Director David Yates Gives Hint to the HARRY POTTER 7 Splitting Point
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- By Venkman
‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ is right around the corner and I couldn’t be more excited to see the movie. As awesome as Transformers 2 looks it lacks in story telling which is what makes the Harry Potter films so good. Not only do we get to see great special effects but we get a solid story with fantastic characters that have depth to them, and great actors plying these characters as well. ‘Harry Potter 6′ has much more going for it.
In a recent interview director David Yates talks about the new ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ and what we can expect from the final two movies. As you know part six is done and ready to be viewed by the audience. They are currently shooting the last two Harry Potter films as we speak.
“We’re here in the forest, we’ve just finished the scene where Harry, Hermione and Ron are captured by the Snatchers after being chased through the woods. The Snatchers are brutal and scary but they aren’t the most intelligent of creatures.They’re trying to figure out exactly who it is they’ve caught.”
I’m really looking forward to seeing how this whole story ends. As you know Daniel Radcliff, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint will all finish off the roles they started their acting career’s in. It’s amazing how fast time goes by and how much they have grown.
“They have been so stable and level-headed and in working with them I continue to be impressed by how keen they are to challenge themselves and to try new things to bring out the characters that they portray. They have become these engaging ambassadors for the films and the story. They have been endlessly enthusiastic. They want to see how good they can be in these roles. They haven’t had their heads turned, either, by the fame and attention or any of it, which is wonderful for everyone to see.”
Yates is then once again asked about where the seventh film will be split. This is a question that is asked time and time again, and it doesn’t sound like he is going to give anyone a straight out answer. But, he does say that they have a splitting point and gives you a good hint at where it will be.
“Yes, I think we have. Things can change when you edit, of course, but the idea now is that it will be not long after the sequence that we are filming here today. That’s what we’re experimenting with. We’ve had three or four different ideas about where to cut off the seventh film. Traditionally, the movies have ended with a death or a bereavement, some sort of passage or arrival. This time we think we will end with more a cliffhanger. Again, though, that’s the thought as of this moment.”
So lets do a little research and then you tell us where you think the movie is going to end.
- The splitting point will be shortly after the scene they are currently filming which is described above.
- The splitting point will not end with a death, bereavement, or passage of arrival.
- The Splitting point will be a cliffhanger.
So tell us where do you think they have in mind to split the film at this point in production?
Source: latimes
I have to say that I oppose splitting the final chapter at all. Of all of the films to split, I believe this is the wrong one. A lot of good stories about the Hogwarts faculty and tertiary characters have been cut for time in previous films that provided a lot more depth and gave you a sense of a bigger world than just Harry and his companions. And, while we get some revelation on Snape, a few good action sequences and a grand finale, I felt that much of the 7th book was filler. Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, as well as Half Blood Prince had a lot more 'meat' to them but did not get the 2-movie treatment.
Most of the driving force on the split is, of course, money. Coming to the end of a very profitable franchise for Warner's has got to be a concern for them. Perpetuating the series just one more film is sure to provide studio executives with one more bonus in a slow economy.
I'm not casting aside the creative efforts of the production staff and cast. They are concerned about making the best movie they can, and that's great. I'm sure everyone will rise to the challenge. I just wish they would have been this concerned about telling more of the story in earlier films.
After I read the book and knew they were splitting the final book into two movies, I thought it would end after Dobbie died and Harry burying him, with him, Ron, and Hermione looking into the distance knowing what's needs to be done from here on out. Now saying it is a cliffhanger and we just mentioned the Snatchers, I'm thinking it will end with Harry, Ron, and Hermione being taken to the Malfoy's mansion, and it will end with Lucius saying something sneering and will close thinking Harry is done in.
I agree 100% with Chadwin. Whether with a death or a cliffhanger these are the two logical places to end it. As for the splitting of the film, I think it's like having a bar of chocolate. If you save it you're in agony and can't get it out of your head. If you gobble it all up in one go you wish you hadn't. I think it's better for me personally to have it given to me piece by piece. That way I still have something to look forward to. For another couple of years anyway.
i agree with all of the above, i wish the previous movies had been longer and told more of the story like the books do, dont get me wrong i did enjoy the movies as did my kids but they always ended too soon i felt.
spliting the final one hmm i do think it is a good idea and hopefully we will enjoy a much longer detailed storyline (yes i do realise they cant get the entire book into a movie)
i really do not think they should drag it over a few years though i think some fans myself included would be disappointed to wait so long.
Maybe an end with everyone but Hermione in the cellar and fade to black as you hear her screams from Bellatrix Lestrange's Cruciatis Curse?
Nice point Geechie! And end with Harry and Ron shouting in the cellar, zoom out, que music, and scene!
Sounds like the ending of Star Wars. Where they are looking out the window in the ship, at least your first idea did.
I believe that seeing as the film will not end with loss, that the suspensful element of the seventh's ending will be introduced through Harry, Ron and Hermione escaping from gringott's on their stolen getaway dragon.
They could still salvage some plot depth for the eighth by milking snape's memories as long as possible. I really thought that the 7th would end with dobby's burial, but Yates says it won't end with loss. They could always have Harry say something deep in front of the beautiful sunset, by the Lake the dragon dropped them in and then fade to black.