"Why do you live?" "Because I have something worth living for!"
The first full glimpse of the final two parts of the Harry Potter franchise (namely Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2) were unveiled earlier this morning via an internet stream. The trailer can be seen in front of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in cinemas from July 3rd (UK) and reportedly in front of another Warner Bros. film, Christopher Nolan's Inception released on July 16th.
There have been two short previews to date for the films of the Deathly Hallows. The first of which appeared on the blu ray edition of the Half Blood Prince film released in December 2009. We got a brief glimpse of the filming, lots of running in a forest, and Ollivander trying to explain away the myth of the deathly hallows. It was exciting to see just a short glimpse of what to expect and to see producer David Heyman and director David Yates so enthusiastic for bringing the final parts of the saga to audiences. Secondly there was a short preview shown at the MTV Movie Awards last month in America which included some short shots that are seen in the full trailer. We saw the pale Gringotts dragon, Voldemort waiting in the forest for Harry, and Ron arguing with Harry telling him that he has no family so he has nothing to lose. That was amazing footage but nothing compared to what has now been released.
The trailer opens withe a death eater telling Voldemort that there is no sign of Harry as Voldemort waits impatiently in the forest. A dishevelled Voldemort and death eaters then turn to see Harry approaching them. Voldemort proclaims: "Harry Potter, the boy who lived, come to die!"
Harry closes his eyes as Voldemort raises his wand beginning the spell 'Avada Kedavra', the killing curse, and we are then treated with shots from the rest of the films in quick succession.
In the picture above, knowing they have to get into Gringotts to find one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, Harry, Griphook the goblin and a polyjuiced Hermione (to look like Bellatrix) and polyjuiced Ron (to look like a foreign wizard called Dragomir Desplad) make their way along the cart inside Gringotts before they encounter the dragon.
The dragon soars from Gringotts bank, spreading its wings.
From the seven potters sequence, Harry and Hagrid use Sirius' old motorbike to escort Harry from the Dursleys to the safety of the burrow at the beginning of the film whilst being pursued by Voldemort and his death eaters.
In the destroyed Hogwarts ramparts, Ron shields Hermione from an oncoming spell.
Good versus evil as the battle takes on gigantic proportions.
Ralph Fiennes playing an angered Voldemort to perfection in the final battle.
Voldemort's snake, Nagini, wraps itself around Harry in Bathilda Bagshot's house in Godric's Hollow. One of the very creepy moments of the book. One slight doubt is that the bedroom looks way too modern for the home of an elderly person.
Harry and Ginny embrace in the final battle. Hopefully this isn't going to look cliched and awkward in the final film as it does a bit in this image.
The trio look up at the devastation to Hogwarts inflicted by the death eaters.
Voldemort and Harry duel in the destroyed Hogwarts courtyard; an extension of the sequence written by Rowling in the final book.
A chilling moment from near the end of the trailer - Voldemort grabs Harry by the chin and asks "Why do you live?" for Harry to respond "Because I have something worth living for!"That pretty much sums up the new Harry Potter trailer. A plethora of new moments from the film, and an insightful look at how the many action sequences from the final book will be transferred to the screen. Now go and see the trailer on You Tube and make sure it's in HD. Even if you're not the biggest Potter fan you won't deny that this is the most epic trailer in years - probably since the Lord of the Rings trilogy. With a heavy heart, we must nearly say goodbye to Harry Potter after a decade on the screen.
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