By Casey Lynn
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
I have a long history with Harry Potter – getting the books at midnight (and reading them in the eight or so hours immediately following), going to line parties for some of the film premieres, dressing as Tonks for Halloween, even writing law review articles about fandom. I point this out so that you’ll know that I’m practically an expert when I say that the newest movie is absolutely fantastic.
Though of course the real meat of the story has nothing to do with silly teenage relationships at all – it is, as always, ultimately a battle between good and evil. And one of the things I loved about the film is that there is a wonderful motif of duality running throughout – fire and water, light and dark, twins, counterparts, and of course, good and evil. The special effects are absolutely amazing (best yet), and one of the best parts about these films if you’re a fan of the books is seeing things you imagined in your head coming to life – the magical ropes of the Unbreakable Vow, Slughorn as a couch, Hermione’s attack-by-birds on Ron… And overall, the movie is beautifully shot, much of it quite breathtaking. (Though speaking of CGI, there is one scene in particular where I thought for a moment that they’d borrowed Gollum from Lord of the Rings.)
If you have kids and are wondering how scary or dark this film might be, I will say that there was a small child in the audience sitting right in front of me who started bawling at one point – and my friend sitting beside me shrieked at the top of her lungs. However, it is just one scene (near the end of the movie… something to do with a lake…).
As a final note, I will add that Michael Gambon as always is absolutely amazing as Dumbledore. And there is one scene in particular that showcases Dumbledore’s bad-assness that made me rather gleeful.
Overall, one of my very favorite films in the series, and I suspect that both obsessive and casual fans will be pleasantly surprised.
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