The Harry Potter series has finally come to an end for me after watching the Deathly Hallows Part 2. I spent an extra 13 bucks to watch it in 3-D this past Friday with K-man, and must gladly say that it was worth every penny! It is without question the best film of the entire series, and makes for a perfect finale to this incredible story by JK Rowling.The film keeps you at the edge of your seat from the beginning, till the end, a roller coaster of intense action and high emotions. It begins with Harry, Ron, and Hermoine's adventure into Gringotts' Bank with a goblin played by Warwick Davis. Once their initial plan of impersonating Bellatrix Lastrange fails they must resort to quick thinking, in getting past the security guards, capturing Voldemort's horcrux, and escaping a deadly dragon in the dungeons of the bank.
The excitement continues at Hogwarts, where Harry, Ron, and Hermoine arrive to find and destroy the final horcruxes. At this point, Voldemort becomes aware of what Harry is doing, and prepares a total assault on the castle of Hogwarts. The wizard battle that takes place is extremely exhilarating, full of total destruction, dissapparations, monsters, and shooting spells in every direction. The battle has many ups and downs, and here we witness a terrible loss of many good characters, such as Lupin, Tonks, and Fred Weasley. Molly Weasley however manages to avenge her lost son and kill Bellatrix Lastrange. All while this is taking place, Harry rushes through the castle in search of another horcrux. He manages to find it, while barely escaping on his broomstick, from a blaze of fire set in the Room of Requirements. The excitement in this movie is quite unique and comparable to great films such as Star Wars or Lord of the Rings.
One of the true high points in this film is Severus Snape and has his moment of redemption. After he is killed by Voldemort's snake he reveals his memories to Harry. Here we finally learn the truth to Snape's dark and mysterious history. Of how he was a twisted and demented death-eater. Of how he became a double-spy for Dumbledore, trying to infiltrate Voldemort's circle. Of how he always loved Harry's mother, Lilly. Of how although he did not like Harry, he always looked after him, and protected him. And especially of how Harry must defeat Voldemort. For this heroic reason and his dark and mysterious persona, Severus Snape is one of my favorite characters in the series. Alan Rickman did an incredible job in this role.
The final battle with Voldemort, is extremely dramatic and exciting. Harry must not only go up against the most powerful wizard, yet the most powerful wand as well, the elder wand. The suspense goes on for a while, and Harry is finally able to out-maneuver and out-smart Voldemort, along with the help of his friends; Ron, Hermoine, and Neville who destroy the final horcrux. The battle is finally over and Harry Potter and his friends are victorious. The film ends 19 years later, where Harry is married to Ginny, Ron is married to Hermoine, and the group are seeing their children off to Hogwarts. An incredible closure to an incredible story.
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