series has finally arrived. You all must know the story by now, and if you don’t, you have a lot of reading (or movie-ing) to do. This is as good an adaptation of a novel as you are likely to find and arguably somewhat improves upon J. K. Rowling’s logorrheic style of the final three books in her otherwise most excellent saga.
The film presents a classic confrontation between good and evil. The story abounds with mythic structure and imagery all beautifully realized by the ensemble of British theatre royalty (minus Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Michael Caine) and the splendid mise en scene. It is a satisfying conclusion by any measure.
(Spoiler alert, as faithful as the film is to the book, there is one inexplicable scene where Harry sings “I Believe in You” while staring at his reflection in the Hogwarts lavatory while Draco and the naughty Slitherin boys chant “gotta stop that man”).
While Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is an excellent movie, is it appropriate for your Brownie daughter? There is excessive violence in this film. Not only is the violence graphic; it is also personal thereby making it that much more emotionally potent. You have to watch characters you care for suffer. Also, complex issues regarding the soul and the afterlife are presented. Some of these may conflict with your personal religious beliefs, but even if this is not an issue for your family, the scenes have the potential to create anxiety in a child. The film is suspenseful to the point of menacing, and Harry and his friends are put in real danger. If your daughter has emotional attachments to Harry or any of his loved ones, she may very well experience the terror the characters feel in the movie. One further caution: This film marks the conclusion of a very popular series. At film’s end, everyone has to say goodbye to characters they have grown attached to and with no further hopes of a new story coming to the screen in a year or so. This too may become the source of profound sadness for your daughter.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - I give it 2 Samoas
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