Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, a 2011 fantasy film, was directed by David Yates with a script by Steve Kloves. It serves as the second half of the adaptation of J. K. Rowling’s 2007 novel and marks the eighth and final movie in the Harry Potter series. The story picks up with Harry continuing his mission to locate and eliminate Lord Voldemort’s Horcruxes, aiming to defeat him permanently. The film features an ensemble cast including Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, along with Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis, and Julie Walters. Principal filming started on 19 February 2009 and wrapped on 12 June 2010, with additional reshoots in December 2010. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures in both the UK and US on 15 July 2011, this is the only Harry Potter film presented in 3D. Critics hailed it as a satisfying end to the series, praising its visual effects, performances, action sequences, direction, musical score, and cinematography. It earned over $1.3 billion worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film at the time and the top earner in the Harry Potter franchise. The National Board of Review listed it among the top ten films of 2011. It received three nominations at the 84th Academy Awards and many other accolades. After burying Dobby, Harry asks goblin Griphook for help breaking into Bellatrix Lestrange’s Gringotts vault, suspecting a Horcrux is there. Griphook agrees in exchange for the Sword of Gryffindor. Wandmaker Ollivander reveals that two wands from Malfoy Manor belonged to Bellatrix and Draco Malfoy, and notes Draco’s wand has switched allegiance to Harry. Inside the vault, they find Helga Hufflepuff’s cup, a Horcrux, but Griphook takes the sword and leaves them. Trapped, they free a dragon guardian and escape on its back. Harry has a vision of Voldemort enraged at the theft and realizes a Horcrux linked to Rowena Ravenclaw is hidden at Hogwarts. The trio apparates to Hogsmeade, where Albus Dumbledore’s brother Aberforth helps them, revealing he sent Dobby to Malfoy Manor. He shows them a secret passage to Hogwarts’ Room of Requirement, and Neville Longbottom leads them inside.