Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2

The way we all cheered in the theatre for Mama Weasley. I saw the movie at an early screening and everybody in the theatre jumped out of their seats whooping and hollering, popcorn flew everywhere; it was f*cking AWESOME. It felt like we were all experiencing some major global event. Not a single person could contain themselves in that moment. I'm always gonna cherish that memory and that onscreen moment will always be one of my favorites

Lina D

Yeah that big reveal is the craziest and most unexpected thing ever! Such clever writing by JK Rowling! I’m gonna go re read the books now haha. If you haven’t read/listened to them yet, I really recommend doing so. They add even more depth to the world, characters and stories.

Flo

I loved seeing your responses to the “reveal”. I’m right there with you brother. ⚡️O^O

Loved your reactions to the Harry Potter movies. Are you gonna do the Harry Potter's Wizarding world prequels trilogy, Fantastic Beasts as well? You'd get to see a young Dumbledore, if that interests you ;)

Jeroen

"ALWAYS"

Michael Wicks

You all are so full of info i love it !!!

Travis Manning

I always make sure to read Ilsuk's comments so I'm not doubling up. Harry is mad rich and he never acts like it because he's a frugal guy. He never had pocket money at the Dursleys and all of his clothes were Dudley's hand-me-downs. He never splurges because he knew from the beginning that that money in his vault wasn't going to increase and he had many years at Hogwarts to go. One of the explanations I felt could've helped some understand Griphook's betrayal is Bill Weasley's explanation of how Goblins view purchasing. When wizards buy beautifully crafted and expensive Goblin made items, they treat it the way all humans do. I bought it. It's mine now for the rest of its existence. Goblins believe the item is sold to the specific individual and that when that individual dies, it should be returned. They view the concept of handing down Goblin made items from generation to generation and person to person as theft. In Griphook's eyes, the sword should've passed back to the Goblins once Godric Gryffindor died. He sees it as reclaiming something stolen from his people. Not that he still isn't still a tosser for betraying them. I didn't see a comment about it, so I'm sorry if I'm repeating something, but from movie #1 Alan Rickman knew about Snape's eventual redemption. Rowling told him right from the start so he could play the character correctly, and he was absolutely brilliant. The fact that Harry has his mother's eyes is important and mentioned throughout the book. It's why Snape tells Harry to look at him as he dies. Helena Bohnam Carter playing Hermione pretending to be Bellatrix LeStrange is some of the greatest bits of acting I've ever seen. Even the way she's sitting on the cart is a perfect imitation. In the books, the voice doesn't change with polyjuice potion. They did it throughout the movies to make it easier for the audience, I'm guessing. The Imperius curse also makes no change to the individual at all, again I'm guessing they did it for audience clarity. And unfortunately, no, the Gemino curse's replicas are worthless. I'm a veterinary nurse. My heart really broke at that poor dragon chained up, blinded, and tortured living underground its whole life. So great when it got free. Do you remember the "off the beaten track" pub they went to in the Order of the Phoenix? It's never mentioned in the movie, but it's Aberforth Dumbledore's pub, the same one they're at in this movie. I got interested in a couple other things Matt Lewis was in. One of them was a series about Jack the Ripper. The other was a British military comedy called Bluestone 42. It's hilarious, but hard to come by in the states. They don't try toning down the hotness the way the Potter movies did. They left out one of my favorite little details in this movie. After everyone separates. Instead of McGonagall telling him it's good to see him as he runs off, Harry just sort of stays there, waiting for someone to tell him what to do, like he would've done if he were still a student. McGonagall scolds him. "Potter? Aren't you supposed to be LOOKING for something?" and he's all, "Oh, right..." The story of Helena Ravenclaw is pretty interesting. She hated her mother and always hated being in her shadow. So stole her mother's diadem and ran away. Rowen Ravenclaw was dying and wanted to see her before she died. So sent this baron (whose ghost haunts Hogwards. He's the Bloody Baron seen in the beginning of the first movie). The Baron wanted to marry Helena and when she wouldn't come back, he killed her, then killed himself. She'd hidden the diadem in a tree and then Voldemort tricked her into telling him where it was. James Potter was a pure blood and the Weasleys are also a pureblood family. Likely, Ron and Harry are both related to Tom Riddle since all of the pureblood families are related to each other. Sort of like all the royalty in Europe. They're also related to Draco, Neville. In the theater, Nagini's attack on Snape horrified me. I was pretty positive they didn't show it because of its violence, but watching the trio listen to it and just hearing it, for me anyway, was WAY WAY worse. Rowling loves the long game. That stuff with Snape all the way to the absolute end. Ron and Hermione getting together... Harry's only 17 when all this goes down, and he still just walks into the forest, straight towards his death. It's magnificent valor. In the book, he said, "I'm about to die." I liked the movie's change because he really was ready. This is my favorite reaction video of all your HP movies. You spent so much time with your jaw just dropped with all the twists and turns. What Dumbledore says is one of my favorite lines. "Of course it is happening inside your head Harry, but why on Earth should that mean that it is not real." I was so afraid they'd rob Neville of his moment of glory and was so relieved when they didn't. I do wish they'd kept in Harry telling him to get rid of the snake. It looks too random to me in the movie, like Neville had just forrest gumped his way into doing what was needed. The books have some seriously deep shit in them. I'll never get tired of the movies or the books. Might go back and reread the series now. The Deathly Hallows movies are my favorite, even though I think they deviated from the book the most.

Kelly Zydel

Tears at the "Snape" reveal: always. And at the end when Harry confirms Snape's redemption: always. And as the final music ushers in the last shot: always. John Williams composed the first three scores, but the many themes were so ingrained in people's minds that they had to refer to them all throughout the series. A stellar reaction, Mr. Owens. Regarding the "Wizarding World" series, I vote yes. The nostalgia you feel for this universe serves to get you past any rough spots. And they have a great cast, imo. Later, bro...

JIM SCHMITZ

I've seen all of these movies probably close to 50 times each if not more (and no I'm not exaggerating) and yet I still get full body goosebumps and start to tear up at the end when u see the three of them standing there and John Williams's original theme plays one last time. I'm pretty sure that specific part of the theme is only played at the end of the first two movies and then u dont hear it again until the very end of the last one (at least im pretty sure but I could be wrong). But wow, it amazes ME that these movies can still evoke so many emotions even though i've seen them so many times. And I got chills watching ur reaction to Snape's memories. It's such a great reveal and u had the perfect reaction. i remember being an 11 year old kid and bawling at that part, also when harry "died", and then at the very end. I know it's not the exact same as the book but I still think it's a fantastic ending to the movie series. I'm so glad u did HP and u enjoyed them so much. They hold a very special place in my heart because I was 1 when the first movie came out and then 11 when the last one came out, so I was raised on Harry Potter. They fueled my imagination as a kid more than anything else and I will always be grateful for the beautiful childhood that HP aided in giving me. But it was a bitter sweet ending for me because my HP journey ended at the same age that all of the characters's journeys began.

Myranda

Yup, you had the perfect reaction to Snape's reveal as a secret, double-agent good guy! Oh, and horcruxes are actually based on the one ring (Sauron's ring) from The Lord of the Rings. So, they made A LOT of changes from the final book for these last 2 movies. For instance, they only allude to Dumbledore's past in the movie. The book goes into detail about Dumbledore and his family and his quest for power. His two siblings are Aberforth and Ariana. Ariana was actually attacked by some muggles who saw her practicing magic. She was never the same after that and her family kept her hidden from the public eye. After Dumbledore graduated from Hogwarts, he became friends with a dark wizard name Gellert Grindlewald (basically, the main bad guy before Voldemort). Together they made plots and planned to take over the wizarding world. Aberforth didn't like this, and this led to a 3-way duel between him, Grindlewald, and Dumbledore. Ariana was caught in the crossfire and died because of it. No one knows who made the killing blow, but Dumbledore was afraid that he was the one to do it. After this, Grindlewald left, Dumbledore gave up his quest for power, and Aberforth never forgave his brother. He even punched Dumbledore at Ariana's funeral. With regards to Griphook and his betrayal of the main trio, they were actually betray him first; he just did it better (once again, the movies only allude to this). Also, when Harry and the gang get back to Hogwarts, they immediately try to find the lost diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw and Cho offers to show Harry into the Ravenclaw dormitories (which Ginny put a kibosh on real quick by asking Luna to guide Harry instead. She like "You ain't gettin' anywhere near my man, Cho!). It's here that we find out you don't give a password to the picture guarding the Ravenclaw's dormitories; instead you have to solve a riddle (Ravenclaw is basically the intelligent house at Hogwarts, and, yes, the sorting hat initially wanted to put Hermione in Ravenclaw). They also went more in-depth with Snape's memories in the book. In these memories, we find out that Harry's aunt wanted to attend Hogwarts to learn magic and even sent Dumbledore a letter asking if she can be admitted. Dumbledore replied to her himself, letting her down very gently. This is the crux of the reason that she is so mean to Harry, her vast jealousy of him and her sister at being able to use magic while she can't. Also, at the beginning of the final book, Dudley apologizes to Harry for being a dick and thanks him for saving his life in the fifth book movie. Also, the scene where Snape hold Lily's lifeless body never happened in the book. Also, notice how in the movie (and the book) Snape never attacks McGonagall, he only parries her attacks. He even takes out the 2 death eaters behind him by parrying her attacks into them. Also, in the book, Harry actually performs the Cruciatus curse on one of those death eaters in order to save Professor McGonagall. So, Harry is the owner (briefly) of all 3 deathly hallows, at least until he drops the resurrection stone before facing his "death." In the books, it's actually stated that the Potters are actually descended from Ignotus Peverrell, the one "Death" gave his own invisibility cloak to (this is the same cloak that belongs to Harry). Dumbledore owned the Elder wand for a long time, but ceded ownership of it to Draco Malfoy when he disarmed Dumbledore in the 6th movie/book. When Harry beats Malfoy at Malfoy manor, he becomes the new owner of the Elder wand, which he doesn't find out until late in the final book/movie. The final conflict is much different in the book and the movie. The director of the movie added what I consider to be unnecessary dramatics to the final conflict because, you know, Hollywood. Everything is pretty similar up until Harry's "death." Neville (yes, the glow-up is real, and even more impressive in real life as they tried their best to make him seem "geeky" in the movie) kills Nagini (Voldemort's snake) immediately after he gets the sword of Gryffindor. Also, most of the final fight between Harry and Voldemort is movie-only. In the book, it's purposefully much less dramatic, as it's inferring that Voldemort died in an undramatic way in order to highlight the fact that he is just human. Basically, everyone watched Harry and Voldemort circle each other as they goad each other on (Harry gives a fairly lengthy monologue), then they fire their spells. There is no clash, as Voldemort's killing curse rebounds back onto himself as the Elder wand will not attack its true owner (Harry). Many people claim that this is a plot hole as they say that Voldemort should not have been able to land his previous killing curse (in the forest), but this is generally explained away by saying that Voldemort was unknowingly attacking and killing the part of his soul that was attached to Harry. So Voldemort dies a normal man with a normal body for all to see. Also, with Harry's "death" the same spell that was cast on him during his mother's sacrifice was also cast on every good person in Hogwarts castle when Harry "died". Also, Harry does not destroy the Elder wand in the book. He uses it to repair his original wand and buries the Elder Wand with Dumbledore. He also has one more conversation with Dumbledore via his portrait in the headmaster's office of Hogwarts. Now, unto some of the more depressing facts. Fred Weasley dies and leaves George a different person (in the books, Percy, the worst Weasley brother, sees Fred die first and is the first to mourn him as he cradles Fred in his arms). Lupin, who had just gotten married to Tonks (the auror who can change the color of her hair; her actress also plays Osha, Bran and Rickon's wildling protector, in GOT), and Tonks have a child (Teddy Lupin) and name Harry as the godfather. They both die fighting the same death eater, leaving their child parentless. Luckily he is raised by his grandmother and Harry. There are other deaths, but I'll only mention these as the main ones. Anyways, I'm glad to see how you reacted to Snape's vindication! Some may ask you to continue with the Fantastic Beasts movies, some won't. They're not as good, but you might want to react to it. Maybe a poll to see who is interested in seeing you react to those movies might help you decide

Ilsuk Yang