top of the class. She then runs amok in a reedy, muddy ditch, torments harry and ginny, and periodically announces in case it wasnt clear the first twenty times that she killed sirius black. List of differences between the harry potter books and films harry. In the movie, it is hermione who comes across the name in a book she picked up for. After the first day, the top two were chosen and in the end, the goblet of fire gof came out victorious.
It wasnt until the halfblood prince, when shes stressed af does it. Harry potter and the halfblood prince worst hp bookto. I agree with all other answers here and would have written along similar lines had i beaten them all to this answer. Alan rickman played a really strict, feared teacher, but wasnt that bad. Enthusiasm and delight greeted the publication of harry potter and the halfblood prince.
And in harry potter and the half blood prince, at first glance, youll find its rather similar in both the book and the film. In my opinion halfblood prince was the worst movie. Read on to find out what i have to say about the sixth book and it. The movie should have been called harry potter and the horny teens.
The half blood prince book did a great job of setting up the action for the finale, but this movie focused almost entirely on the hormonedriven tension between these teenagers. Rowling releasing the fourth book in her bestselling harry potter series. Dumbledore uses his deluminator 5 times in the film however in the book he clicks it 12 times. From dumbledores funeral to snapes reveal heres the. Sure, he was scary and a little biased, but nothing like how he was in the book. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is the sixth book in the harry potter series. Jul 12, 2009 the climactic scene in harry potter and the half blood prince takes place in one of those underground caverns with a lake and an ominous gondola as the means of transportation, popularized by the phantom of the opera. Dumbledore has clearly decided that harry is no longer a boy and is now a man or close enough and starts to tell him more than he has previously.
They wonder who the mysterious halfblood prince is, seeing as harry has inherited his old potions book. Why was the burrow burned down in halfblood prince. Theyre such an enjoyable part of reading the halfblood prince. Mar 07, 2020 in this instagram weeks poll, we asked what peoples favorite harry potter book was. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of harry potter and the halfblood prince.
Harry potter and the halfblood prince, lost in adaptation part two the dom duration. Yes he was a double agent and couldnt be trusted and all that, but till 5th book she hadnt really gone indepth with the characte. In this instagram weeks poll, we asked what peoples favorite harry potter book was. Wolves of calla was published one year before the harry potter and the half blood prince novel. In harry potter and the halfblood prince the film, there is a scene where bellatrix lestrange suddenly appears in front of the burrow and ignites a pretty big ring of fire around it. These omissions are the only glaring fault in the movie. Differences between harry potter and the half blood prince. Harry potter and the halfblood prince harry potter wiki. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of harry potter and the half blood prince. Harry potter and the halfblood prince 2009 frequently. In the book, harry witnesses the memories of a houseelf named hokey, who served a woman named hepzibah smith. Harry potter and the half blood prince is the sixth novel in j.
Snape was born to eileen prince, a witch, and tobias snape, a muggle, making him a half blood hence the name, half blood prince. In the movie harry potter and the half blood prince. Harry potter book plots left out of the movies variety. Read on to find out what i have to say about the sixth book and its adaptation. In part, this is because the book on which it is based was a. Harry potter and the halfblood prince parental guide. The dark glowing light cinematography was all too much, and i know the book was dark too but it still had.
Harry, ron and hermione, the main trio, go to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry for their sixth year. There was another scene involving the pensieve that showed the origins of another horcrux. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is this movie suitable. Harry potter and the halfblood prince 2005 is the sixth book of the harry potter series written by british author j. Alas, when the potter movies got the movie treatment, adhering to. When i started my blog i did one or two book vs movie posts. Wolves of calla was published one year before the harry potter and the halfblood prince novel. Top 10 worst harry potter booktomovie changes reelrundown. Jul 22, 2005 harry potter and the halfblood prince by jk rowling 607 pp, bloomsbury. Once in harrys hand, the halfblood princes notebook reveals a perhaps surprising depth to potters willingness to embrace duplicity. Harry potter and the halfblood prince, lost in adaptation. The very title of the book is taken from the mysterious persona identified only as the halfblood prince. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is one of those films that i have a bipolar appreciation for. Does anyone feel like the movie portrayal of snape was really different from the book.
Jul 19, 2009 the half blood prince book did a great job of setting up the action for the finale, but this movie focused almost entirely on the hormonedriven tension between these teenagers. The only mistake i have to point out is that, in the movie, harry isnt frozen by magic as he watches severus kill dumbledore. While harry is chasing snape after the latter has killed dumbledore, there is a battle going on in the school between the students and teachers and the death eaters. The movie started out well with the death eater attacks. Dumbledore has clearly decided that harry is no longer a boy and is now a man or close enough and. Two, given the information he has, his actions in that part are entirely correct and even commendable feeling hatred for a according to what he knows mass murderer who. When comparing a book and a film, or something similar, the first thing one thinks about is obviously the plot. It was just all about sex, drugs and rocknroll, as they say. Snapes family background is mostly shown in flashbacks during the course of the last three novels. The gaunt family werent the only ones who got screwed out of the half blood prince movie adaptation.
Harry potter and the half blood prince move vs book. The sixth book in the series sees harry really become dumbledores protege. On a more positive note, his portrayal got better with each new movie, and by the end of halfblood prince, it was genuinely amazing. They start to suspect that fellow student draco malfoy. I am almost done with the harry potter books and movie. Did harry potter and the halfblood prince live up to its book any better than the. In another movie i might have grinned, but you know what.
The novel was adapted for the screen by american screenwriter steve kloves. List of differences between the harry potter books and. Harry potter and the half blood prince book vs film dan. In the final film, harry knowing the diadem and halfblood princes books. However, in the movie, after all the death eaters congregate in the tower and snape kills dumbledore, they just leave. Draco uses the vanishing cabinet in the room of requirement to penetrate the hogwarts defenses. Jul 12, 2009 5 best surprises of harry potter and the half blood prince. Their romance lacked chemistry in halfblood prince probably due to the painfully awkward flirting moments that devalued ginnys character traits that fans love. In my opinion half blood prince was the worst movie.
Sep 30, 2016 the battle for lost in adaptation escalates as the dom and terrence reach the 6th film in the harry potterathon. Whats the difference between harry potter and the half blood prince the book and harry potter and the half blood prince the movie. It wasnt until the half blood prince, when shes stressed af does it. And in harry potter and the halfblood prince, at first glance, youll find its rather similar in both the book and the film.
In the 7th book, harry remembers this and realizes that the tiara is one of the horcruxes. Harry potter and the half blood prince 2005 is the sixth book of the harry potter series written by british author j. The book snape was a complete jerk with no care for whats right and wrong. Why is the sixth book of harry potter named the half blood. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the harry potter series. One, his actions in the book and the movie are, in the scene you seem to be referring to shrieking shack in poa, very much the same. In the book, harry hides the half blood prince s potions book in a cupboard, and places the bust of a warlock on top of it, then adorns it with a wig and a tiara. Weve reached the penultimate adventure in the harry potter saga, lets find out if the book is any better this time round and whether the film. Learn more create magical potions with professor slughorn using the halfblood princes potions book. Dumbledore goes to privet drive to pick him up before the start of school. In the movie when harry follows draco to the bathroom, he finds him talking to moaning myrtle, who remains there for the ensuing fight.
Aug 22, 2015 i am almost done with the harry potter books and movie. Jun 20, 2014 harry potter and the halfblood prince is one of those films that i have a bipolar appreciation for. Halfblood prince, which hit theaters wednesday, is in the top tier of potter films. Harry potter and the halfblood prince by jk rowling. Did harry potter and the half blood prince live up to its book any better than the. Hes battled dragons, fended off numerous dementors, and even faced hewho mustnotbenamed multiple times in the flesh. Film the sixth book in the series sees harry really become dumbledores protege. I love halfblood prince and do enjoy the film adaptation, but i agree it was a shame they did remove a lot of voldemorts backstory, because that made up some of the most interesting parts of the book. Harry is paralyzed while invisible in dracos train car, just as he is when dumbledore is killed. Harry potter activities, trivia, and printables for kids.
924 537 115 1435 190 52 536 1059 678 55 987 502 535 771 1077 309 524 500 1541 1426 1423 1106 634 1047 1161 1352 9 1133 280 467 325 573 313 1213 788 1492 1513 1209 881 521 816 1444 949 307 104