Harry Potter: 10 Changes From The Books That Ruined The Movies

7. Explosive Deaths

The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 came with several elements that the previous films hadn't contained. Most noticeably was 3D, a gimmick tacked onto the movie that no doubt helped its massive box office haul. The previous film, The Deathly Hallows: Part 1, was nearly in the format itself, but the rushed conversion reportedly didn't look up to scratch (the film is so dark, it's no surprise the dimming effect of those glasses made it worse).

Another strange thing it boasted was a new method of death: exploding. There's all manner of murder throughout the series but the most peculiar and unexplained is the sudden tendency for big villains to disappear in puffs of dead skin. Aside from being a confusing and poorly executed visual effect, this late-in-the-day style choice has a negative effect on the film's tone.

In the final book, the dead Voldemort is plainly described as Tom Riddle, the usage of his pre-Dark Lord name cementing how the evil is defeated. It would have been exciting to see this visually invoked, but instead we get his bizarre disintegration.