The Boy Who Lived's time is almost up, and the Deathly Hallows might be the best in the already impressive series. Even better, the long stretches with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the woods (snoozefest in the book) are amazingly cinematic. Our heroes are free from Hogwarts and the world London is filled with muggles in danger! As Harry and Co. learn about the Deathly Hallows—whose origin is a superb example of animated storytelling—we realize that, at times, Part 1 does something truly magical: it becomes a film that surpasses the book.