harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 book

It doesn’t feel like another superfluous attempt to do remedial work for forgetful fans newcomers. This scene, like the one in which Harry rewatches important events through the eyes of the reluctant murderer Severus Snape (Alan Rickman), has a direct function. Information is only parceled out when it’s absolutely necessary, like when Harry informs Ollivander (John Hurt) the wand-maker that Voldemort has the Elderwand, the most powerful magic wand in the world. Many scenes that recap events from previous movies feel organic here in ways that they did not before. It’s not just the film’s big action scenes in which actions speak louder than words. Impressive, virtually dialogue-free set pieces, like an opening break-in sequence at the goblin-owned bank Gringotts, set the film’s breakneck pace.

This scene ought to be inspiring, but it’s clunky, and just feels out of step with the rest of the film. The only time Deathly Hallows Part 2 really stumbles is a scene in which Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) tries to rally the students and staff of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry against Voldemort one last time. This is a refreshing approach, and plays to Yates’ strengths, which do not include expository-dialogue scenes or, really, dialogue of any kind. You either know where you are in the series or you don’t. The newest, last Harry Potter movie is both a superior stand-alone narrative and singular entry in Rowling’s serialized drama because there’s virtually no time wasted on setting up the characters, their world or the conditions that led to the drama at hand. It’s a directness that wouldn’t have been possible without the decision to split up Deathly Hallows into two films, allowing Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves to throw everything they didn’t know what to do with in Rowling’s source novel into Part 1. Practically every scene in the film ushers Harry closer to that goal in some way. Deathly Hallows Part 2 is all about the battle between Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) and Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), the young man who is fated to defeat him.

Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 book