Characterization

Characterization Theme

The character I chose to talk about is Harry Potter from the movies based on JK Rowling’s extremely popular book series. in this case he is trying to achieve his goal of killed the Lord Voldemort in the final installment of the series called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2. Throughout the entire series, Harry (played by Daniel Radcliff) is characterized as a adventurous, intelligent, courageous, and benevolent character that takes it upon himself to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort who killed his parents and friends in the past movies and books. In this particular scene from the movie, Harry and Voldemort go at it in one of the final scenes and this is the crucial battle that determines who will win after all those years of fighting. The physical description of Harry is interesting in this shot. His body is positioned so he can use his magic and try to outdo and overpower the Dark Lord. This offensive body language adds to the depth of the picture and shows us that he is vulnerable in this position but is using all his strength to win. His raggedy clothes are a representation of his difficult journey and what he has gone through to be at this pivotal moment in his life. The only obstacle in this scene is Voldemort and his army which is opposed by Harry’s army which is composed mainly of students and teachers attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the end, Harry wins this battle. He has much help from everyone that cares about him and in this particular scene, he out powers the Lord and uses all of his strength and does whatever it takes to achieve his goal in elimination evil from both this magical realm and the real world.