The teaser posters did not lie when they said “It All 401K.”
However, even if the final film were 130-minutes of mindless wand-slinging, I still would have to face the ending of an era when the screen faded to black.
It took ten years and 2 billion dollars to get to this point. And to say the filmmakers met my expectations is far too much of an understatement. “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” was the perfect ending to a series I grew up with. Better yet, the perfect ending to a series my generation grew up with.
Ultimately, the Harry Potter series could be boiled to a battle between good and evil, but the final film proved that there is much more to this dilution.
In the end, Harry was left with all that was more important to him. However, as viewers, we were only left with the bittersweet feeling of goodbye.