The article 'Harry Potter' stars say final scene was a challenge for the ages written by Geoff Boucher is rather nicely summed up by its title alone. I found it really interesting to see how the cast felt about putting together the epilogue for the movie. I was surprised that they weren't particularly confident about the first take on the epilogue, but I'm really glad they came back to redo the scene.
A lot of the Harry Potter fandom thinks that the epilogue was a shoddy scene not only in the movie but also in the book. While I didn't exactly like it in the book, I can see the reasons Rowling put it in there. It finally provided the happy ending Harry was never able to have. As for the scene in the movie, I agree that it wasn't really all that appealing. It didn't have the magic that every other part of the series had. But again, I think that considering the options available, the epilogue in the film was very well done, especially the make up for the actors.
But to be honest, I didn't enjoy the epilogue very much. In the book, it felt forced. I was perfectly satisfied with the ending the movie provided before the epilogue came in. It just didn't feel like it fit in with the rest of the series, and I think that's the problem most of the fandom has with it. It just felt too perfect, and we weren't used to that. But if there's one sure thing, it's that Harry should not be able to name children after the atrocity that was "Albus Severus Potter."
