Also, yes, we know “lightning has struck” is a reference to Harry’s scar. We assumed that much was obvious, and we liked the additional connection to Trelawney’s tarot card. But we should have known that if an obvious detail isn’t spoken aloud, a HP fan will always assume you don’t know it and make sure to tell you!
In my opinion one requirement is to get a clip of Fred and George Weasley in the final battle fighting one last time together because out of the entire series not once did we see the twins fight side by side.
i always took "lightning has struck" to be a reference to Harry's return/scar. didnt consider it to be about the tower as I didnt see why that would be the code for Harry's return.
FR, that’s what I always assumed too. It makes sense to be speaking in code to let people know that Harry was there. Didn’t even consider it to mean anything else
The Tower in tarot is an image of a tower being struck by lightning. It's also clearly a signal for Harry himself with his scar. So many children left behind...
@anthonyvillanueva5226 they still budged before WB and Universal I believe. When Iger went into negotiations he said that the demands sounded reasonable. From my understanding the choice to use cgi was from dinklege's criticism.
The thing you have to remember with the VFX in this movie is that it was the absolute peak of “3D” movies and some of the shots were clearly just service to people who paid extra to see it with glasses on. The shots of Bellatrix, Nagini, and Voldemort dying were more just made to look cool in 3D than having any deep symbolism or in-universe logic to them.
this is a good shout! it also gave me a ptsd flashback to being back in the theatre for that midnight release with the 3d glasses in the shape of round harry potter spectacles
Another requirement would be the final stand off being in the Great Hall with everyone circling around Harry and Voldemort with Harry calling Voldemort "Tom". Also the second half of the Battle of Hogwarts had Harry give all of his friends and loved ones the same protection his mom gave him since he sacrificed himself for them.
Also losing the constant crossing of streams between them (and everybody else, really) would be nice. And spells being different from each other and actually doing what they're supposed to.
19:15 neville‘s father wore a similarly patterned sweater in the original order of the Phoenix photo, the sweater they put him in for the battle of Hogwarts is probably a nod to his father rather than Lupin
i have ADORED this rewatch series!! what a way to revisit such a strong, prominent and defining part of my childhood! and what a way to end 2024! Bravo for the extensive research and work for these videos!
Same feeling for me. At 37, it's been a few years for me between my formative years of reading HP and all the contemporary shenanigans involving JKR and the FB movies. I am filled with a deep sense of gratitude for my own past with HP and a sense of revisionist acceptance that things change, shit will happen in the future that won't go your way, but you got to embrace the good, reject the bad and move on. Thank you so much - to the NR Team. This was the cherry on top of this year for me.
I saw a post somewhere once where someone noticed that each time a horcrux was destroyed Voldemort's cloak becomes more faded. It shows that with each piece of Voldy's soul dying his life essence fades, as well.
24:34 i gotta say, this part in the book really shows Snape's dueling ability, which is also sad bc he got that good from being so angry at his bullies. But 4 teachers at once is one of the most impressive fighting feats in the series
I always liked that Snape was a more complex character than he first seemed. He's not all bad, but not all good, either. He can be petty, and selfish, and cruel to children at times, but not to the point of putting them in danger. He still protects kids at his own risk.
It was said in an earlier book that making horcruxes out of living things is dangerous because they are living things that can still be killed, so the sword wasn't necessary to kill Nagini. I think Neville gets the sword to prove how brave he is, not because it was needed to kill Nagini, writing wise.
@@aussiedude3121 actually if I remember right, in the books at this point the snake was no longer in the bubble because Voldemort had thought he killed Harry already. Harry didn’t reveal himself at the point he did in the movie, he actually slipped his invisibility cloak on.
Nothing against Bonnie Wright of course, but Ginny was the most disappointing character they barely included, that was so important and badass in the books.
It always made me angry how everyone's spells connected in the movies. In the books, it's like a really rare thing that Harry and Voldies wands connect.
Thank you so much for breaking these down. These movies and books have had such an incredible impact on my life and it means a lot that you guys took the time to break them down. You have reignited a lost flame.
I'm pretty sure they block Killing Curses after Harry sacrifices himself. He bestows the same protection his mother gave him on the people fighting the Deatheaters and it lets them block it with a protection charm. I don't remember if it protected Harry himself from it though at that point.
ok, teddy's blood should be (in combo with the potion that Lupin takes) a cure for the lycanthropy. He is son of werewolf and metamorph - he could be in theory able to control his physical transformation.
@@NewRockstars yeah It doesn’t even come from the books! I believe Professor McG took their wands in the books. I did read that they meant for Snape to take their wands in the movie. There are frames when the wand isn’t there and then there are frames where they happen to reappear, possibly a continuity error which has caused confusion.
Why would shamus be safe, he's a half-blood too...he literally says so in first movie...."me dad's a juggle, me mom's a witch, bit of a nasty shock when he found out"
I've never seen the Potter movies until ya'll decided to do this rewatch. So this was a 1st watch for me. I liked these movies alot more than I thought I would. Good job guys.
25:10 this is movie specific too but snape picks up the wands off the carrows as he takes off you can seem him bounce over both bodies before smashing through the window
@@stezzaplays3979 this is highly debated! After Snape is gone you can clearly see a wand in one of their hands. I think they meant for Snape to take their wands but they screwed up. Most likely a continuity error.
The dragon on Gringotts in Universal is seriously so cool. I was so thoroughly impressed. The ride itself is pretty fun too, but the ride queue is amazing. I was dealing with some health issues at the time and couldn't handle stairs, so we ended up getting to use the elevator and even that was gorgeous and themed.
Yup! In the books Voldemort doesn’t slice his throat or whatever. He put the bubble around the snake around Snape so the snake can kill him. He thought Snape was the owner and thought the wand wouldn’t allow him to kill Snape himself. Good catch!
@NewRockstar at 42:45, I think Voldemort used Nagini to end Snape because he feared that the Avada Kedavra curse he casts using the Elder Wand might bounce back being he is not its true master, and he will be attacking the wand's master based on his wrong perception.
Loved these re-watches. The only change to HP7/2 I'd like to include is the epic reveal of Harry in the dining hall for his confrontation with Voldy. That was an intensely written battle, with the Bellatrix 1 v3 duel before Molly steps in, and Harry protecting everyone from Voldemort with a massive protego. I think a two hour final episode will capture the last chapters perfectly.
This series was phenomenal! I'm a lifelong Potter head and have never lost a HP quiz, but there is so much in these films that I never spotted so this must have taken an insane amount of work. Well done! 🎉
I think we all can agree that the one thing the series absolutely must have is a constant reminder that the Longbottoms were tortured with the Cruciatus Curse to the point of insanity.
I loved how Ralph yawned yelled the killing curse and I remember watching this movie with my friends in senior year of high school and saying Gandolf when Dumbledore showed up. Also I think you mentioned hagrid holding Harry in his arms when he believed him to be dead was symbolic to him when he left him with the Dursley’s
1:00:08 "The initial volley on the stairs is a sequence of green Killing Curses that Harry shouldn't have been able to block with Protego but you know it's now kind of like just a video game." Does help when your opponent is using a sentient weapon that has sworn its loyalty to you, no?
I’m so happy that you mentioned the way Helena acted made it look like Emma Watson in cosplay! It totally did and it’s messed with me for years lol 😅 first time I watched it I was so mad thinking that they just had Emma Watson dress up lol! Now my mind is blown by the incredible amount of detail went into that scene!
Hold on a second, I don't understand. It took you an hour to cancel Hulu? Every time I've ever canceled and taken a break from Hulu it was simple. Were you just reading the script from Rocket Money?
This is perfect timing to make and end the rewatch series, gets me more into the Harry Potter lore before I go to Harry Potter world in Orlando on Thursday lol
I would personally love to see a more book accurate showdown with Voldemort in the last battle. Harry watching the battle and helping under the invisibility cloak and the revealing that he put the same love protection over everyone. That's like my favorite in all the books. I definitely want to see that!
Great work Rockstars! I had just went through and started a rewatch myself when your sorcerers stone rewatch came out. And I’ve been waiting for this one since I finished my watch about 3 weeks ago.
Great job, really enjoyed this series and this video especially. Next year for the holiday season I would humbly submit a The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit rewatch series.
i wish you included the comedic wit from seamus and ron when they get to the room of requirement the delivery from both of them was great. also when ron says oh here we go when luna speaks
We thought we would end this series with a “tortured to the point of insanity” bit that actually paid Neville Longbottom some respect.
Also, yes, we know “lightning has struck” is a reference to Harry’s scar. We assumed that much was obvious, and we liked the additional connection to Trelawney’s tarot card. But we should have known that if an obvious detail isn’t spoken aloud, a HP fan will always assume you don’t know it and make sure to tell you!
@@NewRockstars So snarky I love it
@@NewRockstars 👍
Damn right @@NewRockstars
Thanks so much for the shoutout! Big fan of your channels and everything you guys do!
Thank you, Morgan! Really enjoy your stuff as well!
The goat has arrived.
Room of Requirement: Let Harry fix his wand. Such a small detail that makes all the difference.
this pisses me off every time i watch this movie
In my opinion one requirement is to get a clip of Fred and George Weasley in the final battle fighting one last time together because out of the entire series not once did we see the twins fight side by side.
i always took "lightning has struck" to be a reference to Harry's return/scar. didnt consider it to be about the tower as I didnt see why that would be the code for Harry's return.
FR, that’s what I always assumed too. It makes sense to be speaking in code to let people know that Harry was there. Didn’t even consider it to mean anything else
I concur that it's about Harry's scar.
It's both & it's very obvious
The Tower in tarot is an image of a tower being struck by lightning. It's also clearly a signal for Harry himself with his scar.
So many children left behind...
@@kristieamaya3365 agree to disagree
This is so off topic, but you’re telling me Warwick has a whole company for short actors and Disney still chose cgi for Snow White?!
Considering Disney was one of the last studios to budge on the Writers and Actors Strike I'm not surprised
😂😂
😳…that’s wild
@anthonyvillanueva5226 they still budged before WB and Universal I believe. When Iger went into negotiations he said that the demands sounded reasonable. From my understanding the choice to use cgi was from dinklege's criticism.
Dwarfs... They are called dwarfs
The thing you have to remember with the VFX in this movie is that it was the absolute peak of “3D” movies and some of the shots were clearly just service to people who paid extra to see it with glasses on. The shots of Bellatrix, Nagini, and Voldemort dying were more just made to look cool in 3D than having any deep symbolism or in-universe logic to them.
this is a good shout! it also gave me a ptsd flashback to being back in the theatre for that midnight release with the 3d glasses in the shape of round harry potter spectacles
I remember seeing Hallows Part 1 in 3D and the part at the beginning where Nagini goes towards the camera got me real good
Another requirement would be the final stand off being in the Great Hall with everyone circling around Harry and Voldemort with Harry calling Voldemort "Tom". Also the second half of the Battle of Hogwarts had Harry give all of his friends and loved ones the same protection his mom gave him since he sacrificed himself for them.
Also losing the constant crossing of streams between them (and everybody else, really) would be nice. And spells being different from each other and actually doing what they're supposed to.
I swear if I hear about the Longbottoms being tortured to the point of insanity one more time I think I’ll go insane
Like the longbottoms??
I am going to hell for this
He’s Eric’s favorite character
It’s like the mephisto thing
Its his one "good" reoccurring bit in his mind let him have it. (Im joking i also think it's dumb)
You can say that he's torturing us to the point of insanity.
19:15 neville‘s father wore a similarly patterned sweater in the original order of the Phoenix photo, the sweater they put him in for the battle of Hogwarts is probably a nod to his father rather than Lupin
Neville's father? You mean the one that was tortured to the point of insanity?
😅
This was obviously before he was tortured to insanity..
Are we sure "lightning has struck" doesn't refer to the scar?
that’s what i always thought also. could mean both things but i always think it’s about the scar
It definitely is in reference to his scar lol
I love these videos but they reach a little too far sometimes.
@@ohanra5003 insert spiderman pointing meme :)
Im not massively into this shit but I did think that would be referring to his scar, I was literally waiting for him to say it 😂
i have ADORED this rewatch series!! what a way to revisit such a strong, prominent and defining part of my childhood! and what a way to end 2024! Bravo for the extensive research and work for these videos!
Same feeling for me. At 37, it's been a few years for me between my formative years of reading HP and all the contemporary shenanigans involving JKR and the FB movies. I am filled with a deep sense of gratitude for my own past with HP and a sense of revisionist acceptance that things change, shit will happen in the future that won't go your way, but you got to embrace the good, reject the bad and move on. Thank you so much - to the NR Team. This was the cherry on top of this year for me.
Voldemort has Nagini kill Snape because he believes Snape is master of elder wand and therefore the wand won’t kill him.
Exactly he needed a wand-less way to kill Snape
Oh, that make's sense.
I saw a post somewhere once where someone noticed that each time a horcrux was destroyed Voldemort's cloak becomes more faded. It shows that with each piece of Voldy's soul dying his life essence fades, as well.
Lightning has struck is more of a reference to his scar, I'm sure.
24:34 i gotta say, this part in the book really shows Snape's dueling ability, which is also sad bc he got that good from being so angry at his bullies. But 4 teachers at once is one of the most impressive fighting feats in the series
And somehow NOBODY was like "That's odd. He's known to be a master duelist, and not once did he attack us..hmmm.."
Honestly I think this whole movie series was worthy for Voldemort's little laugh
"HeeeeHe Heh He"
Glad you guys broke these movies down
I always liked that Snape was a more complex character than he first seemed. He's not all bad, but not all good, either. He can be petty, and selfish, and cruel to children at times, but not to the point of putting them in danger. He still protects kids at his own risk.
Always bothered me how Harry named his kids like a fuckin nerd writing a fanfic
It was said in an earlier book that making horcruxes out of living things is dangerous because they are living things that can still be killed, so the sword wasn't necessary to kill Nagini. I think Neville gets the sword to prove how brave he is, not because it was needed to kill Nagini, writing wise.
But Voldemort put protective enchantments around nagini making curses ineffective and only something as powerful as basilisk venom
@@aussiedude3121 actually if I remember right, in the books at this point the snake was no longer in the bubble because Voldemort had thought he killed Harry already. Harry didn’t reveal himself at the point he did in the movie, he actually slipped his invisibility cloak on.
25:00 Snape also grabs the Carrows wands before fleeing
Came here to say this
Snape deflecting the spells onto the Carrows has been my favorite hidden detail!
Snapes memories get me every time 😢
Always
Nothing against Bonnie Wright of course, but Ginny was the most disappointing character they barely included, that was so important and badass in the books.
Molly after killing Bellatrix: “Boom, you looking for this!!!???”
It always made me angry how everyone's spells connected in the movies. In the books, it's like a really rare thing that Harry and Voldies wands connect.
And it happened ONCE, not every time
Thank you so much for breaking these down. These movies and books have had such an incredible impact on my life and it means a lot that you guys took the time to break them down. You have reignited a lost flame.
Always.
I'm pretty sure they block Killing Curses after Harry sacrifices himself. He bestows the same protection his mother gave him on the people fighting the Deatheaters and it lets them block it with a protection charm. I don't remember if it protected Harry himself from it though at that point.
As someone who rewatched each week with these videos in tow, i FELT that “whew” before the final “mischief managed” 😂😂😂
ok, teddy's blood should be (in combo with the potion that Lupin takes) a cure for the lycanthropy. He is son of werewolf and metamorph - he could be in theory able to control his physical transformation.
In Snape's duel with McGonagall, he also takes the deatheaters' wands as he flies away
This is a common inaccurate trivia detail. You can definitely see Alecto’s wand still by her hand after Snape leaves.
@@NewRockstars yeah It doesn’t even come from the books! I believe Professor McG took their wands in the books. I did read that they meant for Snape to take their wands in the movie. There are frames when the wand isn’t there and then there are frames where they happen to reappear, possibly a continuity error which has caused confusion.
Waited all day for this vid
It is the holidays
Why would shamus be safe, he's a half-blood too...he literally says so in first movie...."me dad's a juggle, me mom's a witch, bit of a nasty shock when he found out"
I loved watching these. Amazing channel and loved all these videos. I just wanted everyone who works on these videos to know you do amazing work.
I've never seen the Potter movies until ya'll decided to do this rewatch. So this was a 1st watch for me. I liked these movies alot more than I thought I would. Good job guys.
Rewatching these made me rediscover my love for the series and with everything going on in the world right now it's the best escape from reality
59:23 Doesnt Harry literally say out loud confringo??
Snape saying "Always" always make my eyes water!!
I don't like that this will be over but I'm glad we got to do it together! ❤
25:10 this is movie specific too but snape picks up the wands off the carrows as he takes off you can seem him bounce over both bodies before smashing through the window
Yes. This.
No.
@@stezzaplays3979 this is highly debated! After Snape is gone you can clearly see a wand in one of their hands. I think they meant for Snape to take their wands but they screwed up. Most likely a continuity error.
The dragon on Gringotts in Universal is seriously so cool. I was so thoroughly impressed. The ride itself is pretty fun too, but the ride queue is amazing. I was dealing with some health issues at the time and couldn't handle stairs, so we ended up getting to use the elevator and even that was gorgeous and themed.
I worked at universal for a while and all of HP world is really so immersive and fun
Didn't voldemort use nagini to kill Snape because he thought the elder wand won't attack its owner
Yup! In the books Voldemort doesn’t slice his throat or whatever. He put the bubble around the snake around Snape so the snake can kill him. He thought Snape was the owner and thought the wand wouldn’t allow him to kill Snape himself. Good catch!
When Hermione says “I’ll go with u” gets me everytime 😢
Thank you so much for all of the hard works that you guys did, I very much enjoyed them every week
aw...the last one
@NewRockstar at 42:45, I think Voldemort used Nagini to end Snape because he feared that the Avada Kedavra curse he casts using the Elder Wand might bounce back being he is not its true master, and he will be attacking the wand's master based on his wrong perception.
I've been waiting for this FOREVER! Thanks so much! Happy holidays!
For, “Forever”? He just posted part one last week 🙄
He just posted part one last week 🙄
@@lesliemisaacs let people be excited
I second that
Loved these re-watches. The only change to HP7/2 I'd like to include is the epic reveal of Harry in the dining hall for his confrontation with Voldy. That was an intensely written battle, with the Bellatrix 1 v3 duel before Molly steps in, and Harry protecting everyone from Voldemort with a massive protego. I think a two hour final episode will capture the last chapters perfectly.
This series was phenomenal! I'm a lifelong Potter head and have never lost a HP quiz, but there is so much in these films that I never spotted so this must have taken an insane amount of work. Well done! 🎉
I think we all can agree that the one thing the series absolutely must have is a constant reminder that the Longbottoms were tortured with the Cruciatus Curse to the point of insanity.
1:07:23 The tiara! 😂😂 I love you NewRockstars!
I was waiting for this so long!!!! Glad you all got to enjoy your holidays though! Thank you for the uploads! You guys/gals rock!!!
I love these rewatches that you do. It was fun rewatching these movies alongside you guys.
Thank you so much for creating all these. It's made my RUclips year.
Thanks for the recap, love it, well done
Truly excellent series that I've been privileged to be a part of for the past 2 months.
Thank you so much for these reviews. ❤
I loved how Ralph yawned yelled the killing curse and I remember watching this movie with my friends in senior year of high school and saying Gandolf when Dumbledore showed up. Also I think you mentioned hagrid holding Harry in his arms when he believed him to be dead was symbolic to him when he left him with the Dursley’s
These vids have been so good!!!
55:19 me when i wake up in the morning and its cold and I dont have a blanket
1:00:08 "The initial volley on the stairs is a sequence of green Killing Curses that Harry shouldn't have been able to block with Protego but you know it's now kind of like just a video game."
Does help when your opponent is using a sentient weapon that has sworn its loyalty to you, no?
From people calling him "You Know Who" to this kid saying on his face "Come on Tom", Voldemort realised how he isn't feared anymore
I waited all weekend for this yay!!! Also I’m so early
😂
Can you do a review of cursed child I've never seen it and I'm guessing a lot of people haven't either it would be great for you guys to explain it
ive been waiting all day for this video
GOOD MORNING!!!??? YOU’RE BELLATRIX LESTRANGE, NOT SOME DEWEY-EYED SCHOOLGIRL!!!”
Griphook said calmly
I’m so happy that you mentioned the way Helena acted made it look like Emma Watson in cosplay! It totally did and it’s messed with me for years lol 😅 first time I watched it I was so mad thinking that they just had Emma Watson dress up lol! Now my mind is blown by the incredible amount of detail went into that scene!
Hold on a second, I don't understand. It took you an hour to cancel Hulu? Every time I've ever canceled and taken a break from Hulu it was simple. Were you just reading the script from Rocket Money?
Thank you for these Harry Potter videos! Made the holiday season even better!
Thanks for this series ❤
Thank u for this series !
Perfect timing,
Just watched all the Harry Potter movies last week
Voldemort asks Nagini to kill because he did not know how the elder wand would react if he wants to kill its previous master
It's about time, been waiting for all these to drop.
Really like these longer videos please keep doing them
Thank you so much for doing this ❤
I watched the whole thing, well done to everyone who worked on this
Thank you NR team for a great series
I'm sad it's over 🥺 But this series was fantastic 💗
Will definitely rewatch these as I rewatch the movies throughout the years! ✨️
I absolutely loved this rewatch. Definitely needed this. But KEEP GOING!! Do fantastic beast next
Will be watching this series infinity times when I have nothing to watch. Love it!
I loved this series I’m sad that this is the last one but I was looking forward to seeing the next video love you guys ❤❤❤
Thank you for your in depth analysis i really enjoyed it
Thank you this was amazing
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS TO DROP
This is perfect timing to make and end the rewatch series, gets me more into the Harry Potter lore before I go to Harry Potter world in Orlando on Thursday lol
I would personally love to see a more book accurate showdown with Voldemort in the last battle. Harry watching the battle and helping under the invisibility cloak and the revealing that he put the same love protection over everyone. That's like my favorite in all the books. I definitely want to see that!
Been waiting for this 🔥🔥 and recommending these to friends lol
Great work Rockstars! I had just went through and started a rewatch myself when your sorcerers stone rewatch came out. And I’ve been waiting for this one since I finished my watch about 3 weeks ago.
Yesss I was waiting all day for this 🎉🎉
Great job, really enjoyed this series and this video especially. Next year for the holiday season I would humbly submit a The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit rewatch series.
@@panedrop they’ve already done this! At least for lord of the rings for sure but I think the hobbit too.
Thank you for this. We need it
when I was younger I was so confused why Harry ended up with Ginny. I never even thought they liked each other
The books do a much better job with that
I love this channel It makes me love harry potter so much more mischief managed
21:12 or maybe his lightning bolt scar…
Good video, that cardigan sweater thing was reaching like Reed Richards tho 😂
Gina Ippolito is goated - what a fantastic researcher and writer!! THANK YOU🎉❤🎉
One spin off i want from harry potter is Hogwarts the origin .. with all four house founders
i wish you included the comedic wit from seamus and ron when they get to the room of requirement the delivery from both of them was great. also when ron says oh here we go when luna speaks