“Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2″ A Fitting End To A Film Franchise

In the motion picture franchise of this generation, the film adaptation of JK Rowling's masterpiece ends the right way. I didn't really get into the Harry Potter universe until "The Chamber Of Secrets", which is my second favorite film and story, came out in theaters. I will probably get clowned for saying this, but after viewing the second film, I was hooked.

I then went back and watched "Sorcerer's Stone" or "Philosopher's Stone" to UK fans and then re-watched "The Chamber Of Secrets". I think by this time, the fifth book "The Order Of The Phoenix" was just released. So from then on out, I watched every Harry Potter film in theaters. I was working for a hideous retail chain when the sixth book was released and a co-worker of mine knew I enjoyed the films. She gave me "Order of the Phoenix" to read and I bought "The Half-Blood Prince" soon after. Most people believe to perceive Harry Potter as a children's story. Once you get past year four, it is anything but. Then I remember working the night "The Deathly Hallows" was released, and I put a copy of the book aside to buy, which is completely forbidden in the retail outlet I worked for, but I did not care. I wanted to know how the story ends. Which leads me to the film...

Even though it is the shortest film in terms of running time, "Deathly Hallows Part 2" sums up a novel adaptation just as good as Stephen King's "The Green Mile". I was overjoyed when I found out Film 7 would be split into two parts. It wouldn't have worked as a single film. I just found out recently that they originally wanted to make it a trilogy which would have been even better. Now if you have read my reviews before, you know they contain NO spoilers, so it is safe to proceed!

The movie starts with the chapter "The Shell Cottage". Harry, Ron and Hermione are still searching for the last 4 of Lord Voldemort's horcruxes in order to destroy him once and for all. The reason this is the best film, and I include Part 1 because it is one chapter split in two, is because they rarely leave out any detail in the film which only "The Chamber of Secrets", which was nearly 3 hours long, has only done previously.

The cast is brilliant, and the performances that stand out are that of Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort and Alan Rickman as Severus Snape. The Battle Of Hogwarts is epic in scale and rivals that of "The Lord Of The Rings". As most movie franchises do not, this one pays off at the end. It leaves no loose ends and makes you feel satisfied after you see Platform 9 3/4 at the film's end.

The only problem I had with it, is the same problem I have with most films these days, 3D. This is a darkly shot film, it mostly takes place at night, and the 3D glasses make it darker. They should have never post converted it. Other than that, "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2" fulfilled my expectations for a franchise that took nearly 10 years of my life to finish.