Yes, today you'll all be getting a long overdue review on the grand finale for the Harry Potter series. Before we begin, here's a brief summary.
Story so far
Harry Potter is known as the boy-who-lived as a result of surviving Voldemort's attempt to murder him because he is protected by Lily Potter's love. When Harry first attended Hogwarts at the age eleven, he managed to foil Voldemort's attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone to regain a body.
During his second year at Hogwarts, Harry stopped a memory of Voldemort (later revealed to be a Horcrux) and a Basilisk.In his third year, Harry met his godfather Sirius Black and also discover that the actual traitor was Peter Pettigrew who returns to Voldemort and helps him regain a body along with Barty Crouch Jr in Harry's fourth year.
In Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts, he discovers about a prophecy regarding him and Voldemort. In that year, Harry's godfather was killed in a duel by Bellatrix Lestrange. In his sixth year, Harry learns about Voldemort's Horcruxes and went with Dumbledore to hunt for one of them (which was not the real thing as we discover in the end). Dumbledore was killed by Severus Snape at the end of this year.
In Part one of the Deathly Hallows, we see Harry being brought from Privet Drive to the Burrow. They were attacked along the way and Mad-Eye Moody died as a result.Following Bill and Fleur's wedding, the Burrow was attacked and Harry and co escaped. During their trip, they managed to destroy the locket which was a Horcrux. In the end, they were captured and brought to Malfoy Manor but with the aid of Dobby, they escaped to Shell Cottage.
Storyline
In this movie, we follow Harry Potter on his adventure to destroy the remaining Horcruxes. Throughout the movie, we see dragons and familiar characters. Another viewpoint is how Voldemort begins to show fear as he discovers he is slowly being killed off as his Horcruxes are destroyed one by one.
Because there is so much left to show from the books in this movie, one would have to admit, the movie has included as much elements of the books as possible and I would give it a 8 out of 10 in this aspect.
Emotions
In this movie, we experience the excitement and suspense in a very realistic manner as it could get.Furthermore, when we return with Harry to Hogwarts for the final stand, we get to feel the sorrow as our home was also destroyed.
In short, you get to feel the movie as though its a life experience and not just some pictures on the screen movie with sounds. As a result, it gets a 9.5 out of 10.
Music
The music does suit the moment and helps to bring in the gravity of the situation in the movie. However good as it was, its not really the highlighting point for this movie. Although, one must not deny that the melodies in the credits bring about a nostalgic feeling and therefore I'd give it a 7.5 out of 10.
Conclusion
As a conclusion, we from this blog agree that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two is a definite must watch. Especially if you're a fan of the books and/or the movies. This review does not even do the movie justice in my personal opinion. Seriously readers, this movie is worth watching to the extent I've already watched it twice and may even go for a third time.
