Sitting in the theater I waited surprisingly patient for the
conclusion of the end. The end of an
epic, the end of an era, the end of something rather big. Heck, you might as well call the Harry Potter series this generations Star Wars. Yeah, it lasted two more movies than the
latter did but still, it’s that big a deal.
I got there pretty early, finished up my nachos and reluctantly listened
to the mixed crowd of mostly young and quite annoying people count down the
time until the final installment began.
Finally, the lights lowered, the speakers awoken and we were met with
about almost 10 minutes of previews. The
only one I was really, really, really (did I use enough really’s) looking
forward to was The Dark Knight Rises. Yeah I saw it already but I was actually a
little nervous to see it on the big screen.
After it was over, I kind of felt like my evening had reached its
climax. I realized I was more looking
forward to this 1:36 teaser trailer than the actual feature film I had paid
money for. It was then that I knew what
a woman felt like whose partner didn’t quite last as long as she had
hoped. But, thankfully, that all changed
about a half hour into the movie.
Harry (Danielle Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione
(Emma Watson) are still looking for the Horcruxes. For those of you who don’t follow, these are
seemingly random items that are the keys to defeating the Dark Lord known as
Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). He has
recently gathered the Elder Wand (a wand that makes its owner unbeatable) and
is gaining strength. The crew as I call
them must desperately find the remaining Horcruxes and destroy them in order to
have any shot at defeating this wizard.
Throughout the film, and book, they enlist help from any and everywhere
they can possibly find it. All the way
up to the point where You-Know-Who comes gently knocking on the walls of
Hogwarts castle looking to kill “the boy who lived”.
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