Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Movie Review

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix puts us in a situation where wizard authorities do not believe in the signs of Voldemort’s return. With as vivid a threat looming over them, Harry and his friends contend with their internal and external conflicts to create ‘Dumbledore’s Army’. Most of the sequences tell a story of defiance against tyranny and emphasize importance of togetherness and conviction. Dolores Umbridge is a representation of a tyrannical government, while the students fight for the truth – a motif familiar to anyone. It captures the essence of young friendship and unity in fending off mistrust and adversities though it may be rather dark at some points.

The stars in this film I must say did a phenomenal job especially Daniel Radcliffe who acted Harry Potter and Imelda Staunton who acted as Dolores Umbridge. Radcliffe gives Harry’s confusion and character well, and Staunton is perfect for Umbridge’s regal malevolence. The young actors—including Emma Watson and Rupert Grint — turn in touchingly sensitive renditions of their characters, lending credibility to depictions.

David Yates incorporates well the film’s darker aspects with the more emotional development of the characters. He underlines where the target audience would focus its attention and adds extra depth to the movie’s sentiment, but does not exceed the book’s tone. Yates creates a compelling narrative that makes people watch activiely and passively at the same time following Harry’s story.

Nicholas Hooper’s music adds to the movie’s tone builds up tension, and amplifies the emotions. The music gradually rises and falls in playing of orchestration showing rising tension and contemplati and the films dismal tone.

The way things have been shot and lit in Order of the Phoenix is quite artistic. All the characters wear comparatively inconspicuous and rather dark clothing, which allows emphasizing the movie’s gloomy background and the main story’s tension. Cinematography well presents both the vastness of the Wizarding world and the individual burdens of the characters.

Production design is very good, in a way it presents Hogwarts in the children’s point of view when Umbridge is ruling. Expanding and at the same time transforming the worlds familiar from the previous films, intricately designed sets are an essential aspect – the Ministry of Magic, the Room of Requirement are a continuity of the magical world with new eerie subtleties.

Top-quality special effects responding for spells and the magical environment in the movie wholly represents a high level of sophistication. The effects help to enhance the story as opposed to intruding and convincing the magical battles and encounters are both plausible and intriguing.

There is a solid narrative flow throughout the show and the editing has been done by Mark Day. His editing decisions are purposeful to keep the film’s movement connected and increases the tension of the movie with the overlapping plots. The areas that are expressed are clear narrative arcs in the plot without at the same time leaving out the character development.

The flow of the film can be said to be prefect; interpolated from bouts of deep character analysis to moments of intense action. It permits the development of character arcs and personality change at the same time as supporting action that sustains the curiosity of the audience. The movie progresses steadily towards one heck of a climax that serves well to justify the slow moving plot.

The flow of utterances is well measured to reflect the best of the feelings of the characters as well as the intensity of the situation. Comedy between students bring humor as serious discussions among the scholars form the core of the film’s theme which is victory and fear.

Even though the film mirrors the main spirit of the book, it fails at some point to translate the minuteness of the script from book to screen. This compression results in rather fast depiction of some points of the plot and character developments which may be disappointing for fans of the book.

The movie under analysis is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; it demonstrates the existence of the magical world and the fight against the evil forces, as well as it increases the question of friendship and struggle. The uniqueness of the script and the outstanding acting take the audience into the world of dramatic action, which is appealing to both newcomers and people who like the movie for its deeper message.