When one has read any of the Harry Potter books and then watched the movies, you are used to expect a concise version of the story. The first time I experienced this, was when watching the fourth movie, and the first to be made of JK Rowling's volumunous episodes of the story. Yet the sixth movie didn't disappoint at all. The depiction of teenage love, of Malfoy's heartache and the cave scene all accounted for a director trying to convey the book as realistically as possible.
There was a lot of humour. The graphics as usual are excellent. The actors were of a high standard. I really didn't recognise Harry Potter in the Felix Felicis scene, so out of character did he act. Not to mention Ron after eating the chocolates gifted to Harry.
This movie is not suitable for people with a logical grasp on reality. This is fantasy at its best. It borders on science fiction. So, if you watch the antics of James Bond with skepticism or get bored with Star Wars, HP 6 will frustrate you. Nothing in the made-up world of Hogwarts will be to your liking.
This movie is also not suitable for people who are afraid of anything demonic. As clear as it is that Harry Potter's world has absolutely nothing to do with what we see as demonic, so clear is it that people who believe the devil subversively uses places or images or tokens to hide in and then bind unsuspecting persons, will go completely gaga over HP 6: Voldemort's Death Eaters glid on black smoke through the air, appearing and disappearing at random. The cave scene will definitley remind them of hell. Not to mention the thing with the Horcrux.
Why am I not afraid of the devil in Harry Potter? Because I live through the deliverance of Christ. I am protected by His atonement. I am filled with the Holy Spirit. And I do not believe the Bible verses that people who practice spiritual warfare use to try and portray the devil's perceived hold on Buddha statues or African masks and the such. I read the same Bible and get the message the Evil One was convincingly conquered at the cross of Jesus. The only power he has today is to lie and make people believe God doesn't exist, to make believers believe their sins aren't forgiven and to make believers believe he is stronger than in actual fact (like making them believe he can curse and Christians through the sins of their forefathers and mothers). It is the same power he had at the beginning of creation.
Anybody with an understanding of literary devices and an enjoyment of fantasy will know Harry Potter's magical world is no more evil or demonic than the world in which Alice in Wonderland fell through the mirror.
Parental Guidance with smaller children is advised, though. Just as scary movies where cars crash spectacularly or people get afraid of creatures lurking in the dark cause nightmares, the realistically depicted world in which the HP movies are set, will cause smaller children who cannot yet adequately distinguish between fantasy and fact, to become afraid in some of the scenes of the movie. It would be wise to brief them beforehand or wait till the movie is out on DVD and then sit with them while explaining what happens.
There was a lot of humour. The graphics as usual are excellent. The actors were of a high standard. I really didn't recognise Harry Potter in the Felix Felicis scene, so out of character did he act. Not to mention Ron after eating the chocolates gifted to Harry.
This movie is not suitable for people with a logical grasp on reality. This is fantasy at its best. It borders on science fiction. So, if you watch the antics of James Bond with skepticism or get bored with Star Wars, HP 6 will frustrate you. Nothing in the made-up world of Hogwarts will be to your liking.
This movie is also not suitable for people who are afraid of anything demonic. As clear as it is that Harry Potter's world has absolutely nothing to do with what we see as demonic, so clear is it that people who believe the devil subversively uses places or images or tokens to hide in and then bind unsuspecting persons, will go completely gaga over HP 6: Voldemort's Death Eaters glid on black smoke through the air, appearing and disappearing at random. The cave scene will definitley remind them of hell. Not to mention the thing with the Horcrux.
Why am I not afraid of the devil in Harry Potter? Because I live through the deliverance of Christ. I am protected by His atonement. I am filled with the Holy Spirit. And I do not believe the Bible verses that people who practice spiritual warfare use to try and portray the devil's perceived hold on Buddha statues or African masks and the such. I read the same Bible and get the message the Evil One was convincingly conquered at the cross of Jesus. The only power he has today is to lie and make people believe God doesn't exist, to make believers believe their sins aren't forgiven and to make believers believe he is stronger than in actual fact (like making them believe he can curse and Christians through the sins of their forefathers and mothers). It is the same power he had at the beginning of creation.
Anybody with an understanding of literary devices and an enjoyment of fantasy will know Harry Potter's magical world is no more evil or demonic than the world in which Alice in Wonderland fell through the mirror.
Parental Guidance with smaller children is advised, though. Just as scary movies where cars crash spectacularly or people get afraid of creatures lurking in the dark cause nightmares, the realistically depicted world in which the HP movies are set, will cause smaller children who cannot yet adequately distinguish between fantasy and fact, to become afraid in some of the scenes of the movie. It would be wise to brief them beforehand or wait till the movie is out on DVD and then sit with them while explaining what happens.
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