Jaime Leigh
Aug 13, 20162 min
Updated: Mar 14, 2020
Hello Everyone!
“Harry, there is never a perfect answer in this messy, emotional world. Perfection is beyond the reach of humankind, beyond the reach of magic. In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of poison: the knowledge that pain will come again. Be honest to those you love, show your pain. To suffer is as human as to breathe.”
Scripts are a tricky thing. I have read scripts that have been subpar and then performed in shows where the outcome is spectacular. I have also read scripts that have been spectacular and the outcome has been less than stellar. So dry reading a script without seeing the show is not an accurate representation of the work. But it is a start and for those who are not able to see the show, it is the closest that we have to experiencing the newest part of the Harry Potter story. So..
It doesn’t feel like the books because it is not the books and it has problems because it does have problems. But everything has problems and, frankly, this is the first time something that we love has gone from book form to script and that addition has been published as canon to be included in the series. So we don’t really have much to compare it to. However, I will say that I had fun reading this part of Harry Potter’s story, now Albus Potter’s story. I laughed, I cried a little and I had genuine fun. There are still some plot holes, or plot points that don’t really match up to the original series. Specifically when it comes to the events of the night Voldemort killed Harry’s parents. There were also several times in the script, specifically when it came to the characters of Professor McGonagall, Harry Potter himself and Ron Weasley. Their arguments and interactions often didn’t reflect the Harry, McGonagall and Ron that we knew for seven books or the Harry, Ron and Professor that we were guessing and fantasizing about after the books ended. All of the problems can’t hide how much I enjoyed the script. From the new characters, Albus, Scorpius and Rose who are new and refreshing while also reflecting our favorite parts of their parents, to the nostalgia that this new addition to the Harry Potter universe gives us. I think that the production is going to be amazing, and even more fun the script itself. For that, I thank JK and all of the others that are making Harry Potter new for a new generation and giving us a chance to relive our favorite parts of our childhood.
Overall:
I gave the script a 4 out of 5 stars but I would give it a 5 out of 5 stars for enjoyment.
89% out of 100%
I would love to hear what you think in the comments below. Please be pleasant.
-Jaime