Yes, watched it. Awesome. Fabulous. Everything I imagined it would be and even more. My heart still feels heavy. Unlike Part 1, the 2nd part's journey from start till the final battle was fast-paced and amazing. It's so wonderful the watch the book comes to life. My personal thought - the last 2 movies tried to follow the book quite closely compared to the other movies.
My favourite? When McGonagall casted the spell to get the statues to protect the castle. And when the Order together casted spells and created the protective dome. I think that moment showed the true spirit of belonging and I was so sure everyone watching felt like they too are casting spells to protect "our" beloved school.
I, however, found the part when Harry delved into Snape's memory - when Dumbledore repeated twice why Harry must die a bit too much. Yes, I read the book twice to really understand why he must die and who took whose wand and which wand is loyal to which person and when one wand got snatched by another person, but telling twice, slowly, was like trying to make those who didn't read the book understand the plot.
The part when Fred died was not really shown - except that he has already died and surrounded by his family. Very good move I think. Because it can be a traumatic scene especially for kids. When I read the book the first time, I actually stopped reading for a few minutes to put myself together - Fred died??? Aliyah would have felt devastated if the scene existed. Fred died in the midst of making a joke (as he always does) with Percy, whom they have just reunited after years. He still had that laughter in his eyes when he fell. That was really sad.
I open at the close... Now that it has ended, it really felt so sad. I must say this made me admire JK Rowling even more - such brilliant story.
Aliyah loved it!
My favourite? When McGonagall casted the spell to get the statues to protect the castle. And when the Order together casted spells and created the protective dome. I think that moment showed the true spirit of belonging and I was so sure everyone watching felt like they too are casting spells to protect "our" beloved school.
I, however, found the part when Harry delved into Snape's memory - when Dumbledore repeated twice why Harry must die a bit too much. Yes, I read the book twice to really understand why he must die and who took whose wand and which wand is loyal to which person and when one wand got snatched by another person, but telling twice, slowly, was like trying to make those who didn't read the book understand the plot.
The part when Fred died was not really shown - except that he has already died and surrounded by his family. Very good move I think. Because it can be a traumatic scene especially for kids. When I read the book the first time, I actually stopped reading for a few minutes to put myself together - Fred died??? Aliyah would have felt devastated if the scene existed. Fred died in the midst of making a joke (as he always does) with Percy, whom they have just reunited after years. He still had that laughter in his eyes when he fell. That was really sad.
I open at the close... Now that it has ended, it really felt so sad. I must say this made me admire JK Rowling even more - such brilliant story.
Aliyah loved it!
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