Things that bothered you about the final film

[Heelz2315]

Newbie here...

Several things irked me alot.

A-Not exploring anything about the Dumbledore Family
B-Hardly any mention of the Hallows
C-King's cross being changed some and shortened (I thought)
D-The Prince's Tale being shortened (alot was left out between Lilly/Snape growing up)

I can live with most of that however far and away the biggest thing that bothered me was the way Voldemort died. He just tured to ash and flew apart! I mean, really? What was up w.that?

Why was that changed......that bordered on ruining the entire ending for me. Why did they change it? Anyone know why that was changed?

[Myrmedus]

On the topic of noone witnessing Voldemort's death I have to agree actually, it would've been SO easy to make it happen. Let's say they wanted the duel to happen in the courtyard rather than in the Great Hall, that's absolutely fine: they could've made the rest of the two forces fight there instead of in the Hall and when Harry and Voldemort come tumbling down everyone could've stopped to look around at what it was, seen Harry and Voldemort and watched like in the book. Very very easy to keep that in the movie while changing the location of the duel.

The one positive thing of Voldemort's death is Fiennes' expressions though, was really good acting on his part without a word said.

And on Kings' Cross I definitely think the scene could and should have been longer. The pace of the film had been so ferocious up to that point that a longer scene would've been fine, people wouldn't have become bored (which I reckon was probably the director and screenwriters' main worry) and I think that the movies actually needed some additional dialogue here compared to the book, not less, due to how little was explained in OotP and HBP. I don't mind the lack of the explanation about Harry and Voldemort's blood-tie keeping him alive - I think the movie hinted that essentially Voldemort's soul fragment acted as a barrier - but it should've gone into depth over the Hallows, over Dumbledore and the prophecy. I went with my Mum to watch it and she still didn't know why Voldemort was so desperate to kill Harry.

Haha, I also love the way so many people have been using the word "irk", as if they're unconsciously remembering what Voldemort says to Harry at the end of OotP.

[Carne]

1. The nice buildup to the battle, but then it just fell completely flat. We got like 2 minutes of actual chaos, while the rest was just the trio and Neville. Where was all the other duels? Where was Hagrid throwing Death Eaters? Why was so much cut?

Someone mentioned Fred and George nodding at Percy in some video, could I have a link to that?

[salazarssister]

I must say I am very satisfied with the final film and although there were little things and sub-plots missing the film captured the story and plot of the book well along with the emotions - I have never felt so happy, sad, excited, scared, disgusted ("baby" voldemort) and satisfied with a movie in my life! However...

The Dumbledore story should have been in the movie more because I felt as if anyone who hadn't read the books would have left the cinema feeling as if Dumbledore was actually quite a cruel character which he wasn't.

The Princes Tale was done beautifully but it didn't capture some of the important points from the novel. There was nothing (or very little) to show that Snape and Lily were actually friends. And nothing which showed that Lily and James didn't actually get on initially.

I loved the Kings Cross scene, however I felt as if it missed out a lot of information which we were provided with in the novel such as the information about Voldemort having Harry's blood and Lily sacrifice etc.

That was really all that bothered me.

[LilyEvans13060]

I didn't like the "Voldy knows when his Horcruxes die" thing. Also didn't like the "Harry can hear the Horcruxes when he gets near them" but could kind of live with that one. But Voldemort feeling/knowing/getting weaker when they were destroyed seemed like a big canon-breaker to me. And besides, who wants a battle at the climax of a huge series of movies where the hero is fighting a villian who is a fraction of his strongest self? The book version (Jo is brilliant) of this plotline kept Harry from fighting a seriously weakened Voldemort at the end.

Yes. I was very annoyed that Voldemort was in pain every time a Horcrux was destroyed. In HP reality, he couldn't feel the destruction of his Horcruxes because his soul was already so maimed. This is a conversation between Dumbledore and Harry.

And Harry being able to talk to the Horcruxes to find their location, again takes away from Harry as a leader and a hero. He instead just becomes a lucky kid. I understand why they did it, especially because of the flop over the Potions book in HBP, but still... it takes away from Harry's character.

[Myrmedus]

Originally Posted by LilyEvans13060

Yes. I was very annoyed that Voldemort was in pain every time a Horcrux was destroyed. In HP reality, he couldn't feel the destruction of his Horcruxes because his soul was already so maimed. This is a conversation between Dumbledore and Harry.

I think it's fine actually because it's inconsistent in the book. There's no symptoms for Voldemort when his horcruxes are destroyed yet he collapses when he destroys the horcrux in Harry. What?

And Harry being able to talk to the Horcruxes to find their location, again takes away from Harry as a leader and a hero. He instead just becomes a lucky kid. I understand why they did it, especially because of the flop over the Potions book in HBP, but still... it takes away from Harry's character.

While I understand your point I also think this added a positive to the movie aswell: it made the connection feel even more important - not only did it allow Harry to see into Voldemort's mind but allowed him to track the horcruxes.

[Bucc]

Originally Posted by decarus

The film was so disjointed that it barely made any sense to me and i have read the book many times. People kept just appearing places. Hagrid in the forest. Luna in the room of requirements. Percy in the great hall. Also they failed in explaining what was happen in most scenes and what they were trying to do.

Well, based on your great works and the many discussions, we did conclude that it was going to be a frantic, hyperkinetic movie. Perfect for the summer crowd.

Many thing that should have been left out were (blood, DD's story) and what they did include would go by in flash. To many moviegoers, DH1 dragged but that wasn't going to be acceptable this time around.

[Albus7Potter]

Yes The Movie Was Absolutly Brilliant But There Were Parts That Kinda Like Killed It ...

1 Begining Was Rushed .. They Wanted The Whole Film To Focus On The Battle ... They Rushed Throu The Gringotts Break In

2.Hogsmade Was Like *** , No Dementors No Death Eaters Summoning The Cloak

3. Snape -McGonagal Battle Was Rushed ... No Flitwick ..

4. To Much Comedy Breaks ... Like It Didnt Show The Tension Of The Last Battle

5.When Neville Killed Nagini ... Voldemort Was Suppoesed To See .. Like *** ...

6.Voldemort -Draco Hug Like *** I Was Smh ...

7. They Didnt Show Voldemort Dueling Kingsley,McGonagal,Slughorn..

8. Bellatrix Didnt Fight Ginny,Luna and Hermione ,, Molly Killed Her To Quickly ..

9. Nobody Saw Voldemort And Harry Going At It I Mean 8 Films Leading To That And Nobody Saw It I Was Like *** ..

[NumberEight]

Originally Posted by Arya_

Overall I really enjoyed this film, but there were little things that bothered me.

1: James in Snape's memories having a red hair and no glasses.
2: the Death Eaters group laughing was so forced
3: the Dumbledore/ Alberforth / Ariana story not being fully explored.
4: the aftermath of Voldemort's demise the scene sort of fizzled out. I think this would've been better handled if everyone had witnessed Harry defeat Voldemort once and for all and celebrated!
5: the quickness of Harry discovering Remus and Tonks body on the ground.

FINALLY

7: Harry destroying the Elder Wand without even repairing his own!

1 is unimportant to the story and 3 would be a waste of screen time to delve into as none of it was explored in detail in Part 1. As for 4, the way it's handled fits the film series better because they share that connection alone, and this is shown quite a bit in the series, especially in Yates' stuff. I really don't know why 5 bothers you.

[phoenix88]

Originally Posted by Your_Holeyness

There's a brief shot on the TV ad of someone riding a broom during the battle and calling people to fly with him. I didn't know who it was, but it could very well have been Wood. That scene wasn't in the film.

I would have loved for them to include that. I was looking for that too. Honestly I thought the scenes in the preview were the best ones and kind of spoiled the battle for me because I expected there to be even more than what was in the trailers.

Originally Posted by Bucc

Well, based on your great works and the many discussions, we did conclude that it was going to be a frantic, hyperkinetic movie. Perfect for the summer crowd.

Many thing that should have been left out were (blood, DD's story) and what they did include would go by in flash. To many moviegoers, DH1 dragged but that wasn't going to be acceptable this time around.

I know many non book fans complained about the slow pace pf pt 1 but that was honestly the most satisfying Yates film for me because it gave amp,e time for character development and exposition. I just felt with pt 2 was all over the place. I think you are right though. They were probably trying to appeal to the non book fans this time around but still giving the book fans a bone here and there just so we wouldn't feel too shortchanged.

Originally Posted by Carne

1. The nice buildup to the battle, but then it just fell completely flat. We got like 2 minutes of actual chaos, while the rest was just the trio and Neville. Where was all the other duels? Where was Hagrid throwing Death Eaters? Why was so much cut?

Someone mentioned Fred and George nodding at Percy in some video, could I have a link to that?

I have no idea why they cut so much out. Great buildup but in agree, the battle itself was lacking from what was decried in the book which makes no sense because would have been sic a great cinematic opportunity.

[xhanax315]

The only two major things that come to mind, is Harry destroying the Elder wand and flinging it off the cliff. The other was how Voldemort and Bellatrix dissipated into thin air. All the others were minor things thay can be over looked. There should've been more on Dumbledore's family, but alas, it is what it is.

[NumberEight]

I think Harry destroying the Elder Wand has more finality; how will it be repaired so it can be used?

[Potion]

I loved the movie, although I didn't like the following:

- I didn't like the fact that Voldemort died in the courtyard without anyone watching.
- The fact that people blocked the killing curse everywhere just disturbed me.
- That the younger Snape, who was supposed to be around 11 in The Prince's Tale looked older than Harry does in Prisoner of Azkaban. (I understand that it gets better if they do look older, though)
- Why didn't Severus turn into a bat instead of the common black smoke, which any Death Eater can turn into?
- The whole Epilogue was pretty comical, I didn't expect much, but still.
- Voldemort's twitchy laugh and his awkward hug right after Harry is supposed to be dead. It made a lot of people laugh, it was as though they tried to make a dramatic moment cheerful.

[lupinfan882]

Originally Posted by PotterSpell

Not mentioning Tonks was pregnant: what was the point of Moody interrupting her in the first movie? How did Harry even know they had a baby? Did the baby even need to be mentioned?

Exactly. How did Harry even find out about Teddy?

[notquitesquib]

I agree, the book duel was MUCH better than movie.

I was bothered mainly by Ron and Hermione allowing Harry to go to the Forest alone. This, I felt was opposite the persistent: 'Harry were going with you' theme.

Also the movie didn't give viewers the perception Snape, was in the end, trying to help Harry. In the book he repeatedly asked Voldemort permission to 'find the boy', which would have allowed Snape to convey Dumbledore's message which Harry eventually receives in the Pensieve.

Those were my main 2 dislikes, but I did enjoy the movie more than any since maybe...PoA. (my fav)

[PotterSpell]

In my opinion Deathly Hallows: Part 1 was the most faithful book to movie adaptation since the first 3 films. But I felt for Part 2 Yates wanted to change it around to make it more movie-like since it was the final film. While some things worked (I liked them using the boathouse for Snape's death, the courtyard duel was a good change) most just bothered me. And I think as one poster pointed out, pretty much every scene not focusing on the trio was already spoiled in trailers, TV spots, previews, and whatnot. But what bothers me most is that this was the shortest Potter film. They could've easily added in our most pointed out omissions and the movie would've worked.

Does Part 2 work as a movie?
Extremely well and very entertaining.
But as a book to film adaptation?
I'd say no, it was sort of a mess.

Yates did a fantastic job with this film, but I think if it were more faithful to the book people still would've liked it and it would've satisfied the book readers a lot more.

[Fishielicious]

Originally Posted by NumberEight

I think Harry destroying the Elder Wand has more finality; how will it be repaired so it can be used?

Yeah, I have to agree with you on that one. Obviously it's not how it happened in the book, but in the movie, what better way to express Harry's absolute lack of power-lust?

Also, everyone seems to be kind of upset that everything wasn't done more publicly (i.e, Harry vs. Voldemort, Neville vs. Nagini). This is something that I didn't even think about watching the movies, and a complaint I don't understand very well. If the complaint is that Neville won't get the recognition he deserves, well, I think it's quite obvious to everyone already that Neville has changed quite a bit into a much stronger person, and people will know that he did that, whether they saw it themselves or not. I agree it's less neatly packaged to have these important moments happen in a less public arena than they did in the books, but I feel like in the movie, that might have seemed almost intolerably contrived (if, admittedly, cathartic). I didn't have a problem with how they did it on the whole (there were some bizarre choices made, but I won't go into that).

[DA93]

Just a few things bothered me after watching it two times:

- Neville is in love with Luna. Okay... It's not the worst thing, but it wasn't in the book so i see no reason to put it in the movie.

- Bellatrix exploding. Why? I can understand why Voldemort's body is broken, but why they made Bellatrix explode, i will never understand.

- The final battle. Its just better in the book, but i won't complain to much about how they did this.

- Kind of anoying that nobody's mentioning that they're in the Room of Requirement when they arrive Hogwarts. I can imagine thet people who havn't read the book could be confused.

But i really love the movie though

[PotterGurl08]

I'm not sure how I feel about Neville/Luna.

We know it's not canon simply because JKR has said so. But in the books, there is no clear indication of who Neville or Luna end up with. I remember after reading the books, for whatever reason, I did naturally pair the two of them up post-DH, until JKR said otherwise.
I think there's just something in the book that creates that feeling, and I can't quite put my finger on why.

The movies I think did allude to it in OOTP. I remember Neville running forward to grab Luna's hand after Ginny tore the place down with her "reducto" curse.

[Slartibartfast]

Originally Posted by Willz

NO Percy
NO Wood.

These 2 really annoyed me, Wood was in the trailers and Percy..did the actor even get cast for this film?!

Percy was present. He appears out of literally no where though. He doesnt even say anything from what i could gather but he is certainly there. Wood? Nah he wasnt there.

Originally Posted by Potion

I loved the movie, although I didn't like the following:


- Why didn't Severus turn into a bat instead of the common black smoke, which any Death Eater can turn into?

Wut. Why should Snape turn into a bat? That certainly would have made no sense. Hes not an animagus.

- The inclusion of the ruined part of Voldemort's soul, at King's Cross. I loathe the disturbing image of the 'flayed baby' in the book, and I thought its inclusion in the film was unnecessary - it was gross.

lol! I actually liked the fact they included that. I think i would have been a bit upset had they not. Yes i agree its massively disturbing but im glad it was there.