The first five "Harry Potter" movies all have one significant thing in common. Regardless of the plot, the ending is conclusive. Obviously, it's clear the big picture is not yet complete, but this one, this particular installment in the huge franchise is nicely "wrapped up". Discoveries may have been made, tragedies may have shaken our heroes' world, but for now, it is over, and they're all happy and at peace. As are we, the viewers. Then "The Half-Blood Prince" arrived and something was different. The ending was different. This time, regardless of how big the events depicted in the movie were, the ending was a strong way to make you immediately want more. This time, if you didn't read the books, you still knew exactly what our heroes were going to be up to in the following film, and that film arrived.

The seventh one opens with a short but strong sequence of introductory events which all basically tell you one important thing. There's a storm coming. Then, several discoveries can be made. Some movies rely too much on big and loud things to make sure you are entertained, and the result can be a problem. A movie with too much "action" can easily bore and even make you feel tired. Look no further than some of the "Transformers" movies from Michael Bay. Such movies lack air and they suffocate under their own weight. But "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1" is the opposite. It is slow. It wants to appear as realistic and serious as possible and gets carried away in that regard, and can bore you because of how little is happening in the plot. There are big and exciting episodes, of course, but the overall impression is far from exciting. The plot is unbalanced, and the movie ends with bait that immediately makes you want to see what happens next. Also, the movie underuses Bill Nighy and Brandan Gleeson. That is not a positive thing to say, considering the significance of the characters they portray in the movie.

Speaking of the characters, the main heroes are three teenagers, two boys and one girl. They are the main characters throughout the entire saga, obviously, but this time, more emphasis seems to be given to one disturbing element. That element is the fact that the girl, Hermione, is more capable than both the boys, Harry and Ron. They are superior to her physically, which is only natural for a male human being. But it is clear they wouldn't have survived the movie without her intelligence. It even has to be said by one of them. Ron says to Harry they are not going to last two days without her. He later tells her she's best with spells, Harry later compliments her on her brilliant intelligence. Obviously, one can be wrong to suspect something here. But the target audience of these movies is kids. And the kids are basically taught that boys are dumb and all they can is use their physical bodily superiority, and the girls are so much better. And if that isn't enough, Hermione and Ron are dating, and Hermione reveals in the movie that she is always mad at Ron. She is always mad at Ron but they keep dating. That is not normal at all, that is a serious problem, and it should be dealt with, a family should not be created by two individuals that cannot have peace together. But the movie makes it look normal.

A very promising opening followed by a stretched out and unbalanced plot and ended with a scene that basically baits the next movie. Was this satisfying? Yes, it was. The actors were great, the music was impressive. Was it good? One is free to rightfully doubt and question that. The cinematography could have been better, the computer generated snake was clearly computer generated, and the plot could have been put together and paced in a better way.