Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Directed by David Yates
Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.
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What critics say influenced Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
First, I love the Potter movies because they (the movies, not the books, which are a wee bit overwritten) remind me of growing up enthralled with English childhoods—not British but English childhoods, meaning that no matter how much a character felt like an outsider, she or he had skin as white as Jean Simmons in Great Expectations.
Director David Yates and "Amelie" cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel brilliantly evoke the magical world, narrow, constricting spaces emphasizing the dire circumstances and adult awareness closing in on the characters.
But cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, who photographed Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "Amélie" and "A Very Long Engagement," adds an otherworldly sheen to an overcast world that is drained of life and color until all the floating candlesticks are extinguished.
The film looks fantastic, with gorgeous eye candy throughout provided by cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel ("Across the Universe," "A Very Long Engagement" and "Amelie").
He has created another fantastic looking film with a distinct look from its predecessors thanks to the gorgeous cinematography of Bruno Delbanel (“Amelie”) while Nicholas Hooper’s score continues to make one forget all about John Williams.
She holds the camera even when she's not speaking.Handsomely photographed by Bruno Delbonnel (2009's " Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ") and dripping with meticulous, Oscar-worthy art directionthe sight of the rustic Victorian manor looming on the hill above Collinsport is reminiscent of Edward Scissorhands' own lonesome hideaway"Dark Shadows" is a phantasmagoric experience with cookie-cutter Hollywoodization kept to a minimum.