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Changes that were right in the movies
The Best Wizard
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The majority of the fans criticise the movies because the director, the writer, etc don´ include certain things, change, delete or add others that aren´t included in the books.
However, after watching them all this years, I think that they had included certains elements or changes that were appropiated for a movie and complemented the plot of the books. In my opinion, they were right with this:
*The moment between Harry and Lucius (COS).
*The talk of Harry and Lupin at the bridge (POA)
*The battle between Harry and the dragon (GOF)
*The story about Francis, the fish (HBP).
*Snape silencing Harry at the Astronomy Tower (HBP)
*Harry and Hermione not being 'polyjuiced' at Godric's Hollow (DH1)
*The extended battle between Harry and Voldemort (stairs, the tower and the courtyard) (DH2).
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About this last thing, many people complained about the fact that Voldemort was attacking Harry with AK curses and Harry was blocking them. Well it is obvious that happened, because Harry was the true master of the EW, so I don´t care about that complaints but we have to explain this to that people.
So What changes do you think that were right in the movies?
However, after watching them all this years, I think that they had included certains elements or changes that were appropiated for a movie and complemented the plot of the books. In my opinion, they were right with this:
*The moment between Harry and Lucius (COS).
*The talk of Harry and Lupin at the bridge (POA)
*The battle between Harry and the dragon (GOF)
*The story about Francis, the fish (HBP).
*Snape silencing Harry at the Astronomy Tower (HBP)
*Harry and Hermione not being 'polyjuiced' at Godric's Hollow (DH1)
*The extended battle between Harry and Voldemort (stairs, the tower and the courtyard) (DH2).
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About this last thing, many people complained about the fact that Voldemort was attacking Harry with AK curses and Harry was blocking them. Well it is obvious that happened, because Harry was the true master of the EW, so I don´t care about that complaints but we have to explain this to that people.
So What changes do you think that were right in the movies?
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harry not being diguised in godrics hallow
ron and hermionne helping fight nagini
*Actually 'being there' for the Mass Breakout at Azkaban.
Mysterious thing time.
Mysterious thing time.
Mysterious thing time.
I loved snapes death as well.
And a big detail of Snape´s death is that when Harry approachs to him, his memories appear from a tear (one of the forms of manifiest a hidden personality) instead of all the parts of his body.
That was a HORRIBLE choice.
Mysterious thing time.
The Great Hall/ Harry & McGonagall vs. Snape
Snape finding Lily's body
Neville & The Covered Bridge
Seeing LV and the DEs Destroy Protections
It wasn't 'a great way to explore the rest of the castle'. It was another scene added for the hell of mindless action, and it wasn't the last of its kind (i.e. Burrow attack).
Mysterious thing time.
It shows how certain was that the Tournament was dangeorus and Harry didn´t choose to enter.
it was a cool sequence but it didn't feel right
Burrow attack (the attack wasn't very cool but molly's sadness is a great scene
Mysterious thing time.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/02/22/harry-potter-adds-scene/
Harry summon his firebolt, so he was in the competition and the teachers mustn´t stop it unless Harry can´t fight.
But well opinions are opinions. I have added two more things to my list (in the first post)
The book's climax was *a million* times better, more suspenseful, emotional, etc.
The fact that Harry had no choice, the fact he had to watch Dumbledore be murdered was simply horrifying and added to the emotion of it all.
Mysterious thing time.
Snape silencing Harry it is a great foreshadowing of DH2 and maintains the audience expecting what Snape is going to do. In the book you can feel that he is going to kill DD.
Hedwig having an heroic death.
Amos being on the crowd when Harry returns with Cedric's body.
Luna talking about the Thestrals.
Bellatrix using AK on Sirius (this way it was confirmed he's dead).
The Lovegood family dancing at the wedding instead of Luna only.
Snape's death at the boathouse instead of the Shrieking Shack.
not me
Book Harry was so much more hot-headed and emotional and - I don't know - proactive than movie Harry. But I guess that came with having to squeeze amazing stories into only a couple of hours :-?
THE TALE OF THE THREE BROTHERS SEQUENCE!
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Anyway, I would argue that changes made in the films are good... for the films. It's why they call them "film ADAPTATIONS." It's not meant to be the book on-screen, it's meant to be a cinematic version of the story on-screen, and where books are vastly different from films to the point where it's literally fucking retarded to compare them, things have to be tinkered with in order to make certain things work better in a cinematic fashion.
They don't just change stuff because they feel like it, they change stuff as they see fit, as filmmakers. They're not writing a book, they're shooting a movie and things have to be contorted a bit to fit that structure.
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and i never watched clips or features just trailers so nothing was really spoiled for me
Voldemort vs Harry
Harry and Hermione Dance
Snape's Death
Harry and Hermione Dance
Adding obliviate in DH1
Harry and Hermione Dance
3 Brothers Animation
Harry and Hermione Dance
Wand Raising rather than funeral
oh, and, erm, Harry and Hermione Dance
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