A little background first. My brother and I are crazy about the Harry Potter series. We would line up outside Walden to buy the book on the first day itself and then tussle over who gets to read the book first. The fight would always end with both of us reading the book together.
Since we were so passionate about the story, any deviation from it in the movies would disappoint us. For instance, in the third movie, the director simply cut out the part where Sirius and Remus recount their days with James. I liked that part. It explains how good a friend they were. The Goblet of Fire was made unnecessarily menacing by adding special effects the storyline could do without.
But this time around, with the decision taken to split up the story into two parts, the director had enough time to stick to Rowlings’ story line. There are little deviations and the pace of the movie matches the pace of the book. The script touches all the important points as I remember – getting Harry to the Burrow, their leaving after the wedding, Ron deserting his friends, visit to Godrics Hollow, the return of Ron, visit to Luna Lovegood’s dad, Harry wrestling away the wand from Draco and finally Dobby’s death.
The only missing part was Dumbledores’ story. Perhaps that will be covered in the second movie. I am already looking to watching the last of the series. It should be awesome!
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