My Thoughts on Trailer Two

My apologies for not immediately posting my thoughts on the EPIC second trailer for Part 1, which debuted late last month. Epic, of course, doesn't even begin to describe how great the trailer is. There was a lot of new footage in this version and a whole bunch of stuff we've seen before. I'm pretty sure this is the last trailer we will get before the film hits theaters, so I'm glad they gave us a long one.

What were your favorite parts? Some highlights that I loved were:

Bill and Fleur's Wedding - We've heard this is just a quick scene in the film, but I'm glad that the trailer included the most important part of the scene. The sequence starts at 1:07, where the party is gathered in a tent, but it hits a chilling high point when Kingsley's Patronus lands in the center of the tent and whispers, "They're coming, they're coming." The Death Eaters' attack marks the steady spiral downward of Harry and his friends' luck. It's sure to be one of our favorite moments in the film.

Magic Is Might statue - There are plenty of overt comparisons in Deathly Hallows of Voldemort and his Death Eaters to Hitler and his Nazis, but none more visually obvious than the Ministry of Magic's "Magic Is Might" statue, which can be seen at 0:46. (In the books, the statue is described as wizards and witches standing on a platform held up by Muggles). The comparison is furthered by a red sash that all the Snatchers and Ministry officials wear on their arms with the Ministry logo. Thank you, Yates, for going there.

The Seven Potters - It's hilarious to watch Daniel Radcliffe act out seven different versions of himself at 1:04. This is going to be one of the comedic high points of a very dark film.

Voldemort kills Grindelwald - We don't actually see him deal the killing blow, but we can see a flash of Voldemort going after Grindelwald at 1:37 in his quest to find the Elder Wand.

Harry finds Godric Gryffindor's sword - Once again, it's only a brief flash, but at 1:54 you can see Harry diving below a pool of icy water, shirtless, to grasp Gryffindor's sword lying at the bottom. Now if only we could have seen the Patronus that had brought him to that point...