Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 3D

July 14, 2011, Thursday
Glorietta 4

MTRCB Rating: PG-13
Genre: Epic/Fantasy

Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
Emma Watson
Rupert Grint

The most anticipated movie of the year has finally arrived. The movie picks up where Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 left last November 2010. With Voldemort obtaining the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's grave, Harry Potter must move double time in finding and destroying the remaining horcruxes with the help of his best pals Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Then they must go back to Hogwarts to protect it from the Voldemort and the Death Eaters. The Order of the Phoenix also came on Hogwarts' defense. Harry, Hermione, Ron, the order, the faculty and staff, and students joined forces to defend Hogwarts. But Hogwart's defense was no match for the hundreds of Death Eaters. The defenders had to face the enemies mano-a-mano. Many friends and students died in the siege. Voldemort killed Snape, the new headmaster, when he learned he double crossed him. Harry, Ron and Hermione had to deal with Malfoy, Goyle and Zabini, students who were Death Eaters' kids. Harry had to die and came back to life (with the use of the Resurrection Stone) when he learned he himself was a horcrux. Neville Longbottom killed Nagini, the snake, which was also a horcrux. In the end, Voldemort and Harry faced each other with Voldemort thinking he would eventually kill Harry with the use of the Elder Wand, the most powerful wand of all. It later turned out Harry was the true master of the Elder Wand and Voldemort was finally killed. Many years has passed and it was Harry's and Ginny's, and Ron's and Hermione's kids to go to Hogwarts, including Malfoy's kids.

Positive: The film is very well acted, visually awesome, and emotionally captivating. This installment is the most action packed of all Harry Potter films. And I like every second of it. The Battle of Hogwarts was one of the highlights of the movie. It was epic. It could rival the scenes in the Lord of the Rings maybe even better. I prefer the use of wands and magic over brute force. It is more visually entertaining. The deaths of familiar faces was painful even for the audience. My favorite scene is the battle of Molly Weasley and Bellatrix Lestrange saying her famous one-liner "Not my daughter, you bitch!"

Negative: Some of the scenes were altered from the book. The Elder Wand was destroyed by Harry while in the book, Harry returned it in Dumbledore's grave. Malfoy, Crabe and Goyle were the ones who sneaked into the Room of Requirement and not Malfoy, Goyle and Zabini. Voldemort killed Snape at the Shrieking Shack and not in the boatyard. These minor alterations didn't affect the movie at all. Did I mention that a Harry Potter film is critic-free.

Overall: This movie is by far the best Harry Potter movie ever. It is action-packed, has jaw-dropping scenes and emotional moments. I am pretty sure this will be a listed as one of the best movies of all time. It is an memorable movie and can be ranked along with Star Wars, Titanic, Avatar, ET and other epic movies.

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