Friendship, values and
principles
Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows Part Two
By Elizabeth Horner
In the movie “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two”, Harry
Potter (played by Daniel Radcliffe), and his two friends, Ron and
Hermione (performed by Rupert Grint and Emma Watson), continue their
epic adventure hunting down Voldemort’s Horcruxes, pieces of his soul
confined to objects that sustain his immortal life. The trail
ultimately leads them back to Hogwarts, the famous wizarding
school. The situation calls for the students and teachers to
prepare for battle in order to give the “Golden Trio” the time they
need to accomplish their mission, but the fight leaves the castle in
ruins.
Harry is devastated by all the casualties suffered on his account. When
he learns about a dangerous new secret about himself, he is tempted to
surrender, especially if it means protecting the ones that he loves.
But will he walk calmly into death’s embrace or will he, in the
struggle for his life, find a way to rid the world of Voldemort, once
and for all?
I tend to be a harsh critique of movie adaptations of books, especially
if the books are some of my favorites, but I have to say this movie is
well done. I recommend though that you sit down to watch this movie
with some understanding of the other seven in the series. This
last movie does a wonderful job of tying loose ends together, making
the Harry Potter story satisfactorily “closed”. While I am still
irked by Michael Gambdon’s acting skills (he replaced Richard Harris as
Albus Dumbledore), the rest of the cast did beautifully, especially
Alan Rickman as Severus Snape and Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonogall.
I believe that the directors and script-writers did a good job of
putting the emphasis on the right places, helping the audience to
snatch up pieces of information that I think are important and will be
remembered later on. It is an emotional story, which is why I
appreciate the bits of humor scattered about from time to time.
Everything is well-paced no doubt contributing to the movie being over
two hours long. This movie is jam-packed full of special effects,
making it a very magical production. I have no qualms about
recommending this movie to others, although part of me aches, knowing
that it is the end of a great saga that conveys plenty of real life
lessons, including friendship, values and principles. I have no
doubt that the Harry Potter story will be reviewed by many for
generations to come and will parallel decades old classics that we
still treasure today.
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