Spoiler: -What killed Voldemort?-

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, June Ewing <doctorwhofan02 at ...> wrote:
>
> > > Steve/bboyminn
> > > What killed Voldemort?
> >
> > > Did he die because Neville killed the Snake, the last Horcrux?
> >
> > > Did he die from his own rebounding curse?
> >
> > > Did Harry's curses, or some other aspect of Harry's efforts,
> > > kill him? <snip>
> 
> > Niru:
> > I've only seen the movie once but my impression is that Voldemort
> > was killed by his own rebounding AK curse. ... The end
> > was definitely underplayed.
> 
> June:
> I went to see it again last night (this time in 3D) and I agree
> with Niru. The way it looked to me is that after Nagini was killed,
> Voldemort seemed to weaken (a lot) as he had been weakening every
> time a horcrux was killed and as he seemed to lose his balance again
> his own curse bounced back and hit him.
>

Steve Replies:

June (+Niru), I agree that having read the books, it seems logical to interpret the scene as you have. But, did the movie make that clear, or are you just assuming it, having read the books and knowing how it was all suppose to work? 

All it would have taken is just a little more of an effect, just a flash or wave of light at the critical moment to make it more clear. Maybe just a bubble of light that burst from the connected magical streams, that hit Voldemort, there by making it clear that something did kill him. 

It is easy to second guess the movie makers, and even to make different decision in their place. But, this seems like a pretty critical moment in the films. If fact, I think I can safely say it is THE MOST critical moment in the entire series. And you would think they would have made it more clear. Of all the money the spend on special effect, this was not the one moment to skimp. 

Just one man's opinion.

Steve/bluewizard