'Breaking Dawn' and 'Harry Potter' two of the most newsworthy movies of 2011
(Read article summary)'Breaking Dawn' and 'Harry Potter' were two of the movies that got people talking in 2011.
In the last News Bites of the year, it would be remiss of me not to talk about some of the most newsworthy films of the year – or, at least, films that, in my opinion, deserve a mention.
This has been a year of film farewells, and no one did it better than one of the most loved movie franchises of all time. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II was the perfect ending to this series. It had action. It had drama. It had romance. In short, it was epic. The acting was fantastic, and the moviemakers did wonderful job of bringing J.K. Rowling’s books to life. I will be the first to admit that I’m a latecomer to this series. But this is the film of the series that sealed my love for it. And if you can watch the last five minute without smiling, then I think we need to have a talk.
Another beloved film franchise, The Twilight Saga, began its final run with Breaking Dawn Part 1. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of this series but even I’ve been stunned at the money it’s earned in just a few short weeks of release. I’ll put it this way – every single opening night screening was sold out at all of my local theaters. That’s a whole lot of Team Edward/Team Jacob love right there.
