Review - The Deathly Hallows II

The final movie is finally here. The kids practically grew up right in front of us. It's a bit of a bittersweet moment...

So... Part II of The Deathly Hallows starts when Voldermort got the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's grave. Harry Potter and his friends are still on the hunt for the horcruxes in order to destroy Voldermort's soul and vanquish him for good. One of the horcruxes was in Hogwarts. Soon as they return to Hogwarts, Voldermort and his entire Death Eater crew came a'knockin' and an all-out magical war begins between the forces of good and the forces of evil.

If you guys read the book like I did, you'd be psyched about this movie, especially about the Battle of Hogwarts where many characters died and many characters rose to the occasion.

Unfortunately, they made plenty of changes to the storylines... the Battle of Hogwarts was reduced to a tiny fragment of its initial awesomeness and most of the fights were changed. I understand from a filmmakers/scriptwriters POV to make it the way it was shown on film, coz it would mean that the main characters/main supporting characters get a chance to shine, rather than just let them be a part of a huge army. But that was how it was supposed to be...

I don't get how JK Rowling would've allowed this to happen. I mean, you spend a lot of time writing it and then to have it reduced to THAT... I would've thrown a tantrum... I did throw a tantrum once the movie was over...

But then again, that's just me. I did not even bother to read the rest of the books in the series but I did read The Deathly Hallows. And the Battle of Hogwarts was one of the most awesome battles ever! Yes, yes, I know it was kinda difficult to translate all that to film but they could have tried... some bits you could've left out but the really important ones (such as Bellatrix Lastrange and Voldermort's demises) should've been intact...

One thing I was glad they decided to not follow from the book was McGonagall's feistiness and also her battling Snape. Was awesome! Like Catwoman but with fire instead of a whip! You go girl! Hehe... am so glad she could finish the whole series... I love Maggie Smith... :)

Anyway, the acting was really good, as it always were. Special effects were also on point. The epilogue was touching... and it is a fitting end to an awesome series of books/movies. Harry, Hermione, Ron... we will miss you guys... *sobs*