Chix Chat on Film review: An epic end to the story of The Boy Who Lived.

Rating: Null/10 (2 August 2011)

It seems hard to conceive that we have reached the end of an era, a decade long conflict of good versus evil, and during this time having witnessed the growth to adulthood of a generation of wizards. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) with his closest friends, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and constant nemesis Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) all met with their destiny head on, and the final battles were epic. The Harry Potter story is now completed, but there are so many other characters that could take us back to the wizarding world. I have mixed feelings about anyone attempting to recreate something as amazing as this series, since it most likely would not measure up. Even though some of the supporting characters did not have much depth as compared to the primary wizards it was still nice to see them in the final story, Neville (Matthew Lewis), Dean (Alfie Enoch), Seamus (Devon Murray), and the Weasleys, the whole red-headed lot of them. I have to mention that even though Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) is an evil b!tch, she was one of my favorite characters because of how richly animated she is portrayed. The visual effects in this film were phenomenal, I was aware that there was a dragon in the story, having seen it in the trailer, but I had never in my wildest imaginings ever considered what an emaciated dragon would or could look like. It was so life like in demeanor and mobility that it elicited sympathy from me. This film as those before it introduced some other mythical creatures, and revisited the Goblins, but I have to say this. I hate to divulge anything that may ruin a film for other viewers, but what I thought was missing were the Centaurs, they were there in the beginning, again in the middle so I thought it only fitting that they should have been there in the end. The absence of the Centaurs did not diminish the quality of this story in any way. This story as written by J.K. Rowling, the screenplay as developed by Steve Kloves, and the direction of David Yates have provided movie goers with an absolute gem. This movie is a perfect example of exceptional fantasy adventure film making. The Boy who lived has taken us on a magical journey that will never be forgotten. I would give this film a double green light if it could make it any clearer that this film is superb.