Before watching Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part Two, viewers have to remember what happened in Part One.
The cinematic translation of the Harry Potter saga is one of those franchises that almost succeeded in staying fresh. It’s more of a worthwhile experience to watch the entire video series back-to-back than trying to watch each film separately. The overall charm of the series is that there are small plot points that can be found which contributes to the larger narrative. But when director David Yates has other ideas, to see that he doesn’t continue from these story elements can get problematical.
About thirty minutes from each movie, from Philosopher’s Stone on, is part of the larger story–this narrative is the story of Voldemort’s resurrection to power. The rest of the time is the story of Harry Potter becoming a man.
Before watching Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part Two, viewers have to remember what happened in Part One. In Part Two, the first scene ominously opens with Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) claiming the most powerful wand in the Potter-verse–if that’s forgotten, well, it doesn’t take long to know why: the Elder Wand is the like of the Spear of Destiny. Those who possess it will rule the Earth. Voldemort wants to use it to rule over death.
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