The official movie synopsis (from IMDB):
Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series.
Let me start by saying that I love the book series, and I was really excited when they announced that they were turning the first book into a movie and launching a possible franchise. I thought that the casting was on point - Jamie Campbell Bower was exactly as how I envisioned Jace to be. And the fact that Cassandra Clare was really involved in everything made me think that they were going to make good choices, plot-wise.
What I liked:
-The scenes at the Institute. Visually, they were beautiful.
What I hated:
-That they didn't turn Simon into a rat.
-Magnus didn't appear as much.
-The music. In my opinion, the scene where Clary and Jace in the greenhouse was completely ruined by the cheesy song choice.
-The runes. They looked weird.
-Small inconsistencies, like the fact that Luke shouldn't have been able to grab the Shadowhunter sword.
I guess I understand why it didn't do very well, box office-wise: it lacked, for me, the charm of the book. The moments that make you want to throw the book out the window (the ones who have read it know what moment I'm talking about) are really downplayed in the movie - I actually would've missed it if it hadn't been for the audible gasp that my friend (who knew nothing about the series) made.
Overall, I was really disappointed with this movie. It just lacked charm and ran too long, specially the battle scenes. I actually regret going to the cinema to see it, I should've just waited until it appeared online.
Have you seen the movie or read the books? What did you think of them?
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ReplyDeleteI haven't read the books but saw the film. As I didn't know what to expect it was (supposed to be) extra interesting. I think it started off with a bang, but an hour through it got boring. It seemed a little dragged on and the attention to some main parts seemed to be lacking! A little disappointed :(
Ayesha xxx
You should read the books! They're much better than the film :)
DeleteI completely agree with this though I did enjoy it, not as much as i expected. I don't mean to compare it to Twilight but the first movie was awful but the rest of the movies were improved. I hope that will be the same for the rest of the movies for The Mortal Instruments.
ReplyDeleteMe too! Fingers crossed that they actually do the second one!
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