The story of Deathly Hallows Part 1 continues from where it left off from Half Blood Prince. Dark Lord and his associates have taken over the ministry and began tormenting and prosecuting the Muggles in the Wizarding community. After Dumbledore's death, Harry, Hermione and Ron are on their own and have to find the Horcruxes while on the run and destroy them to bring down the Dark Lord.The Harry Potter series has come down a long way from the heavily toddlerized Philosopher's Stone. The boys have become men and the girls have turned into nice women. I must say that this is the most complete movie in the series. Unlike the others, the movie doesn't take a hurried approach and gives ample time for the story to unfold. This had been possible only due to the division of the story into a 2 part movie. I wish the same approach was taken for some of the other movies in the series. The story though drags a bit where Harry and Hermione continue their search in the absence of Ron, but this attributes to the same dragging sequence in the book. The Part 1 concludes well and doesn't look like an incomplete movie. Kudos to director David Yates and the screenplay writer Steve Kloves for this.
The acting by the three leads has really improved this time around. The casual pace of the movie gives them enough time to express, thus bringing out the character in more detail. Bill Nighy is a welcome addition to the cast but sadly has a very short screen time. Alexandre Desplat takes reins and delivers an excellent soundtrack that completely elevates the dark mood of the movie.
The animation sequence, telling the story of the Three Brothers is done very imaginatively. I wish to see a full length feature film made in that style of animation.
Special effects have always been of great quality in the Potter movies and they have improved with each installment. Kreacher's character especially looks extremely real and you totally forget it to be a CG created creature. The same cannot be said for the character of Dobby, though it is much more refined than in The Chambers. There are several other great effects which you may not notice as you get completely engrossed in the story.
"Part 1" comes Highly Recommended and is a great appetizer for the main course and the desert of "Part 2" which is being served in July 2011.
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