If you haven't read the books, you'll find yourself lost during many of the scenes. Still, 'The Deathly Hallows: Part 1' does have a fault that many of the other movies have suffered from. Watching thems shuffle around the Ministry is simply hilarious. They sip down some more Polyjuice Potion and sneak into the Ministry disguised as three adult employees. They infiltrate the Ministry of Magic in a pulse-pounding scene that's one of the best 'Harry Potter' moments ever, and it doesn't even star the big three. He's joined by Ron and Hermione as they search for the items that hold bits of the Dark Lord's soul. Harry has tasked himself with finding the remaining Horcruxes so he can destroy them and rid the world of Voldemort once and for all. Sure, there are a lot of quick cuts, but it's still easy to see what's going on. Director David Yates know his way around an action scene. Pulses of energy blast from wands as a wizarding dogfight takes place above London. As Harry and his friends, who now look like him, fly through the air, the Death Eaters intercept them. Whatever action was missing from 'Half-Blood Prince' is well represented here. It's light and humorous, but it's also the first time the 'Harry Potter' films have made it feel like Harry and the people around him were actually in immediate danger. The sequence where Harry's friends drink Polyjuice Potion in order to turn into replicated Harry's is one of my favorite scenes of the entire series, and it really sets the tone for this seventh movie. Voldemort is closing in on Harry's whereabouts, but Harry's colleagues are willing to help him try and escape. Harry and his friends are now facing the very real threat of being killed by the Dark Lord. That's exactly what the movie was missing, and that's exactly what 'The Deathly Hallows: Part 1' makes up for. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the sixth movie did indeed leave out a lot of the action that took place in the book. Too much soap opera stuff going on with the young Hogwarts students trying to find love in all the wrong places. The movie felt anti-climatic and bogged down with too much teenage, wizarding angst. I enjoyed ' Half-Blood Prince' when it came out, but it always seemed like it was missing something. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1'
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