Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • July 27, 2011 ‘Harry Potter’ (continued from Entertainment page) multiply themselves into an ever-heightening mountain with Harry trying to maintain his footing as he tries to balance himself on thousands of undulating goblets. Another features an albino dragon on which Harry and friends hitch a ride as the dragon first climbs the side of a mountain and then breaks through a glass dome and soars majestically over the lakes and valleys below. There is also a beautifully staged scene that takes place in Gringotts Bank, where two rows of conservatively dressed goblins methodically and silently conduct serious business as all hell breaks loose, turning the massive room into total chaos, with goblin accountants scurrying hither and yon, masonry crashing down around them, and the three main characters racing for their lives. Fortunately, director Yates allows viewers to savor the quiet imagery of the workers toiling in focused silence before breaking the mood abruptly. The contrast is both funny and unexpected. Radcliffe’s Harry is very much the young man, more adult than child. With Hogwarts under attack from Voldemort and his dark army, Harry recognizes a one-on-one confrontation is inevitable, and faces up to his destiny. He reasons carefully, selflessly, fearing an end to the world he has known at Hogwarts, the professors he respects, and the students he regards as family. Harry fits the definition of literary hero. He must overcome overwhelming odds to save many. Think Robin Hood, Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins. Harry has matured both physically and emotionally since 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and Radcliffe manages to show in his expressive face the inner turmoil and self-doubts that plague Harry. If his acting were not exceptional, the film would not possess a human connection. Fiennes makes an excellent movie villain. His Voldemort is powerful, dangerous, unrelenting, and dedicated to the destruction of Harry Potter. With his snakelike makeup and unsettling voice, he immediately conveys a creature who revels in his own evil. Alan Rickman is back as Severus Snape, complete with his unctuous, drawn-out line readings. Snape features significantly in “Deathly Hallows, Part 2,” as he has become headmaster and transformed Hogwarts into a microcosmic fascist state, requiring students to march somberly in lockstep. Rickman has the kind of screen presence reminiscent of Christopher Lee. A close-up can speak volumes about what his character is thinking and plotting. He immerses himself in Snape, and viewers are never sure of the true allegiance of this enigmatic character. Because the book is divided into two films, viewers initially may be adrift as they attempt to recall plot points, characters, relationships, and the significance of certain objects from the earlier movies. The avid Potter fan will have no difficulty knowing what is going on and who’s who. Rated PG-13, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” is a fitting, satisfactory conclusion to the story of Harry, his friends, Hogwarts, its roster of quirky characters, and the fantastical world that has entertained movie audiences for a decade.