Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

I caught Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 in a St Nicks T-shirt and a Cathay theatre full of St Nicks juniors.

Remember the chicks at my table in the Korean class? It turns out that 2 of them were from St Nicks. And they told me about this St Nicks Alumnae event, organised by St Nicks alums from as young as batch of 2004. O_o That's a full 12-year cycle from my batch.

And so, I was inspired and went to the supplier to buy some St Nicks PE T-shirts. I've been waiting to buy those to complete what's left of my uniform.

Before the film started, someone shouted,"St Nicks ROX!"

It's cute. =))

Ok... About the film... I think it's getting lame. The magic and all were intriguing in the first 2 books, but by now, it's almost draggy. The story line is like twisting and turning in a large concrete channel. You know where/how the end is, but the author refuses to take the most direct route.

Instead, she borrows themes and motifs from other great works. This part of the HP series most definitely reeks of Lord of the Rings meets 1984.

And along the way, the author tries to distract you by stitching some laughing moments, such as Harry Potter in a lacy bra, or an imaginary frolicking moment between the young misshapen-ed wizard and his hot best friend witch.


If you are really out for a tightly woven fantasy novel masterpiece, you should read Jin Yong's works. Now, that is a true master story teller. Too bad, you'd need to be culturally in-tuned to appreciate his works in full glory. I wish the West's film-making could be applied to Jin Yong's stories someday.