Okay, the last few days have been really off for me. Usually as soon as I leave the theater, and get home, I sit down to review the movie that I saw. Sunday afternoon I wanted to wait so I could include something in the blog I'm very excited about. I'll get to that in a bit. Yesterday what I wanted to share was online, but I just didn't feel like taking the time to blog. Today I had no motivation. It was one of the most pathetic points in my life. My mornings usually work like this: I take an hour and a half to two hours and work on my novel. I'm currently in the outlining stage. I hate outlining. If I can find an excuse to get out of it. I will. After I work on my novel I take two hours for reading. I'm currently reading George R.R. Martin's "A Dance With Dragons." It's been stellar. Every word this morning seemed dead to me, and I didn't bother reading. I ended up spending my morning in a semi-comatose state starting at Facebook. I'm shamed to admit it. Now, I"m forcing myself to review Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Before I get to the review I must confess a sin, dear reader . . .
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I have never read the Harry Potter series. I know. It's terrible. I champion myself as an avid fantasy reader and I've never read the most well known fantasy series of the last decade. I'll get to it eventually. I've obviously seen all the movies, and have enjoyed every single one of them. Up until Sunday my favorite movie of the series was Prisoner of Azkaban. There's no single reason that PoA was my favorite. I just remember being enamored with enjoyment throughout the whole movie. After having seen Deathly Hallows part 2 I must say that it is the best movie of the series. Without argument.
There's a few reasons that this movie is the best.
David Yates did a phenomenal job directing this movie. Mr. Yates has directed the last four Harry Potter movies. This is the best of his work. Having never read the book I can say whether or not he caught the essence of the book, but it felt like it. There was a sense of finality from the beginning. That was important. This film series has been going on for over a decade now, and having that sense of closure was important to me.
From the moment the film began I felt caught up in an epic scheme. I mean, we have arrived at the moment we've been waiting seven movies for. The battle of Harry Potter and Voldemort. Ah, the battle scenes were fantastic. A good portion of the movie was the battle of wizards good and evil. I wanted to grab up a wand, get down in a fox hole with the student, and shoot fire balls at bad guys. The special effects for this movie were on point. I felt as if I were in the midst of a war zone and may need to seek out coverage. Without this epic feel this movie would have crashed and burned.
I think Daniel Radcliffe deserves standing ovations all around. The kid has carried a franchise since he was eleven years old. That's a lot of responsibility. I don't even remember what I was doing at eleven. I was probably gaming it up on Super Nintendo. I sure as hell wouldn't have been starring in any movies. Radcliffe is Harry Potter. Not only that but he's a fine actor. I hope he isn't type cast the rest of his career, or denied parts because he's the world's most famous wizard. Personally I think he would be perfect for a John Lennon biopic. The rest of the cast deserves props as well. Rupert Grint and Emma Watson have been in these shoes as long as Radcliffe, and it's been fun watching them grow and mature on screen. I'll be first in line to see any movie this trio make.
Ya know, while I was sitting in the theater I kept thinking to myself, There's no way I can review this movie and do it the justice it deserves. When it all comes down to it you need to see it for yourself. Honestly, Harry Potter is a series that needs to be watched by one and all. There's a great message behind it, and I think Stephen King summed it up better than anyone.
Harry Potter is about doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend.
I love how he nonchalantly insults the Twilight series all while making a beautiful observation about Potter. But it's true. Today's entertainment is filled with characters of gray. The black and white battle of good and evil is slowly becoming a thing of the past. There are no clear cut heroes nowadays. The antihero is king of the hill. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Things aren't as black and white as they use to be. Slowly everything is fading to gray. It's nice to have a story about a kid, a hero, who stands for what is right, and will stand in the face of evil and do what is right. No matter what the consequences are. Even if it costs him his life.
See Harry Potter! It'll be worth your money.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has dethroned Super 8 to reign as my favorite movie of the Summer.
This weekend my wife and I will be seeing Captain America. I'm pretty excited.
Remember when I referred do something I wanted to talk about. I didn't forget. I hope you didn't either. Another reason you need to see the Harry Potter movie is because the first trailer for The Dark Knight Rises premiered along with it. This is the final Batman movie of Christopher Nolan's trilogy. Christopher Nolan is one of my favorite directors, and his take on Batman is the definitive film series of The Dark Knight. Since the trailer went online I've watched it about six times. I'm obsessive like that. I wanted to share it here on the blog. It's a great teaser. Your fed mysterious information and you get a short glimpse of Bane. Tom Hardy has transformed himself and turned into a monster. This movie is going to be epic. I. CANNOT. WAIT.
Here's the trailer:
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