Movie: Harry's Wand in the Forbidden Forest and Big-V's Death

[nirupama76]

No: HPFGUIDX 191031

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> > The Protection that Harry extends to everyone else is based on his own willing sacrifice for the others. But taking that one step further, on a more mundane basis, what happens to his wand if he is holding it in his hand, and is then hit with the killing curse. Would any of the Death Eaters be so foolish as to think he could be dead and still maintain his grip on his wand? 
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> Nikkalmati
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> I'm sorry this scene was a problem for you.  It does not appear Harry was carrying a wand when Hagrid was carrying him out.  I agree that  something important was lost there in the movie, but I can't entirely blame them with the director having to choose from a smorgasbord of causes and factors.  
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> I see Harry must go willingly in order to make himself a sacrifice but then how does his sacrifice affect anything?  Ok, the Horcrux is destroyed and the spells cast by LV after he returns are weaker but is that all Harry's sacrifice achieves?  In the end he has to come back to life and let LV kill himself all over again.  And what about the blood protection?  Is that what brings Harry back?  What about the mastery of the Elder Wand?  Did that just mean the wand comes to Harry when called?  I think the book itself confused the issue of sacrifice and we are just reading it as what should be there, if it had been properly worked out.
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Niru:

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't think the book confused the sacrifice issue. There Harry willingly offers his life both as a way to destroy the Horcrux in him (and as he sees it, himself) and to protect the others. He does not want anyone else to die knowing that it is in his power to stop it. Even though he doesn't actually die, it is the intent that matters. And it is THAT intent which extends protection to all the other people fighting. The book did not gloss over this but the movie definitely did. I think some of the finest points of the climax were sacrificed (no pun intended) for "cinematic" effect i.e., lots of light shows, explosions and noise, people running around casting spells etc.