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In a almost 180 degree turnaround, the Vatican’s official newspaper is giving a big thumbs up – Catholic style – to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Here’s what they had to say:
L’Osservatore Romano said the movie was the best adaptation yet of the JK Rowling books, describing it as “a mixture of supernatural suspense and romance which reaches the right balance”.
There is a clear line of demarcation between good and evil and [the film] makes clear that good is right. One understands as well that sometimes this requires hard work and sacrifice,” the newspaper judged.
The broadsheet paper also praised the film’s clear message that “the search for immortality epitomised by Lord Voldemort” was wrong. It even approved of the film’s treatment of adolescent romance amid the halls and corridors of Hogwart’s, saying that it achieved the “correct balance” and made the teenage stars more credible.
Well, right on! Wonder what they’ll say about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?