I don't like this choice for the movie. "Obliviate" wipes out memories; they are not recoverable. In the book, Hermione plants a false memory in her parents which she eventually reverses, but if you are watching the movie, you are essentially watching Hermione remove herself from her parent's lives forever. She can never go back to them. Anybody else have a problem with this?
shareWell the films never explain that Obliviate spell is irreversible, so I always assumed she went back and Unobliviated after Voldie was dust. The books confirm she reverses the false memory. Films like drama and the false memory spell is not as dramatic as having Hermione say “Obliviate” in her very Hermionesque way and changing all the photos.
shareI agree with the above.
You have to separate the books from the movies. Because the spell was never described as “irreversible” in the movie, the viewer can assume that she returns later to undo it. It was, in the movie, a temporary spell to save them.
Thanks, I haven't seen the movie. Now I know.
shareGood thing that spell can also photoshop people from pictures. That spell could get a job as a graphics designer.
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