Deathly Hallows Not a Disappointment

by: Alexa Lopez

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 opened on Friday, November 19 and made $125 million in America and $330.1 million worldwide. The previous six Harry Potter movies have grossed $5,419,425,820.

At movie theaters worldwide, dedicated fans stayed up and went to the midnight premiere dressed as their favorite characters.

Starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), the magical trio returns for the seventh install­ment of the series based on the popular books by J.K. Rowling.

The movie starts where The Half-Blood Prince left off. There is havoc in the Ministry of Magic and at Hogwarts since the return of the antagonist Voldemort and the death of headmaster Dumbledore. Harry, Ron and Hermoine must find and destroy seven horcruxes (magical objects used to attain immortality) in order to defeat Voldemort. This dangerous mis­sion causes several unexpected deaths throughout the movie as friends and families lose their lives to protect Harry and stand against Voldemort. Nowhere is safe and nobody can be trusted.

They manage to destroy one of the horcruxes, and a couple char­acters die. The movie ends in a cliffhanger with Voldemort break­ing into Dumbledore's tomb and stealing the Elder Wand, one of the deathly hallows. The deathly hallows are three items (the resur­rection stone, elder wand and the invisibility cloak) that are part of an old legend.

The setting is darker than the previous Harry Potter movies, geared more towards adults and teenagers rather than children. Action, adventure, comedy, ro­mance and thrill are all contained within this movie. The Deathly Hallows is easier to understand by seeing the previous six mov­ies or reading the books as it is a culmination of everything that has happened the past six years of Harry’s life.

This movie deserves 5 out of 5 stars. The Deathly Hallows is easily one of the best movies of the year. The final movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is expected to be released on July 15, 2011.