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Harry Potter and his friends need to defeat Voldemort. They are on the run, on their own, trying to locate horcruxes to destroy them and take him down. They spend many days not knowing what they're doing, many days feeling lonely, and many days feeling hopeless. This first part of the final chapter in the Harry Potter series shows us just how serious things have become, and the gravity of the situation is balanced well with some sweet scenes between key characters.

The more I think about this movie, the more I like it. In fact, I think it may be in my top ten of the year. I may look back and laugh at that statement one day, but for now, it's how I feel. I just listened to the audio books of the entire Harry Potter series in the past couple of months, and when I went to see the movie, despite the differences, it just captures the real character development and themes of the books perfectly.

There's a dancing scene between Harry and Hermione that just might be my favorite scene from the movies this year (and it doesn't hurt that it's set to a Nick Cave song!). Loved it.