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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

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Director           David Yates
Cast                 Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith
Year                2011
Genre              Adventure

To start on a humourous note, here is a letter that was doing the rounds yesterday.  It read
Dear Mr. Harry Potter,
If I had taken 8 movies to kill the villain in my movie, I would have give the money back
Rajnikanth

8 movies and 10 years down the line after creating enough derangement amongst fans and generating euphoria like never been seen before amongst young & old alike and contributing new the English language through hilarious but useful spells such as Wingardium Leviosa or the more deadly Avada Kedavra and spawning the careers of 3 kids aged 11, 12 and 13 who have now grown upto being 21, 22 and 23 (what a mathematical genius I am) respectively Pottermania finally comes to a close – correction – pottermania can never die; the series has come to a close.  Pottermania took the world by storm in the late 90s, moved into being a cult figure which was sought only by the geeks of the world and has now left a legacy for many many generations to come.  Purists may debate if I were to compare J K Rowling to the evergreen Enid Blyton but that is what marketing has done to the field of writing and extended the same to movie making. The fact of the matter is that kids these days would rather swear by Harry, Hermione and Ron and would have no clue to who Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Tim were. 

The last edition of the series will probably break all previous records of collections and earnings simply because it has been by far the most anticipated to date – thanks to the hype created around Harry Potters imminent death at the hands of Tom Riddle aka Lord Voldemort because the dark lord has got his hands on the Elder Wand.  The movie takes exactly at the spot where Part 1 ended and continues with its dark cinematography.  I get the concept of the deathly hallows guys but why would you want to make a movie primarily meant for kids into something that is so painful on the eyes.  And in such a dark environment, the search for the remaining 3 Horcruxes (or should I say 4) starts with right earnest.  Our 3 heroes break into Bellatrix Lestrange’s locker, talk to the ghost of Ravenclaw Tower, take the fight to Nagini (remember the hideous snake from the first part) and also take on Voldemort’s army in the bargain.  All makes up for the right mixture of a wonderful way to spend your evening with family or friends.  At the risk of sounding like a stuck record – maybe they could have added some light to the movie – just too damn dark.

The direction is as consistent as David Yates can get it to be.  Considering that he has directed more Potter movies than anyone else (Chris Columbus -2 and one each for Alfonso Cuarón &  Mike Newell), he would be – rightfully – under the skin of his character.  The effects are as always fabulous but it is not at all mandatory to watch this or Part 1 in 3D and definitely not @ PVR (cant get enough of putting my request for lighter glasses).  Wholesome entertainment as I had called for Part 1 also.  Same score 7 on 10.  Have a lovely Potter filled weekend folks!!!!

Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi128621593/
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