Tonight I am going to see the final Harry Potter film, The Deathly Hallows (Part 2). For those of you who don't follow me on twitter or tumblr, I am more than a little bit excited about this. Since the first film was released in 2001, I have gone to see them all with my younger cousin, who was 7 when we saw Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, and is now 17, so I have grown up with these films and this story, not only since the films were released when I was 11, but also from the moment I read the first book at the age of 7. 

For many children, they found a love of reading and parents were amazed that they'd found a book their children actually wanted to read (this was the case for my brother, but he only stuck with it till the Prisoner of Azkaban) I however have always been a geek and fell in love with the story straight away. 

I always forget that these books are from my childhood because they've always been there, but now I'm 21, myself and other fans feel we have grown up with Harry, Ron and Hermione. 

I have to say I was always more excited for the release of the latest book rather than the latest film, they didn't blow me away and capture the emotions, images and story-telling as well as J K Rowling did in the books, I especially found this with the Prisoner of Azkaban, this was always one of my favourite books, but there was so much to cram into a 2 hour film, it was rushed, important scenes were left out and the epic story just wasn't reflected on screen. 

This is why the decision to make the Deathly Hallows a two-parter was such a good decision. I saw the Deathly Hallows, part one, with someone who hadn't read the books, and found part one to be, long-winded, dull and not enough "blood and gore". I didn't go to the cinema with right person, they hadn't read the books and clearly don't expect much, by the way of story telling, from the films they choose to see. Part one was always going to divide people, the story of Harry's final fight with Voldemort needed to be told the way it was intended, nothing could afford to be left out and the emotions the characters experience couldn't be glossed over, otherwise Part 2 isn't going to be as brilliant as (I hope) it will be. Part one, was a bridge between the 6th and 7th book, laying down the foundations for the final battle, it was never going to be a Harry Potter film full of action and final resolve, those who read the books understood it was leading to the end and in my opinion David Yates directed the film perfectly. 

I cannot wait to see the final Harry Potter film, I imagine there will be a lot of tears, all I can say is thank god David Yates took over the Directors chair for Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix because Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is going to be awesome.