A summer has passed since Harry's encounter with the Dark Lord, and Harry returns to learn that the wizarding community remains in denial about Voldemort's return; the minister of magic believes that Headmaster Dumbledore is lying; and a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher has been assigned. Now, with the entire wizard community in peril, the future of magic may depend on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. When the new professor, Dolores Umbridge's, Ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards unprepared to protect themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, Hermione and Ron urge Harry to act. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "Dumbledore's Army," Harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, working with a secret order of wizards calling themselves The Order of the Phoenix to prepare the young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.
I believe that the series is only getting better with each progressive movie. While quite a bit of detail was lost in the movie, how can you really expect a three hour movie to capture what takes Rowling hundreds of pages to explain? This said, Yates did a great job capturing the spirit of the book, and he had me on my seat from the first scene all the way through the end of the movie. I cried, I laughed, and I am pretty sure there were a few times where I couldn't breathe.
Great follow up
Posted: 06 December 2008Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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