After meaning to watch this film various times throughout the past week (even cinema hopping to try and get available times) yesterday I was finally able to see the final Harry Potter movie 10 years after I had watched the first when I was only about 7 years old. But did this Harry potter movie live up to the expectation of its predecessors? Or did it end the series of tales about the boy wizard with a whimper? In my opinion it didn't do any because it by FAR surpassed the expectations of its predecessors and it certainly did not end with a whimper.
Rather than being a adventure movie it was pretty much a action movie from start to finish (excluding those first 5 very boring bits on that island) but overall it had everything you would want from such a heavily anticipated film and i'm gonna list exactly what I mean by that right now.
A back story: well obviously a 8 serious film franchise is always going to have a back story because if it didn't it just wouldn't make sense. But what i'm talking about here is because the movie (deathly hallows) was two parts i'm asking whether the second part linked into the first part nicely. Something which it certainly did, when I watched the first part I was a little disappointed with it as I felt it was just too much plot stacked into one film. But watching the second I can totally understand why the director David Yates done that as it set us up for a excellent non-stop action sequel which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Comedy: Harry Potters known for the occasional chuckle throughout the film and this one had it in abundance..... unfortunately just in the wrong places. For me, the parts I found most hilarious was the parts involving Voldemort just because of the fact he seriously did not give a f*ck. When he dissed Neville Longbottom towards the end of the film I was actually in stitches. Even when he carelessly through the troll off the bridge as it was in his way I had to laugh. Maybe that was just for me though as it seemed everyone else laughed at the bits i felt was unfunny whilst I laughed my head off at the bits everyone else didn't seem to think was funny. So its all depends on what you deem to be funny I guess.
Romance: This is something I had a serious problem with. I mean the romance between Ron and Hermoine seemed fine and was even very believable, but the one between Harry and Ginny was just absolutely terrible. First of all that kiss they shared was just a joke, secondly there was no chemistry between them all which I think unfortunately goes down to weak acting on their behalf. Also I would like to point out the chemistry between Voldemort and his snake, they seemed genuinely in love and its unfortunate they were not able to share their love for each other for a longer period of time.
Action: Where do i even start? There was a humongous dragon breaking out of Gringrots, huge giants and trolls, escaping from a cursed fire on broomsticks, A LOT of death and blood, Mrs. Weasley killing Bellatrix, Harry dying and coming back to life, a duel to death between Voldemort and Harry and plus most of the castle managed to get burnt and destroyed. Need I say more?
Climax: there was definitely a feeling of finality throughout the movie. You could just tell it was eventually going to end and as it got closer and closer to the end I was wishing it could just carry on. It was nice seeing it end how it pretty much all started as well, back at Kings Cross station boarding for the Hogwarts express (it was also hilarious seeing a older looking Draco Malfoy). I wouldn't say the ending was sad, but it was definitely sad to see it end.
Jazzy's Verdict: Even if you haven't followed the serious too closely make you see this film as it is truly very special. Its very sad to see it ending as I read all the books and have pretty much like the actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have grown up with the franchise. Nothing will ever compare or have the success these films have had (although I have high hopes for Anthony Horowitz 'Power of Five' series if he decides to make them into films) and I am just grateful that I was able to grow up in the same era that these films were made.
