![]() And it is power Voldemort wants to finish off Harry once and for all.Īs the film ends, the world seems to be lining up against Harry and his friends, but a spark of hope remains. Through the help of a book left to Hermione by Dumbledore, the trio hear about the Deathly Hallows, three powerful and legendary items that, when combined, are said to give the holder power over death and immense power. So the trio go on the run, constantly teetering between isolation and desperation while struggling to determine what their next move should be. The death toll quickly begins to rise, and Harry, Ron and Hermione decide that they are a risk to everyone around them, and that destroying the horcruxes that Dumbledore tutored Harry on in the previous film are the only way to stop Voldemort once and for all. Harry knows that dark times are ahead, as do Hermione and Ron, who join a group of Harry’s friends that have volunteered to help move him to safety as they plan their next moves against Voldemort.Īlmost immediately, the group is attacked, and from that moment on in the movie, a sense of dread and constant anticipation carries through, as the characters are continually being hunted, attacked and even betrayed. As Harry’s 17th birthday approaches– 17 being the age when a wizard comes of age– the magic that has protected him at his Aunt and Uncle’s house is about to end. Attacks are common, and Harry is the number one target for Voldemort and his Death Eaters, who are moving openly against their enemies. For those that never got into that whole “reading” fad, the final Harry Potter story begins almost immediately where Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince ended.Ī few weeks have passed since the death of Dumbledore, and the wizarding world is under siege. The Harry Potter books have been read by nearly 72 billion people, roughly, so many of you already know the story in great detail. ![]() ![]() It also does exactly what it needs to in order to set up the next movie, which is really the point of Part 1 in the first place. It stays closer to the source material than any of the previous movies, with the possible exception of the first two books, which had less to adapt, and it shows us that the franchise we have watched for years has grown up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 does exactly what it sets out to do.
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