Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The hug was funnier. It was so hilariously awkward.

I love both of those, as much as they took away the drama. It's hilarious for Voldy to have a villainous laugh-track.

That too. You could practically smell Draco pissing his pants.

edited 8th Aug '11 12:55:40 PM by Firebert

It wasn't just awkward, it was really creepy somehow. Voldy is the last person I would ever want to hug.

edited 8th Aug '11 12:51:19 PM by Liisiko

Drakyndra mentioned last page that Kloves likes Hermione and writes her to the expense of other characters. My question is, is this really Kloves' fault? Like, are there any interviews where he says Hermione is his favorite character or anything? Our Scapegoat Creator page says it's actually not his fault, and that many of his early drafts are closer to the books than the final product.

Truthfully, I always thought that the emphasis on Hermione was because Emma Watson had the widest acting range of the three child actors when they were younger.

Likewise, Rupert Grint could do gormless best, so Ron became more gormless, and Daniel Radcliffe eventually developed a nice line in 'everyman in a tough situation'.

edited 14th Aug '11 2:45:07 PM by Bluesqueak

Wait Draco hugged Voldy? Ew.

(And look at the picture on that page.)

You know, Molly killing Bellatrix just doesn't have the same impact as in the book, because Molly's barely in this movie. Someone who's seen this movie only could easily be forgiven for thinking that matchup happened entirely at random. If I was directing this movie and if Molly had to have that little screentime, I would at least seriously consider giving Molly's CMOA to Neville and Neville's to Ron and Hermione.

Neville icing Bellatrix would have been dramatic given their history, but I prefer the idea of a teenage boy killing a giant snake than a woman. As for Ron and Hermione, I did feel they got their moments throughout the film.

I think the Voldy hug was meant to be that awkward. I mean this is a villain who's meant to be totally alien to warmth and friendship, trying to convince the holdouts that he'll welcome any deserters as comrades.

It wasn't meant to be the most hilarious moment in the whole series, though.

As oppossed to what I thought WAS(a line from the book's epilogue that got cut).

So i saw this, having only seen the first two HP movies and DH part `1. //

Loved it

Uhhhh.....did you read the books?

What line are you referring to, Xiphon? It's been a while since I read it.

When Harry reassures the kid about being slytherine, Ron goes "But if you make friends with a malfoy, we're disowning you." Or something of the sort.

So, apparently, Ciaran Hinds has confirmed that a scene in which Aberforth explains Albus' past in full was filmed, but cut. Here's hoping it's on the DVD!

So, I watched this movie for a third time and I noticed Lavender twitches. Kind of douchey of the Trio to just leave her lying there with a throat wound, then.

Also, they apparently shot a scene where Nigel, aka Not!Colin dies, but like the Aberforth scene it was cut.

I saw this two-part film, and I have to say something that book readers may find blasphemous: the movie is 10 times better than the book was! Why? Well, let's see.

1. That whole Values Dissonance thing with Griphook, goblins and humans was cut out, and they showed Griphook dead at Voldemort's feet. Some may disagree with me on this, but I totally wanted that backstabber Griphook to receive his comeuppance, and he did, with a Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves death!

2. The Battle of Hogwarts was actually shown in much more detail than it was in the book.

3. Destroying the Horcruxes actually had an effect on Voldemort. That might seem like Fridge Logic at first considering that Voldy wasn't supposed to feel the destruction of his Horcruxes. However, it can also qualify as Fridge Brilliance, because he had 7 of them, and while the first few being destroyed were no big deal to him, the last few would indicate that he is losing more of the remnants of his soul. It would also explain his Villain Decay and his increasingly Ax-Crazy behaviour, because he evidently lost so much of his black, withered soul that he killed a minion just because he addressed him.

4. The Malfoys pulling a Screw This, I'm Outta Here was a good move. I thought the parents running through the castle trying to get Draco and then just awkwardly hanging around in the castle at the end of the book was unsatisfactory. At least the movie handled the Malfoys much better in comparison.

5. Okay, I'll admit that the battle between Molly and Bellatrix seemed to be handled a little oddly. Especially because Molly apparently just blows Bellatrix to pieces rather than giving her a fatal heart attack. Maybe the director thought blowing Bellatrix to pieces was more family friendly than Bellatrix getting a magic-assisted heart attack. Still, the "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!" line makes it all worthwhile.

6. The Slytherins being thrown into the dungeon after they threatened to turn Potter in was just perfect.

7. The scene where Harry tells Ron and Hermione that he was going to Voldemort and about the snake Nagini was well done. I just never understood why Harry in the book would rather instruct Neville than instruct his best friends.

8. The scenes with Harry battling Voldemort and Ron, Hermione, and Neville fighting Nagini were so perfect. I felt that those scenes were unsatisfactory in the book. At the movie made them feel climatic.

9. Professor McGonagall was protrayed as Badass in the film. Unlike the book, where she came off as indecisive and rather pathetic.

10. Harry handled the Elder Wand problem so perfectly by just snapping it in two and throwing the pieces off the bridge. Let's be honest: the whole revealing in front of everybody that he is the master of the Elder Wand, and then intending to die a natural death so that wand's power would vanish in the book just made me think of the trope Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?. That, and how would Harry know that he would die of natural causes anyway? The movie handled that issue so much better than the book did.

All in all, I would say that this movie is better than this book!

edited 4th Oct '11 10:33:54 AM by TiggersAreGreat

I only disagree on the Slytherin point, if only because I'm still bitter at the portrayal of Slytherin as a whole. "They" didn't threaten to turn him in. The whole damn hall was silent, until one girl threatened to. The rest just stood there, looking at her like "What?"

I agree,but that's not saying much at all when considering the writing is comparable to the first Twilight book. Its as if Rowling knew it would be a movie and simply wrote a screenplay,instead of something genuinely engaging. In fact all the books after Book 5 feel like that. The movie was disproportinately better than the book,becuase you just can't do a long camping trip in a book.

Also breaking the Elder Wand was brilliant

And I preferred the Bellatrix battle on this one

But they made Pettigrew a Karma Houdini,and just brought the axed Dobby back to die,when only Chris Columbus actually gave a hoot about Dobby I didn't like the final battle with Harry and Voldemort as much though,becuase it didn't have the epic Kirk Summation and Voldemort just went into dust instead of falling over. Really though,that was the dumbest part of it all.

I really have to commend Rupert Grint and Alan Rickman though.

Lolwut? A script? Comparable to the first Twilight book? Have you even read both of those books?

Also, I not only dissagree with the slytherin thing... The Elder Wand's final scene was idiotic, given that Harry didn't repair his original fucking wand.

Also, the Kirk Summation? Feels anticlimatic when that is all the freaking battle.

Sounds like you should read more before you post random nonsense. Deathly Hallows doesn't feel like a script just because of a few action scenes, and the Half Blood Prince is the least movie friendly book, since it is a very personal year, with far less interesting situations, or an epic climax.

Finally, he told Neville to kill the snake because he didn't have the heart to tell his friends Neville didn't know that Harry was walking to his death. The whole scene in the movie feels awkward, and you can smell the Hermione fanboyinsm in that scene. Seriously, Harry is hugging Hermione, while Ron just stands there.

All in all, read the book again.

I've read the entire Twilight saga and I just read Deathly Hallows very recently,I suggest youread it again before you start lecturing others.

Firstly the Kirk Summation easily doubles as a means as to make Voldemort get even more Ax-Crazy,and it easily beats the dumb No Yay crap atop the tower

And as for Harry hugging Hermione and calling it shipping? When will it end? What Platonic Life-Partners can't hug each other now? Sheesh. You'd rather Ron and Hermione have no idea what just happened and just have him appear dead?Brilliant idea. I like the Official Couple over Harrmione myself,but this is far better handled than in the book. It's meant to symbolise how much the friendship really means to Harry.

And then the Elder Wand,I'll give you that he should have repaired his own wand but it's not Headscratcher worthy at all considering he has Draco's wand and it sides with him now. Yes its a dickish move for him not to give it back to Draco,but not a moment of idiocy at all. Besides,its better he destroys it,then return to a place where someone can steal it and cause the cycle to begin again.

And what isn't a prolonged camping trip in the forest,which can only be conveyed in the movie were unnecessary flashbacks that didn't really progress the plot or explain anything [Mostly directing this at Regulus Black,though I felt all the Dumbledore stuff not exposited by Aberforth was useless]. Not to mention that useless Lupin abandons Tonks moment which also kills off good space.

I also agree with Half-Blood Prince being the least friendly,but it too felt like a screenplay. Only it seemed like one for a thriller and centering the movie more on Harry's paranoia and the potions book's origins would've been perfect. Instead it was turned into a Chick Flick,with a last minute shift of genre in the cave and tower.

And when I say Twilight and Deathly Hallows both wait a few hundred pages to have any plot I mean it,not to mention the use of "Tell,Don't Show" a lot of the time. And for the record this is only compared to the first book, the other 3 books don't ever try to do anything much.

So once again,I suggest youread it again before you retort such as you say "nonsense".

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Agreed.

Albus and James Potter II. Is there a good Word of God description of them? I just found this.

" Later, Harry and Ginny have three children. The youngest not just the third Potter male after his father and brother, he's also the only child with black hair, and the only black-haired Potter who doesn't need glasses."

Not true. Their youngest child is a girl. In addition, neither of their sons has had their Canon hair colors confirmed, and neither of them have been confirmed to have black hair, or not to need glasses. (Although neither need them wear glasses in the films, neither have black hair either.)

In short, while Word of God hasn't confirmed Harry's sons need glasses or have black hair, she hasn't confirmed otherwise. All we know is Albus resembles his father (the only real thing thing being explictly stated is that he has Lily's eyes)