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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One

I went to see the new installment of the Harry Potter series. For the final book, they decided (rightfully so) to split the book in half and have two separate movies. Ultimately, I think it was a good decision, even if it made the first one insanely boring in parts. Overall, I really liked the movie, but it was definitely not for children. The violence was not for kids, and neither were the themes nor the general plotline. But I suppose if you were 12 or so when the first film came out, it would be appropriate for you because you would have grown up with the story and it wouldn’t be inappropriate. There were definitely some kids in the theatre that I thought shouldn’t be seeing the film, most definitely. I think that Emma Watson (Hermione) has grown up nicely and she is a fairly decent actress. That is really saying something because she was the worst actress in the first few films. Rupert Grint (Ron) was always good from the first film on, and now he has grown up kind of weird looking