Tuesday, July 31, 2007
i just finished planning out of my timetable. am keeping my fingers crossed and pray that God provides me with best results. if all goes well, i won't have any lessons on monday and tuesday, how cool is that ;) at worst, if i get all my second choice tutorial slots, i won't have lessons only on monday. but before people start gnashing their teeth and form alliances to outbid me for courses or something, i'm going to tell you that for all the days i'm at home/in the library studying, i work doubly hard from wednesday to friday. i mean logically speaking, compared to someone who's got lectures and tutorial slots spread out over 5 days, i'm totally squeezed of energy by the time it's friday, because my timetable is helluva concentrated. so there.
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i actually spent the whole day reading potter yesterday. i know my princess got very peeved that i gave it a 7 to 7.5 rating out of 10, but ah well, at least i'm not so hostile towards potter boy. i do have to say this though: it would be the greatest mistake for the potter franchise to produce a 'thud' finale on screen, because i daresay The Deathly Hallows are worthy of an extremely smashing blockbuster. i feel the book has all the ingredients of a die die must see film: rowling throws in the visual feasts of epic battles in the Malfoy Manor or in Hogwarts, and scenic landscapes. plus, i think the set designers have a lot to tap from the text, with rowling's description of iconic places such as the Shrieking Shack and the Malfoy Manor which should be able to cause the audience to shiver with frisson as they are repulsed, yet attracted, to the darkness and twistedness of the houses and its occupants.
am actually looking forward to seeing daniel radcliffe and ralph fiennes flex their acting muscles in the 7th movie. there are simply so many moments to film and i will just scream if they cut out any parts. like harry digging dobby's grave, or the re-enactment of kreacher recounting what happened to him, then regulus, or harry walking off to meet voldemort, or snape's painful death. i think rowling took a hint from helena bonham carter's decision to vamp up bellatrix lestrange, because bellatrix is the stalwart any asshole kingpin desires: fiercely loyal to the point of orgasmic reverence. it got my skin crawling for a bit, because at a point it really did seem like bellatrix and voldemort were going to disappear into some dark room for wild sex. -shudder- it's true!
BUT, i've got a couple of gripes. i'm a bit upset that mcgonagall never got to have any 'woah! she's KICKING ASS!!' moments in any of the 7 books, and i think that's ridiculously unfair because she's such a powerful witch! and of course, i stand firm on the fact that ginny and harry getting together is about as believable as george bush marrying osama; there's just no compatability in the relationship! also, as much as i grieved for snape when his life story unfolded, i couldn't help but wonder how such a great character was only mentioned in the start, disappeared for at least 250 pages, then makes a grand entrance, only not be killed off again. i think the clincher's got to bit the way voldemort died. i couldn't help but feel sorry for the dude. yeah sure, he's a big evil fuck, but to be killed TWICE because your own spell bounced back on you is so funny it's sad. a bit too many deux ex machinas to save the day, rowling.
but ah well, point being: i've changed my mind about potter. he ain't such a wimp no more.
~Love
