Order of the Phoenix Teaser

Some brief thoughts upon finally getting my sticky little hands on it ...

If they can make the whole movie as dramatic and focused as the teaser, I think I might possibly like it better than the bloated, meandering book. I might be overly optimistic (okay, I'm definitely over optimistic) but it looks ... it looks as though they've got my One True Gripe about the book sorted out. The fundamental flaw, I found, in the book's structure is this: The central conflict through nearly the entire tome is Dumbledore & Co vs. The Ministry. Sometimes this plays out as D'dore vs Fudge, sometimes it's Harry And Friends vs Umbridge (the representative of the Ministry at Hogwarts) but nearly every running conflict, besides a few extraneous romantic/SPEW hangers-on, is fundamentally D'dore vs Ministry. But the CLIMAX, which ought to be the high point in the central conflict, is D'dore vs Voldemort. The story completely changes track for its climax. There are little hints dropped in throughout the book that yes, Voldemort is the real threat here, but they're just in the background, kinda going 'Hey, remember? There's this evil dark wizard guy!'

Anyway, the teaser looks like it's all about the imminent threat of Voldemort raising his army, with the Ministry serving as an obstacle rather than antagoist, as it should be. This is a good sign. I hope it's an accurate representation of the real thing.

Here's the TEASER in case you're curious ... Right click/"save as" will make your life easier than waiting for it to load.