Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2/YMMV
These things about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 are subjective - not everyone will agree with all of them.
- Continuity Lock Out:
- The entire point of Snape's flashback during Occlumency, which was Lily - specifically him calling her mudblood. That was the entire point of it being Snape's Worst Memory, him ostracizing her was not in the final cut. It was the massive turning point for his character. They were apparently forced to cut it out due to Executive Meddling, but the problem remains the same.
- It also left out what may be the single most important minor detail in the story. Specifically, the old tiara Harry puts on the stone bust of an ugly wizard in the room of requirement. This turns out to be the Diadem of Ravenclaw, and Voldemort's next-to-last proper Horcrux. In Deathly Hallows, Part 2, the writers handwaved it by having Harry "hear" the Horcruxes talk in Parselmouth.
- The movie also fails to point out that the Diadem of Ravenclaw is a Horcrux in the first place since it left out the bits where Harry and Dumbledore make a list of possible Horcruxes and glean the clues from Voldemort's past, which enable them to predict his actions.
- Fountain of Memes: Hundreds, if not thousands, of Facebook pages sprang up over night. "Boom?", Neville's cardigan, Voldemort's NYEAH, hugging Draco...
- Growing the Beard: Appears to be the most universally-approved adaptation - critics loved it, and the fanbase is largely positive towards the overall product (though not without the occasional quibble). Given that Part 1's reception was a little more lukewarm and rather more divided, this is especially impressive.
- Memetic Mutation:
- In less than a day, Voldemort's scream of "NYEAAHHHHH!" found in the trailer, mainly because the exact same scream is repeated four times throughout the trailer, with the result that it becomes rather... amusing.
- Voldemort and Draco's incredibly awkward hug. Along with his awkward laughter.
- Non Sequitur Scene: Giant spiders suddenly attacking in the final battle. This was in the book, and it made only slightly more sense there.
- Ship Tease: The end of the film shows a single, silent scene where Luna joins Neville resting in the Great Hall after the last battle, and they smile at each other. This scene doesn't have much purpose other than to be a Ship Tease. This could also be an example of Pair the Spares.
- Special Effect Failure:
- The "19 years later" epilogue appears to attempt to make the actors (who are as much in their early-to-mid 20's) look like they're in their late thirties solely by putting them in big coats. It's hilariously awkward.