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Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1

Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 is a 2010 fa asy film di ec ed by David Ya es f om a sc ee play by S eve Kloves.5 The film is he fi s of wo ci ema ic pa s based o he 2007 ovel Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows by J. K. Rowli g. I is he sequel o Ha y Po e a d he Half-Blood P i ce (2009) a d he seve h i s alme i he Ha y Po e film se ies.6

The film s a s Da iel Radcliffe as Ha y Po e , wi h Rupe G i a d Emma Wa so , espec ively, ep isi g oles as Ha y's bes f ie ds Ro Weasley a d He mio e G a ge . The s o y follows Ha y Po e , who has bee asked by Dumbledo e o fi d a d des oy Lo d Voldemo 's sec e o immo ali y – he Ho c uxes. Filmi g bega o 19 Feb ua y 2009 a d was comple ed o 12 Ju e 2010.7

I was eleased i 2D ci emas a d IMAX fo ma s i he U i ed Ki gdom a d i he U i ed S a es o 19 Novembe 2010, by Wa e B os. Pic u es.891011 The film eceived posi ive eviews wi h c i ics p aisi g he pe fo ma ces, ci ema og aphy, visual effec s a d musical sco e.1213141516

I he film's wo ldwide ope i g weeke d, Pa 1 g ossed $330 millio , he hi d-highes i he se ies, a d he highes ope i g of 2010, as well as he eigh h-highes of all ime.17 Wi h a wo ldwide g oss of $977 millio , Pa 1 became he hi d-highes -g ossi g film of 2010,18 a d he hi d-highes -g ossi g Ha y Po e film i e ms of wo ldwide o als.19 The film was omi a ed fo ma y awa ds, i cludi g he Academy Awa d fo Bes A Di ec io a d Bes Visual Effec s.

The film was followed by he co cludi g e y, Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 2 i 2011.

Plo edi

A Malfoy Ma o , Seve us S ape mee s wi h Lo d Voldemo a d his Dea h Ea e s. He epo s ha he O de of he Phoe ix will move Ha y Po e , o lo ge u de his mo he 's p o ec ive spell, o a safe loca io . Voldemo co fisca es Lucius Malfoy's wa d; his ow is powe less agai s Ha y because i a d Ha y's wa d a e b o he s by sha i g he same phoe ix fea he co e. Du i g he move, Ha y su vives Voldemo 's a ack, bu Mad-Eye Moody a d Hedwig a e killed.

Du i g p epa a io s fo Bill Weasley a d Fleu Delacou 's weddi g, he ew Mi is e fo Magic Rufus Sc imgeou a ives. He i fo ms Ha y, Ro , a d He mio e ha Albus Dumbledo e lef each a beques : Ro a Delumi a o , He mio e a copy of The Tales of Beedle he Ba d, a d Ha y he Golde S i ch he caugh i his fi s Quiddi ch ma ch. Dumbledo e also bequea hed he Swo d of G yffi do o Ha y, bu i has go e missi g.

News a ives du i g he weddi g ha he Mi is y has falle a d Sc imgeou is dead. Dea h Ea e s a ack, a d Ha y, Ro , a d He mio e escape o Numbe 12, G immauld Place. While he e, Ro ealises ha Si ius' b o he , Regulus Black, is he R.A.B. who s ole Salaza Sly he i 's locke f om Voldemo . Local hief Mu du gus Fle che la e sold i o Dolo es Umb idge. Ha y, Ro , a d He mio e i fil a e he Mi is y a d ecove he locke , bu hey a e chased by Dea h Ea e s i a chao ic exi . He mio e disappa a es hem o a fo es . Mea while, Ro is i ju ed. The io decides o s a hei jou ey o discove a d des oy all of Voldemo 's Ho c uxes, begi i g wi h he locke .

A emp s o des oy he locke fail. He mio e deduces ha G yffi do 's swo d ca des oy Ho c uxes because i is imp eg a ed wi h basilisk ve om. Ro , affec ed by he da k locke , is f us a ed wi h hei slow p og ess a d i a io ally jealous of Ha y a d He mio e. He a gues wi h Ha y he leaves. Whe Ha y ouches he S i ch o his lips, i eveals a c yp ic message: I ope a he close. He mio e o ices a s a ge symbol d aw i Beedle he Ba d ha is ide ical o o e Lu a Lovegood's fa he Xe ophilius wea s.

Ha y a d He mio e sea ch fo he swo d i God ic's Hollow a d e cou e he same s a ge symbol i a ceme e y. Elde ly his o ia Ba hilda Bagsho i vi es hem i he co age, whe e hey fi d a pho o of he you g ma i Ha y's d eam who s ole a wa d f om wa dmake G ego ovi ch. Ba hilda mo phs i o Voldemo 's s ake Nagi i a d a acks Ha y. He mio e disappa a es hem o safe y, bu he ebou di g spell accide ally des oys Ha y's wa d. He mio e ide ifies he ma i he pho o as da k wiza d Gelle G i delwald. Tha igh , a doe pa o us leads Ha y o a f oze po d whe e G yffi do 's swo d lies o he bo om. Ha y dives i o he f igid wa e , bu he locke a ou d his eck igh e s, s a gli g him. Ro appea s, e ieves he swo d, a d saves Ha y. They des oy he locke Ho c ux wi h he swo d. Ro explai s ha he Delumi a o led him o hei loca io .

Ha y, Ro , a d He mio e visi Xe ophilius Lovegood a d lea he symbol ep ese s he Dea hly Hallows. Ma y yea s befo e, h ee b o he s each eceived a p ize ha evades Dea h: he Resu ec io S o e, he Cloak of I visibili y, a d he Elde Wa d, he mos powe ful wa d k ow . Possessi g all h ee makes o e he Mas e of Dea h. Xe ophilius sec e ly summo s he Dea h Ea e s, hopi g o excha ge Ha y fo a kid apped Lu a. The h ee escape, bu S a che s cap u e hem. Du i g a visio , Ha y sees a elde ly G i delwald elli g Voldemo ha he Elde Wa d is bu ied wi h Dumbledo e.

A Malfoy Ma o , Bella ix Les a ge sees a S a che wi h G yffi do 's swo d ha she believed was i he G i go s vaul . Ha y a d Ro a e locked i o he cella , whe e hey e cou e Lu a, Olliva de , a d G iphook. Ups ai s, Bella ix o u es He mio e. Ha y begs fo help usi g a mi o sha d i which he believes he glimpsed Dumbledo e; Dobby appea s i espo se a d helps save eve yo e while Ha y g abs hei cap u ed wa ds f om D aco Malfoy. As hey disappa a e, Bella ix h ows a k ife, killi g Dobby. Ha y bu ies him ea Bill a d Fleu 's seaside co age, a O de safe house. Mea while, Voldemo e ieves he Elde Wa d f om Dumbledo e's omb.

Cas edi

The film also fea u es Bo ie W igh as Gi y Weasley, Ro 's sis e a d Ha y's love i e es ; Ma hew Lewis as Neville Lo gbo om, o e of Ha y's f ie ds; Eva a Ly ch as Lu a Lovegood; a o he o e of Ha y's f ie ds; Tom Fel o as D aco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy's so a d a Dea h Ea e ; a d Hele McC o y as Na cissa Malfoy, D aco's mo he a d Bella ix's sis e . Ma k Williams, James a d Olive Phelps, Domh all Gleeso a d Cléme ce Poésy appea as membe s of he Weasley family a d he O de of he Phoe ix A hu Weasley, wi s F ed a d Geo ge Weasley, Bill Weasley a d Fleu Delacou , espec ively. Na alia Te a, Geo ge Ha is a d A dy Li de appea as membe s of he O de of he Phoe ix Nymphado a To ks, Ki gsley Shacklebol a d Mu du gus Fle che , espec ively.20

O he cas membe s i clude Bill Nighy as Mi is e fo Magic Rufus Sc imgeou ; Rhys Ifa s as Lu a's ecce ic fa he Xe ophilius Lovegood; Hazel Douglas as Voldemo 's familia s ake Nagi i, who puppe ee s he co pse of Ba hilda Bagsho ; David Ryall as Albus Dumbledo e's old schoolf ie d Elphias Doge; F a ces de la Tou as head of Beauxba o s Madame Maxime; Guy He y as Pius Thick esse, a puppe Mi is e of Magic i s alled by Voldemo ; Pe e Mulla as Co ba Yaxley, a Dea h Ea e a he Mi is y of Magic; a d Ca oly Pickles as Cha i y Bu bage, he Muggle S udies eache a Hogwa s, o u ed a d killed by Voldemo .20

P oduc io edi

Pa 1 was filmed back- o-back wi h Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 2 f om 19 Feb ua y 2009 o 12 Ju e 2010.2122 Di ec o David Ya es, who sho he film alo gside di ec o of pho og aphy Edua do Se a, desc ibed Pa 1 as qui e eal; a oad movie ha 's almos like a vé i é docume a y.2324

O igi ally se fo a si gle hea ical elease, he idea o spli he book i o wo pa s was sugges ed by execu ive p oduce Lio el Wig am due o wha David Heyma called c ea ive impe a ive. Heyma i i ially espo ded ega ively o he idea, bu Wig am asked, No, David. How a e we goi g o do i ?. Af e e eadi g he book a d discussi g i wi h sc ee w i e S eve Kloves, he ag eed wi h he divisio .25

The p oduc io filmed a he Da fo d C ossi g fo he d ama ic chase whe e Ha y a d Hag id a e bei g ambushed by Dea h Ea e s.26

Se sedi

S ua C aig, se desig e fo all of he p evious Ha y Po e films, e u ed fo he fi al wo pa s. He said, We made a ve y diffe e ki d of film, which was sho a g ea deal o loca io . We avelled qui e fa , we buil se s, a d hey spe d a lo of ime i a fo es , he explai ed. We buil fo es se s a d i eg a ed hem i o he eal fo es s, so he e we e challe ges he e, as you migh imagi e.27 C aig was ul ima ely omi a ed fo a Academy Awa d fo his wo k o Pa 1.28

O he weddi g e fo Bill a d Fleu 's weddi g i Pa 1, C aig comme ed o his aim o a he ha make i a ex e sio of he house, which is a he ecce ic, homemade, we decided o make i a he elega . . . I 's li ed wi h silk a d beau iful, floa i g ca delab a. So i 's a ice co as wi h he house. Fo he Mi is y of Magic se , he o ed, This is a u de g ou d wo ld; his is a mi is y, so we we o he eal mi is ies, he Muggle mi is ies – Whi ehall, i Lo do – a d decided ha ou magical mi is y was ki d of a pa allel u ive se o hese eal mi is ies.29

C aig also comme ed o his desig of Malfoy Ma o , sayi g ha i is a ve y s o g a chi ec u al se . The ex e io is based o a Elizabe ha house he e i his cou y called Ha dwick Hall a d i has massive wi dows, a d hese wi dows a e ki d of bli ded ou . The shu e s a e d aw so hey a e like bli d wi dows a d hey have a eal ki d of p ese ce, a omi ous p ese ce, so ha gave us he basis fo a good ex e io . The e's a ex ao di a y magical oof ha 's added a d su ou ded by fo es which is ' he e i eali y, bu agai is o e of he devices o make i mo e h ea e i g a d mys e ious.29

Cos umesedi

The cos umes fo Pa 1 we e desig ed by Ja y Temime, who has bee he cos ume desig e o Ha y Po e p oduc io s si ce Ha y Po e a d he P iso e of Azkaba (2004).30 Temime was i volved i a co ove sy ega di g he wo k o Fleu Delacou 's weddi g d ess. She was accused of copyi g he desig f om a simila d ess f om Alexa de McQuee 's Fall 2008 collec io .31 Temime spoke abou he d ess, sayi g ha she wa ed i o be a wi ch weddi g d ess bu o a Hallowee d ess. The d ess is whi e bu i eeded o have some hi g fa as ic o i . So he e is he phoe ix mo if, he bi d, which is a symbol of love i a way because he e is ebi h, love eve dies, i is bo agai .30

Visual effec sedi

Af e wo ki g o eve y film si ce P iso e of Azkaba , Double Nega ive was asked o p ovide visual effec s fo he fi al i s alme s of he s o y, i Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa s 1 a d 2. Wo ki g closely wi h he film's VFX Supe viso , Tim Bu ke, he eam was led by VFX Supe viso , David Vicke y a d VFX P oduce Cha lo e Loughla e. The mai eam also i cluded 3D Supe viso , Rick Lea y a d 2D Supe viso , Sea  S a ks.ci a io eeded

Double Nega ive's wo k fo Pa 1 i cluded he co odi g Wa e B o he s logo a d ex e sive e vi o me ex e sio s of he Bu ows a d i s su ou ds. Addi io al e vi o me wo k was comple ed o Xe ophilius Lovegood's home, ex e di g i i 3D a d culmi a i g i he Dea h Ea e s' a ack. Double Nega ive also adva ced he Dea h Ea e s' smoke effec s, wi h he i oduc io of he 'flayed ma ' s age i be wee hei smokey, fluid, flyi g s a e a d hei live-ac io p ese ce upo la di g. O he wo k i cluded he Pa o us cha m ha i e up s he weddi g pa y o i fo m he gues s ha Voldemo has ake ove he Mi is y of Magic.32

The visual-effec s compa y F ames o e p oduced mos of he c ea u e CGI, as i p evious films, as well as he a ima ed Tale of he Th ee B o he s seque ce, which was di ec ed a d desig ed by Be Hibo .33

Musicedi

Compose Nicholas Hoope , who sco ed O de of he Phoe ix a d Half-Blood P i ce, did o e u fo Dea hly Hallows. I s ead, Alexa d e Despla was hi ed o compose he sco e fo Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1.34 The film also fea u ed he so g O Child e by Nick Cave a d he Bad Seeds.35

Ma ke i gedi

The fi s official pic u e f om he fi s film was eleased o 1 Decembe 2009, showi g Ha y, Ro a d He mio e i a Lo do s ee . A clip was officially eleased o 8 Decembe 2009 wi h he elease of Ha y Po e a d he Half-Blood P i ce o Blu- ay a d DVD.36 A he 2010 ShoWes co ve io , Ala F. Ho p emie ed u fi ished foo age f om bo h films.37 The 2010 MTV Movie Awa ds p emie ed mo e foo age f om Dea hly Hallows.38 Followi g his was he elease of he official ease pos e , which shows he elease da e of bo h Pa 1 a d Pa 2 a d a des oyed Hogwa s cas le.39 ABC Family b oadcas i e views a d addi io al sce es f om bo h pa s du i g hei Ha y Po e weeke d, which bega o 8 July 2010.40 A wo-mi u e aile fo he film was eleased wo ldwide o 22 Sep embe 2010.41

O 29 Sep embe 2010, h ee cha ac e pos e s fo Pa 1 of Ha y, Ro , a d He mio e we e eleased by Yahoo! Movies.42 The followi g day, a Pa 1 ci ema pos e was eleased fea u i g he io o he u i a fo es . The hea ical pos e has he agli e Nowhe e is safe, a d a o he ve sio wi h o c edi s has he agli e The e d begi s.43 Va ious o he cha ac e pos e s fo Pa 1 we e eleased o 6 Oc obe 2010, fea u i g Ha y, Ro , He mio e, Lo d Voldemo , Bella ix Les a ge, Seve us S ape a d Fe i G eyback.44 O 12 Oc obe , fou ew cha ac e pos e s we e eleased.45 The pos e s a e se o he heme of T us o o e a d The hu begi s.

O 15 Oc obe 2010, icke s bega selli g o Fa da go fo he US elease of Pa 1, a d o 19 Oc obe , a 50-seco d clip fea u i g eve -befo e-see foo age was ai ed a he 2010 Sc eam Awa ds. O 16 Oc obe , he seco d TV spo was eleased o Ca oo Ne wo k du i g a p emie e of Scooby-Doo! Cu se of he Lake Mo s e .46 O 25 Oc obe 2010, Yahoo! Movies eleased a exclusive fea u e e of he film.47 O 30 Oc obe 2010, E e ai me Weekly eleased wo ew fea u e es i led Ho c uxes a d The S o y, fea u i g a la ge amou of eve -befo e-see foo age. O he same day, he Wa e B os. Ha y Po e websi e was upda ed o eveal welve mi ia u e clips f om he film.48

O 3 Novembe 2010, he Los A geles Times eleased a ex e ded clip of Ha y leavi g he Bu ow o fi d he Ho c uxes, i led No O e Else Is Goi g o Die fo Me.49be e  sou ce  eeded O 4 Novembe , a ew clip was eleased f om he Ha y Po e Facebook page, i led The Seve Po e s.50 Two mo e clips we e eleased ove he ex wo days, i cludi g a sce e depic i g a café a ack51 a d a o he aki g place i Malfoy Ma o .52

Releaseedi

Thea icaledi

O 26 Augus 2010, di ec o David Ya es, p oduce s David Heyma a d David Ba o , a d wi h Wa e B os. p eside Ala F. Ho a e ded a es sc ee i g fo Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 i Chicago.5354 The u fi ished film gai ed ave eviews f om es sc ee e s, some of whom labelled i amazi g a d da k a d he mos pe fec Ha y Po e film. O he s exp essed ha he film fai hfully adap ed he ovel, which led o a i he i a ce of he book's ow p oblems.55

Wa e B os. Pic u es was o igi ally goi g o elease Pa 1 of Dea hly Hallows i 2D a d 3D fo ma s. O 8 Oc obe 2010, i was a ou ced ha pla s fo a 3D ve sio of Pa 1 had bee sc apped. Wa e B os. Pic u es has made he decisio o elease Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 i 2D, i bo h co ve io al a d IMAX ci emas because we will o have a comple ed 3D ve sio of he film wi hi ou elease da e wi dow. Despi e eve yo e's bes effo s, we we e u able o co ve he film i i s e i e y a d mee he highes s a da ds of quali y. Pa 1 of Dea hly Hallows was eleased o Blu- ay 3D as a Bes Buy Exclusive. Pa 2 was s ill eleased i 2D, 3D, a d IMAX fo ma s.56

The wo ld p emie e fo Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 was held i Leices e Squa e i Lo do o 11 Novembe 2010, wi h fa s f om ac oss he wo ld u i g up – some of whom had camped fo days i he squa e. This was followed by he Belgia p emie e o 12 Novembe a d he US p emie e i New Yo k Ci y o 15 Novembe .57

Jus 48 hou s p io o he official No h Ame ica lau ch of Pa 1, he fi s 36 mi u es of he film we e leaked o he i e e .58 Eve befo e he leak, he film was al eady he fif h-bigges ge e a o of adva ce icke sales i his o y, af e selli g ou 1,000 ci emas ac oss he U i ed S a es.59 Despi e widely ci cula i g umou s ha he leaked foo age was a ma ke i g ploy o ge e a e hype fo he movie elease da e, o sc ee e discs had bee c ea ed by Wa e B os., a d execu ives called i a se ious b each of copy igh viola io a d hef of Wa e B os. p ope y.60

I Aus alia, he film had i s p emie e o 13 Novembe a Wa e B os. Movie Wo ld, loca ed o he Gold Coas , Quee sla d. Th ee hu d ed people a e ded he viewi g, which was he seco d official showi g i he wo ld, behi d he UK p emie e. The film p emie ed i Kuwai o 16 Novembe . I Is ael, Es o ia, a d New Zeala d, he film was eleased o 18 Novembe .

Home mediaedi

Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 was eleased o a si gle a d double disc DVD a d 3-disc Blu- ay combo pack o 11 Ap il 2011 i he UK a d o 15 Ap il 2011 i he US.61 O 28 Ja ua y 2011, i was a ou ced by Emma Wa so o he Ha y Po e UK Facebook page ha he page's fa s will ge o vo e fo hei p efe ed cove fo he Pa 1 Blu- ay. The cove wi h he mos vo es will be he cove fo he disc. Vo i g s a ed ha same day.62 The DVD a d Blu- ay i clude eigh dele ed sce es, wi h he Blu- ay Combo Pack co ai i g a ope i g sce e f om Pa 2 fea u i g Ha y a d Olliva de discussi g he Dea hly Hallows.6364 Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 pe fo med well i DVD sales, selli g 7,237,437 DVD u i s a d addi g $86,932,256 o he g oss eve ue of he film,65 b i gi g he o al o $1,043,331,967.

Recep io edi

Box officeedi

Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 g ossed $24 millio i No h Ame ica du i g i s mid igh showi g, bea i g he eco d fo he highes mid igh g oss of he se ies, p eviously held by Half Blood P i ce, a $22.2 millio .66 The film also had he hi d-highes mid igh g oss of all ime, behi d The Twiligh Saga: Eclipse a d The Twiligh Saga: New Moo , which g ossed $30 millio a d $26.3 millio , espec ively.67 The film b oke he eco d fo he highes mid igh g oss i IMAX, wi h $1.4 millio i box office sales, su passi g Eclipse, which g ossed $1 millio .68 All of hese eco ds we e la e opped i 2011 by he film's sequel, Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 2.69

I No h Ame ica, he film g ossed $61.7 millio o i s ope i g day, ma ki g he six h highes si gle day g oss eve a he ime.70 I became he highes ope i g day fo a Ha y Po e film i he se ies, a eco d p eviously held by Half-Blood P i ce wi h $58.2 millio ,71 u il i was b oke by Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 2 wi h $92.1 millio .72 The film g ossed a o al of $125 millio i i s ope i g weeke d, ma ki g he la ges ope i g fo he f a chise, p eviously held by Goble of Fi e70 a d la e opped by i s sequel Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 2. I also was he seco d bigges Novembe ope i g eve a he ime, behi d The Twiligh Saga: New Moo 's $142.8 millio ,73 he i h bigges weeke d ope i g fo a film of all ime a he No h Ame ica box office,74 a d he seco d bigges ope i g weeke d fo a 2010 film i he U i ed S a es a d Ca ada behi d I o Ma 2's $128.1 millio .75 The film s ayed a he op of he box office fo wo weeks, g ossi g $75 millio ove he five-day Tha ksgivi g weeke d, b i gi g i s o al o $219.1 millio .76

I he U i ed Ki gdom, I ela d, a d Mal a, he film b oke eco ds fo he highes F iday g oss (£5.9 millio ), Sa u day g oss (£6.6 millio ), a d Su day g oss (£5.7 millio ). Addi io ally, he film se he la ges si gle day g oss (£6.6 millio ) a d he la ges ope i g h ee-day g oss (£18,319,721), a eco d p eviously held by Qua um of Solace, which g ossed £15.4 millio .77 As of 13 Feb ua y 2011upda e, Pa 1 has g ossed £52,404,464 ($86,020,929),78 becomi g he seco d highes -g ossi g 2010 elease i he cou y, behi d Toy S o y 3 (£73,405,113).79

Ou side No h Ame ica, he film g ossed a es ima ed $205 millio i i s ope i g weeke d, becomi g he six h highes of all ime, he highes fo a 2010 elease, a d he seco d highes fo a Ha y Po e movie, behi d o ly Half-Blood P i ce.80 Globally, he film g ossed $330 millio i i s ope i g weeke d, a ki g seve h o he all- ime cha .81

I was he highes g ossi g 2010 film i I do esia ($6,149,448), Si gapo e ($4,546,240), Thaila d ($4,933,136), Belgium a d Luxembou g ($8,944,329), F a ce a d he Magh eb egio ($51,104,397), Ge ma y ($61,430,098), he Ne he la ds ($13,790,585), No way ($7,144,020), Swede ($11,209,387), a d Aus alia ($41,350,865).82 I o al ove seas ea i gs, i su passed Philosophe 's S o e ($657.2 millio ) o become he highes g ossi g Ha y Po e film ove seas.83

Pa 1 e ded i s u wi h $296.4 millio i he U i ed S a es a d Ca ada, maki g i he fif h-highes -g ossi g film of 2010 i hese egio s,84 a d $680.7 millio f om o he cou ies a ou d he wo ld, fo a wo ldwide o al of $977.1 millio ,5 maki g i he hi d highes -g ossi g film of 2010 wo ldwide behi d Toy S o y 3 a d Alice i Wo de la d,85 as well as he hi d highes g ossi g Ha y Po e film i he se ies behi d The Dea hly Hallows – Pa 2 a d The Philosophe 's S o e.86

C i ical espo seedi

Ro e Toma oes gives he film a app oval a i g of 77% based o 288 eviews, wi h a ave age a i g of 7.110. The si e's c i ics co se sus eads, I ca ' help bu feel like he p elude i is, bu Dea hly Hallows: Pa I is a beau ifully filmed, emo io ally sa isfyi g pe ul ima e i s allme fo he Ha y Po e se ies.87 O Me ac i ic, he film has a weigh ed ave age sco e of 65 ou of 100, based o 42 c i ics, i dica i g ge e ally favou able eviews.88 Audie ces su veyed by Ci emaSco e gave he film a ave age g ade of A o a A o F scale.89

The UK's Daily Teleg aph also gave he film a posi ive eview, ema ki g, Fo he mos pa he ac io omps alo g, spu ed by some imp essive special effec s, addi g, I 's jus sligh ly disappoi i g ha , wi h he mome um havi g bee es ablished so effec ively, we ow have o wai u il ex yea o e joy he es of he ide.90 Roge Ebe awa ded he fi s pa h ee ou of fou s a s, p aisi g he cas a d calli g i a ha dsome a d some imes ha owi g film . . . comple ely u i elligible fo a yo e comi g o he se ies fo he fi s ime.91 Sco Bowles of USA Today called i , Me aci g a d medi a ive, Hallows is a guably he bes i s alme of he pla ed eigh -film f a chise, hough audie ces who have ' kep up wi h p evious chap e s will be hopelessly los ,92 while Lisa Schwa zbaum of E e ai me Weekly likewise p aised he film as he mos ci ema ically ewa di g chap e ye .93 I a eview fo he O la do Se i el, Roge Moo e p oclaimed Pa I as Al e a ely fu y a d ouchi g, i 's he bes film i he se ies, a Empi e S ikes Back fo hese wiza ds a d hei wiza di g wo ld. A d hose effec s? They' e so special you do ' o ice hem.94 Rami Se oodeh of Newsweek gave a ega ive eview, w i i g, They've ake o e of he mos e cha i g se ies i co empo a y fic io a d sucked ou all he magic . . . while Rowli g's s o ies a e e dlessly i ve ive, Po e o sc ee jus gives you a headache.95

Kei h Uhlich of Time Ou New Yo k amed Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 he seve h-bes film of 2010, calli g i a ela i gly dow bea blockbus e .96

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Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 was omi a ed fo Bes A Di ec io a d Bes Visual Effec s a he 83 d Academy Awa ds.97 I is he seco d film i he Ha y Po e film se ies o be omi a ed fo a Visual Effec s Osca ( he p evious o e bei g Ha y Po e a d he P iso e of Azkaba ). The film was lo g-lis ed fo eigh diffe e ca ego ies, i cludi g Bes Ci ema og aphy, P oduc io Desig , a d O igi al Sco e, a he 64 h BAFTA awa ds, a d ul ima ely was omi a ed fo Bes Special Visual Effec s a d Make-up.98

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Ha y Po e a d he Dea hly Hallows – Pa 1 was followed by The Dea hly Hallows – Pa 2, he co clusio of he Ha y Po e film se ies. I s s o y co cludes Po e 's ques o fi d a d des oy Voldemo 's Ho c uxes i o de o s op him o ce a d fo all.123 The Dea hly Hallows – Pa 2 was a fi a cial success,124 becomi g he highes -g ossi g film of 2011 a d he f a chise,125126 a d was ge e ally well- eceived by c i ics.124