Is the sixth installment really just a dark teen comedy?
If you ask a Harry Potter fan their favorite film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince would be an unlikely answer. Out of all eight films, it sits squarely at number four on Rotten Tomatoes' ranking, with an 84% on the Tomatometer and a 78% audience score. It's the second Harry Potter film directed by David Yates, who would go on to direct both of the series' final installments, along with the Fantastic Beasts prequel series.
'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' Is a Tonal Shift For the Franchise Though they each have their moments, the Harry Potter films have never been known for their comedy; but Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince allows the cast, especially Daniel Radcliffe, to have some fun.
Radcliffe has some great bits of physical comedy as this goofier version of Harry and throughout the film, especially in his scenes with Ron , who typically serves as the comic relief character. One of Half Blood Prince's funniest scenes involves the two of them, when Ron accidentally eats a box of chocolates dosed with a love potion that was intended for Harry, leaving Ron comically infatuated with Romilda Vane , who he's never even met.
Despite Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince being one of the darkest books in the series, the film's shift in tone allows for more comedy than the previous films. It has all the hallmarks of a teen comedy with love triangles, petty drama, a party scene, and Hogwarts' own version of "the big game" — the Gryffindor v. Slytherin Quidditch match.
The fun is over in Deathly Hallows Part 1, with the trio deciding not to return to Hogwarts for their final year and hunt Horcruxes instead, so despite Half Blood Prince taking place during their sixth year, there's a sense of it being Harry, Ron, and Hermione's last hurrah. As sixth year students, they're allowed more independence and free time, and Harry and Ron in particular enjoy being the big men on campus.
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