Exams got over on 19th November and what better way to celebrate it than by watching a movie.And right now the hottest movie at the box office,as all know, is Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire.So off we went,34 of us , to watch Harry Potter 4.
Well I'll make try to make a brief review of the movie.There have been innumerable reviews out there who have called it the best potter movie of all time.Here's my opinion
At the outset I will have to point out that this movie wouldn't be enjoyed by the muggles.By muggles I mean those who haven't read the book yet.They will find it extremely difficult understanding certain sequences.I can vouch for that.I hadn't ready Harry Potter till this september and sitting through each potter movie was hard work.And it won't be different this time as well.One of my friends was a "muggle" and he was constantly pestering me asking me to explain several sequences.
The movie begins with the Dark Lord killing the house keeper of his ancesteral house and we cut right to Harry writhing in pain at the Weasely's house.The final of the Quidditch world cup is cut short to just the introduction of the two teams and then we have the deatheaters rampaging through the settlements at the world cup.The elf has been eliminated but Newell makes a good substitution for it.
Next we move Hogwarts and the arrival of the two teams for the Triwizard tournament.And it is here where I feel Newell has done an excellent job.He has handled the issue of adolescence with great panache and diligence.The sequences between Harry and Ron and those between Ron and Hermione are quite natural and comical .Unlike the earlier movie Ron and Hermione don't have much to do in this movie,other than fighting among themselves and searching for dates.Well the other two female characters disappointed me was Cho Chang.They could have chosen some one much more beautiful.Emma Watson's(Hermione) beauty is mesmerising,captivating and entrancing.Going by the cheers for her introduction scene many must have come only to see her.Moody,Krum and Diggory are good as well,particularly Robert Pattinson(Cedric Diggory).He fits the character to the T.
The tasks have been sandwitched between the romantic liasons and they too are quite soporofic.CGI has been used to its fullest efficieny and the results of its are quite visible.
Finally we come to the legendary climax-The rebirth of Lord Voldermort.Sadly atleast IMHO the sequence could have been even more chilling and bloodcurdling.Ralph Fiennes as Voldermort does well and the the makeup men should be commended for making Voldy look so frightening.Here too a muggle would find it difficult to understand as to what's happening.
The denouement involving Voldermort and Harry Potter has been captured well but needed some explaining as the muggles weren't sure as to why dead people were coming out of the wand.
Finally Harry escapes and manages to reach Hogwarts.As Hermione say "Things have Changed.Haven't They??".They indeed have Hermione.
To conclude Goblet of fire is a big big book.To be precise it is a 636 page book considered by many to be the best among all the 6 books so far.So it must really have been a daunting task for the director to convert it into a 2.5 hours movie and yet retaining the essence of the book.On that front Newell seems to have done a fair job.But what he and the other two directors have
failed to do is to make a movie for everyone and not for the Potter fanatics alone.
