Harry Potter!

I went to see Harry Potter last night with two girls from my Spanish class and others from their group. They’re all from Rockhurst University in Missouri. We walked to the movie theater as a group from the school. It wasn’t incredibly far but the way we went was a bit confusing so I don’t think I would be able to do it again on my own. But it saved us a $2 cab ride!

The movie was awesome. I HAD to see it because I grew up with Harry Potter. I read all the books and watched all the movies. When I figured out what the dates of my trip would be, and then learned the release date of the movie, I figured I wouldn’t be able to see it until I got back to the states. Luckily for me they have international distribution!

What made the movie more awesome was the price – only $2! Granted, it wasn’t in 3D and it wasn’t the best quality of projection, but what a deal. Also a great deal was the snacks. I got a small popcorn and drink for $4. I think the popcorn was about the same size as a small US popcorn but it was shorter and squarer.

It was interesting to watch the movie with Spanish subtitles. I don’t know about you, but I am always compelled to read them. I have to try very hard to not read subtitles. Even if the movie is in English and I can hear it perfectly fine, I still read them. I had an interesting struggle with the Spanish subtitles. The movie wasn’t dubbed, so I could hear the English and read the Spanish. Interestingly, the parts of the movie spoken in Parseltongue (the snake language that sounds like hissing) were only in Spanish subtitles. For those parts the only way to know what was being said was to read the subtitles. It wasn’t anything too complicated and I understood it perfectly.

Another interesting experience was hearing catcalls directed at me and other members of the group. I was told multiple times from various sources to expect and ignore any attention like that. But until yesterday, I had yet to hear anything. It made me laugh because a few men made hissing sounds (not like Parseltongue) and I heard “l love you!” but with a heavy accent, so it sounded more like “I laaah you.”

I’m so glad I went to see the movie! I think that, for $2, I’d like to see it again sometime. I’m not ready for the saga of my childhood to be over.