I finally went to see the new Harry Potter film yesterday, having read the book and heard good reviews about the film, I left the cinema feeling slightly disappointed. The film has focused more upon scenes of humor, romance and the relationships between the characters rather than the action and magic of the previous films. Much of the detail from the book has been left out, and the supposed pivotal scene of Dumbledore's death is a bit of an anti-climax.
However, despite my overall feeling that the film was a little bit of a let down, there is one aspect that did surpass my expectations. When I look at the film from a graphic design perspective, the art direction and visual effects were spectacular. Displayed best in the dramatic opening attack on London, which shows evil sweeping into the normal world in black tendrils of smoke and destroying the London bridge. The idea to represent the death eaters through this image works perfectly, and the graphics are fantastic. The monochrome colour adds a sinister intensity to this scene whilst using famous London landmarks such as Trafalgar Square and the Millenium Bridge adds a more modern, real-world relevance to the film. It is a sensational opening that grips the audience at once. What else I found so impressive about the art direction, was the films ability to capture and interpret images from the book so creatively yet still so tangible. The set design of Fred and George's joke shop and that of the cave are better than I could have possibly envisaged from the book.
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