The Avengers: Endgame of the Potterverse, is the pay-off for a whole film’s worth of buildup and largely consists of the famous “Battle of Hogwarts”. Deathly Hallows part 2Īs a finale to the entire mainline series (of course, we have Fantastic Beasts now too), Deathly Hallows Part 2 manages to stick the landing and provide a suitable end to a decades worth of movies. It’s great as well to see a larger focus on Malfoy, a character who at other times in the series has felt like a spare part, while Alan Rickman’s Snape is his usual superb self. Ron and Hermione feel a lot more fleshed out than in the earlier films too, even if Ginny is a pretty dull character throughout. The rest of the story is by no means not top-tier Potter but it does blend high drama with the awkwardness of teenage romance pretty well. And as much as we’ve hated Draco for years, in this movie we begin to sympathize with him for the first time.This movie is largely remembered for one spoilerific moment that has gone down in cinema history and made a million children cry. (Let’s be honest, Rickman is the real MVP of this franchise). Though we later learn Snape’s true intentions, Alan Rickman plays his secrecy well, yielding one of his finest performances in the series. Some of the film’s best scenes are ones that explore the machinations of Voldemort’s following, and the threats and terror that define his allegiances. Snape making the Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa Malfoy and Draco’s near-mental breakdown in the school bathroom are some of my favorites for how well they show the emotional toll Voldemort’s villainy has taken on his followers. Dumbledore’s Army, Harry rejecting Voldemort’s control with his memories), but the sixth installment looks at the flip side of that: Unity through fear and coercion. In many ways The Half-Blood Prince is the darker companion to The Order of the Phoenix. The fifth movie focused on the idea of unity through friendship and love (i.e.
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