152 Harry Potter

(I've just seen the last Harry Potter movie and am going to talk about it. So to anyone who wants to see it please keep away from the post not to ruin your entertainment.)

At their reunion the old Dumbledore told Harry that "Words are a source of magic. It would hurt but also can cure."


Words are magic. That's it. There were only words in a book by J.K.R. before this 10-years of exciting creation and world-class marketing success. What else is magical other than this?


But the movie achieves an honor of an overwhelming finale not only with the original magic of storytelling. If I were a kid I would admire the dragon or a thunderbolt-like spell fighting (it would have been more realistic if invisible.)  But this is no more a children's summer movie. Here's the strange calmness. Strange because it describes the fantasy in a way very similar to a documentary film (even with "snake-language" or "guardian of bronze statue").


Calmness, silence and almost a serene state of mind rule the film. It's the eye to witness the ending of 10-years enthusiasm. It has the glimpse of the deep origin of European culture and history. Deepest ever. I dare to say its feeling is not unlike an opera.


But basically this is an adventure of a boy with two best friends. Compared to the classic, mythical adventure in Starwars--- father and son, brother and sister, master and apprentice in a long time ago---it is more complicated and modern. Honestly I couldn't fully understand why Harry conquared his evil enemy and survived. It never be the simple theory of "Hero wins."  Its magic should be modern--- as this was supposed to happen in 1990s England!


Perhapse the most worthy to see is the actors. The cast has lived their 10 years with the series. The sense of finale is real because this is truely a finale for their long time achievement.