The book that lives – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II

After all these years, we the Potterers have come to the end of this great journey; the final movie in the Harry Potter series. If we, the dedicated Potter fans thought that the movie would do justice to the last part of the book, then we were highly disappointed. By itself, the movie was brilliant; the pace was just right, they had put in all the essential information without boring the viewer, and the visual effects were enthralling. Unfortunately, adaptations cannot stand alone. They need the book and the readers for judgement and the last part failed at this.

This might look like I am nitpicking, but hey I am a true blue Harry Potter fan and I can’t help make comparisons.

Changes that were good:

1) Harry’s torments when Horcruxes are destroyed. Nice touch.

2) Snape crying over Lily’s body. Touching.

3) Hogwarts protected by the good side’s spells. Beautiful and breathtaking.

4) The final dome formed from Harry and Voldemort’s spells.

Changes that were definitely a no-no:

1) RON HERMIONE KISS!! How could they do this to us?? After 4 years of waiting to see it on-screen, it was an utter disappointment.

2) Molly Weasley’s duel with Bella. Molly is furious guys. Fred has already been killed and Bella was about to kill Ginny. Molly is in a rage not cowering like a weakling, unsure of her spells.

3) Voldemort and Harry DO NOT DUEL!! Harry cannot even think of dueling with Voldy. He is just not that skilled. And Harry has the Elder Wand, which means that any duel would automatically result in an outright victory for Harry.

4) After 19 years, people grow old! Harry, and Ginny looked like kids playing with their parents’ dresses!

5) RON! What is wrong with the makers? Harry, Ron and Hermione are the Golden TRIO, not the Duo and Ron! Do you people hate Ron? Why don’t you let him speak for Merlin’s sake?

6) After years and years of people telling Harry that he has Lily’s green eyes, the girl playing Lily had brown eyes. At that point, I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry.

I could of course go on and on, but it would only depress me further. Got to go and read the books to lighten my mind. Nothing can ever live up to the books and my own imagination.

All was well.