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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Movie Review
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- Category: book reviews
- Published on Monday, 18 July 2011 15:45
- Written by Carrie Anne
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It’s amazing how J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books have captured the attention of so many readers, young and old alike. Our family hasn’t read all of the books in the 
Harry Potter series but we have enjoyed the author’s incredible tale through the various Harry Potter movies. And now the story comes to a close with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2).
As I mentioned earlier, I haven’t read all of the Harry Potter books so I can’t comment on how the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow (Part 2) does at recreating J.K. Rowling’s story but I have found that with each movie, the Harry Potter tale does get darker and scarier, as Harry gets closer to confronting Lord Voldemort in the final epic showdown told in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2).
As expected the story includes some the characters you love, including Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood and Professor McGonagall, along with characters you love to hate, Bellatrix Lestrange, Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape, but Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are the main characters throughout.
I was please to see the story was filled with action from the opening scene until the credits; opening right where Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) left off versus including a lot of back story. With the bad guys taking over, you know the movie will be dark and foreboding, with Harry, Hermione and Ron encountering near misses with death a few times.
Even expecting the movie to be dark, there are a few scenes that will make you jump. One snake attack scene is very upsetting. You don’t see what happens but know what is going on by the sounds and the distorted view. If you or your children have read the story Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2) is based on, you probably know the scene I’m referring too but that doesn’t make the scene any easier to watch. Some favourite and entrenched characters do die as well, though not until near the very end of the movie.
The cost of seeing a movie is getting so expensive, making it an activity that many families will think twice about partaking in, waiting for a movie release to come out on DVD. But some movies you have to see on the big screen. The action scenes make Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2) a movie worth the price of a theatre ticket. My husband and 7-year old son were invited to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow (Part 2) in 3D thanks to the folks at American Express, Front of the Line. The 3D treatment added more depth to the film according to my husband.
The only part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2) that I wasn’t a fan of was the inclusion of the epilogue. I realize this was part of the book, giving readers a peek into the character’s lives 19 years later, but I didn’t need to see this at the end of the movie. The final battle was enough for me to bring closure to the story. Plus seeing Harry, Hermione, Ron and Malfoy 19 years later looked more like kids playing dress-up versus actual seeing them as adults. It was a hooky way to end such a great movie. That said, my 9-year old loved that the epiloge was included.
I really enjoyed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2), as did my two older kids (7 and 9). My 4-year old is also a big Harry Potter fan but I find the large screen can amplify the dark and scary scenes in a movie. She’ll have to wait until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2) comes out on DVD.
