I am an avid Harry Potter fan to say the least. I am eagerly awaiting the last movie, which I will be seeing at midnight tomorrow night. But I also have some fears regarding the last movie. I’ve always been one to separate the books from the movies, and therefore have less criticism of said movies than let’s say, the diehard fans of the books. I am afraid however that this movie might stray a little to far from the last book, and it being the last movie, that won’t do. I’ve been watching interviews and sneakpeaks, TV Specials and late night appearances, all for a glimpse at what to expect of the last movie. Now as the night is almost upon me for when all those clips will be placed in a way in which they make some sense, I’m afraid of being let down.
The truth of the matter is, when Harry Potter first became big, I boycotted it. It was like the movie “Titanic” with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. I wasn’t into the hype, it was a huge turnoff. Then one day, my sister, who swore I would like the movies, forced me to watch the first one on VHS. I was riveted. The next day I went to see the second one in the movie theatre, and went from there to a bookstore to buy the first 4 books, the only ones released at that point. I remember laughing at Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire while sitting in the Mexico City airport, awaiting my flight home from Central America. Rowling had captured my imagination. I went on to write fan fiction of the series, though to this day, no one but myself has read it.
So what to do now? I suppose just wait out the next 26 hours and hope that I won’t be sitting behind a great tall fellow as I did at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. I will run my errands tomorrow and try not to think about it too much, lest I grow too impatient. I have no doubt I will write a review of the movie, at least my kind of movie review which resembles nothing like a real movie critics’.
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