The Harry Potter movie series comes to a close with the latest installment, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.”
The acclaimed film series has moved a generation, and has proven to be a pop culture pillar. The final chapter is unrelentingly dark, with few chances for laughter.
What started as a charming and kid-centric story has matured along with its audience.
Dark blue and grey hues penetrate the film, which along with wild special effects make for an enthralling mystique.
Harry’s mysterious link to Voldemort is explained to be permanent. Because he is forever linked with Voldemort, tension builds and the two powers inevitably collide in multiple showdowns in true finale fashion.
This movie is intrinsically linked with its predecessors — standout moments for unexpected heroes are so remarkable because of the circumstances and history that have formed them.
Close friendships among the original Hogwarts crew prove themselves in these trying times and Harry is leaned upon as the leader he has been built to be.
The perils, the joy and the victory which Harry Potter films have been chock-full of have provided a generation with wholesome and unyielding cinematic fun.
Hollywood executives would have a difficult time writing a script like this, which is why they didn’t.
Part of what has preserved the Harry Potter film series is the fact that it has been thought up by J.K. Rowling, who has been true to the art, and created a timeless masterpiece.
