Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Reviewed!
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David Yates truly weaves the movie magic in this penultimate instalment announcing the beginning of the end. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 much like the Half-Blood Prince is a film with an awful lot on its plate. Luckily enough, it doesn’t need to rush and can well afford to take its time.
Doom and despair is in the air as Voldemort’s goons and sycophants gain domination of the Ministry of Magic and turn it into a Stalinist-like regime that seeks to ferret out and cleanse those loyal to Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix. Imelda Staunton returns as uber-bitch Dolores Umbridge for a handful scenes clearly relishing her new evil status. You may also get the idea Yates is paying homage to Terry Gilliam’s Brazil.
To match the dark material of the book the director presents a very gothic lighting atmosphere and Eduardo Serra’s photography dispenses with the soft magic glow provided by Bruno Delbonnel in the previous episode. It ends up being various shades of black most of the time. In some respects, too, Harry Potter 7 is a bit like a road movie, what with the trio traipsing the length and breadth of the UK, searching for the missing Horcruxes.
Things really do become a bit grim and scary with one scene guaranteed to have you jumping six feet out of your chair as Harry battles Nagini the giant boa constrictor in a dilapidated house.
Was it worth splitting the book into two movies? If you’re concerned its all filler and no thriller: think again. By creating two episodes the final battle feels that bit more epic and confrontational.
David Yates truly weaves the movie magic in this penultimate instalment announcing the beginning of the end. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 much like the Half-Blood Prince is a film with an awful lot on its plate. Luckily enough, it doesn’t need to rush and can well afford to take its time.
Doom and despair is in the air as Voldemort’s goons and sycophants gain domination of the Ministry of Magic and turn it into a Stalinist-like regime that seeks to ferret out and cleanse those loyal to Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix. Imelda Staunton returns as uber-bitch Dolores Umbridge for a handful scenes clearly relishing her new evil status. You may also get the idea Yates is paying homage to Terry Gilliam’s Brazil.
To match the dark material of the book the director presents a very gothic lighting atmosphere and Eduardo Serra’s photography dispenses with the soft magic glow provided by Bruno Delbonnel in the previous episode. It ends up being various shades of black most of the time. In some respects, too, Harry Potter 7 is a bit like a road movie, what with the trio traipsing the length and breadth of the UK, searching for the missing Horcruxes.
Things really do become a bit grim and scary with one scene guaranteed to have you jumping six feet out of your chair as Harry battles Nagini the giant boa constrictor in a dilapidated house.
Was it worth splitting the book into two movies? If you’re concerned its all filler and no thriller: think again. By creating two episodes the final battle feels that bit more epic and confrontational.
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