Spoiler Alert: I have seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part one, and if you do not want to know anything about the film, do not continue reading.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part one of the seventh chapter in the series, hits theaters this Friday, Nov. 19, and should definitely be at the top of your list of movies to see.

This crucial finale to the infamous Harry Potter saga picks up where the sixth segment left off. Harry is mourning the passing of Dumbledore while trying to find certain items called Horcruxes. Lord Voldemort left these items behind, and Harry has to find them and destroy them. He travels with Ron and Hermione in search of these horcruxes. They end up at the mansion of Lucious and Draco Malfoy and battle with them and the other Death Eaters for their lives. Throughout the film, Ron and Hermione’s relationship goes through its ups and downs and becomes one of the major conflicts of the movie. Ron really proves to be an independent character, which is unlike his well-known personality.

My favorite part of the film would have to be when Harry and Hermione travel, on Christmas Eve, to the town Harry was born in. They are searching for one of the horcruxes, the sword used in “The Chamber of Secrets,” and Harry stumbles upon his parents’ grave. This part of the movie was my favorite because of the emotion in the scene. Two of the coolest scenes in this movie include the battle at the Malfoy’s house, and when Ron, Harry and Hermione take Polyjuice Potion to change their identities in order to enter the Ministry of Magic headquarters. The audience gets to see what kinds of things the workers do in this uniquely portrayed building.

In part one, there were many differences that I noticed that set the seventh film apart from the others. One difference was that there was a large amount of humor incorporated into the movie. I am not used to Harry Potter movies making me laugh until my abdomen hurt, but this one did. On the other hand, however, the directors focused heavily on these funny moments, and it kind of distracts from the points being made in the scenes.

The director, David Yates, does a fantastic job of making the movie very diverse. It is suspenseful, comedic, and heart-wrenching, and follows along closely, but not exactly to the novel. The Harry Potter novels, written by J.K. Rowling, are full of details, many of which are left out in the seventh movie. I expected this to happen, because if they were to incorporate every single detail written, into the movie, I wouldn’t be able to leave the theater until my 30th birthday.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part one of the seventh movie finale, is definitely worth your time. The question everyone’s been asking is when the movie will be splitting in half. The movie splits shortly after the burial of the beloved elf, Dobby in chapter 24 or so, and that is where part two will begin. I’d give it a four and a half out of five star rating. If you have two and a half hours of free time, go check out the epic beginning of the end of the Harry Potter saga.

By Elizabeth Diggs