Thursday, August 25, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

Plot Summary:  Dumbledore is dead.  Harry will soon be 17, which means he will no longer be protected from Voldemort under the roof of his aunt and uncle's home.  Mad-eyed Moody formulates a plan to get Harry safely to the Weasely's-for volunteers to become multiple Harrys by drinking the polyjuice potion.  They arrive at their destination, but not without almost getting killed since Voldemort and the Death Eaters somehow discovered their flight plans.  Everyone survives, but they find out that Moody is dead, and that someone betrayed them. 

The head of the Ministry of Magic arrives to read Dumbledore's will and to give Ron, Hermione and Harry the items that Dumbledore left them.  At first, the items seem to hold only sentimental value.  During Ron's brother's wedding to Fleur, the party received a message that the head of the ministry is dead.  Then the group is attacked and Harry, Hermione, and Ron have to flee.  This begins their journey to find the horcruxes that will help them to defeat Voldemort.  The items left to them by Dumbledore hold messages that they must decipher.   The journey is difficult in many ways, and will decide once and for all if these three are capable of battling the many forces of evil that are against them.  The action doesn't stop, and they must continue despite the threat of hopelessness, fear, danger and despair that confronts them at every turn.  Won't say anything else to avoid spoilers!

Genre:  Fantasy

Subject/Themes:  Magic, evil, wizards

Format:  Movie

Rating:  PG-13

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