[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

For a casual fan, I thought this movie was fantastic! I only read the first four books (through Goblet of Fire). Same with the movies...I saw the end of Order of the Phoenix, but never saw the majority. I missed the Half Blood Prince as well as Deathly Hallows pt 1.

Overall, I was extremely pleased. It was a magical movie that tied up all the loose ends of a majorly popular franchise. But I will agree with some of the comments made in this thread, there were many confusing scenes for people who didn't read the books.

First, the Ravenclaw/Diadem thing was poorly explained. I had no idea what that was all about. Then he just turns, moves a cloth, and finds it in a box? wtf.

Second, who the hell was the guy dying in the safe house at the beginning?

Third, the explanation of the wand....so lost, still. Something about Drako in there too.

I did think it was an amazing movie, though. Like a lot of the people here, I grew up with Harry Potter. I got goosebumps several times throughout the movie. I want to go see it again!

Well, it was in the room of requirement. And most people wouldn't have been able to find it in such a packed out room. Oh, and he does have a "sixth sense" for Horcruxes, having a part of Voldemort in himself too. Please tell me you understood that he himself was an inadvertent Horcrux.

Ollivander. He was in the last movie after being held captive with Luna and Griphook for his unique knowledge of wandcraft and his excellent memory for whom he had bestowed them upon.

Again, the last movie explained it very well in the tale of The Three Brothers. It was created to be a Master of all Wands, if you think in terms of Lord Of The Rings, it was the "Preciousssss One". Effectively, it would render its owner (the last person to defeat/disarm its previous owner) indestructible by mortal wand.