After reading Order of the Phoenix, nothing was more exciting than standing in Barnes & Noble at
midnight waiting for the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series to be released. No one
would know of the horror that followed almost four years later.
I was disappointed yet satisfied after reading Half-Blood Prince. It was exciting to learn about
Voldemort and his past and how he became who he was.
Learning about where he lived and who his parents were solved many unanswered questions
that were brought up when reading the previous books in the Harry Potter series.
Granted there were many storylines in the book that were “cute,” however, it was assumed that
the main principle for writing the sixth book was to give information about Voldemort’s past
and how he discovered Horcruxes and what they are exactly.
Unfortunately, the director and screenwriters and everyone else that was involved in making
this movie thought differently. They stubbornly and stupidly stuck to the idea that sex sells and
made the minor love storyline of the book the main storyline of the movie.
Voldemort’s past was a vital part of the book and to barely touch on it in the movie was an
outrage and a cheat to fans.
This may be why those who only watch the movies and do not read the books are not really
interested in the Harry Potter series. The movies do not give the most important information that
needs to be given in order for people to understand what is going on.
The only two pensieve scenes don’t go into Voldemort’s history. We don’t see his parents or the
Gaunts. We see when Dumbledore met Voldemort and later, Slughorn’s memory.
Meanwhile, in the book there’s a pensieve scene every few chapters where we learn of
Voldemort’s ancestry. We clearly see the prejudice towards Muggles that had started with his
ancestors.
We also see his fear of death start at the loss of his mother. The movie version is a watered-
down (very watered-down) snippet of the real story.
As a reader of the series, it is well known that Ron has six siblings. However, the movie has
only focused on the youngest four; Ron, Ginny, George and Fred.
Personally, I’ve always felt that every child was important and to not mention all of them
equally is wrong. Especially when one of them is getting married to a girl who’s sister Harry
just happened to save a few years back.
Why they felt they had to completely cut out Bill and Fleur’s storyline is beyond my
comprehension.
Horcruxes are mentioned briefly, but only briefly. It’s just strange because I thought that they
were the whole point of the book.
We don’t see Voldemort find Helga Hufflepuff’s cup, the ring is barely mentioned and the
locket (and the fact that it’s not the real one) is talked about in about one line of dialogue in the
last scene of the movie.
The main plot is basically ignored in the movie. I don’t believe the screenwriters and directors
actually read these books.
Keeping the love storyline in the movie was a smart idea, however, how they did it was not so
smart.
In the book, I felt that Hermione and Ron liked each other equally, but were both too scared to
admit anything. However, in the movie, Ron is portrayed as a completely idiotic teenage boy
and Hermione as a completely idiotic teenage girl.
The movie doesn’t do their back-story justice – just two teenagers being selfish, clueless and
whiney...constantly whiney.
And in the Harry and Ginny storyline you don’t realize Harry likes Ginny until Hermione says
something to him in the movie. In the book, you know Harry is falling for her without
Hermione telling you.
Other stupid little things that they changed that really pissed me off:
crap. The movie was disappointing because I know the potential it had and it, by far, did not
live up to it.
Personally, I believe these “movie people” have to learn how to convert a book into a movie
because apparently none of them went to school to learn how to do that.
Because when you make an adaptation, usually, the movie resembles the book in a way that the
reader and viewer can recognize that it is the same storyline.
And to leave out vital and important plot points is unacceptable and the “movie people”
should be shot.
midnight waiting for the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series to be released. No one
would know of the horror that followed almost four years later.
I was disappointed yet satisfied after reading Half-Blood Prince. It was exciting to learn about
Voldemort and his past and how he became who he was.
Learning about where he lived and who his parents were solved many unanswered questions
that were brought up when reading the previous books in the Harry Potter series.
Granted there were many storylines in the book that were “cute,” however, it was assumed that
the main principle for writing the sixth book was to give information about Voldemort’s past
and how he discovered Horcruxes and what they are exactly.
Unfortunately, the director and screenwriters and everyone else that was involved in making
this movie thought differently. They stubbornly and stupidly stuck to the idea that sex sells and
made the minor love storyline of the book the main storyline of the movie.
Voldemort’s past was a vital part of the book and to barely touch on it in the movie was an
outrage and a cheat to fans.
This may be why those who only watch the movies and do not read the books are not really
interested in the Harry Potter series. The movies do not give the most important information that
needs to be given in order for people to understand what is going on.
The only two pensieve scenes don’t go into Voldemort’s history. We don’t see his parents or the
Gaunts. We see when Dumbledore met Voldemort and later, Slughorn’s memory.
Meanwhile, in the book there’s a pensieve scene every few chapters where we learn of
Voldemort’s ancestry. We clearly see the prejudice towards Muggles that had started with his
ancestors.
We also see his fear of death start at the loss of his mother. The movie version is a watered-
down (very watered-down) snippet of the real story.
As a reader of the series, it is well known that Ron has six siblings. However, the movie has
only focused on the youngest four; Ron, Ginny, George and Fred.
Personally, I’ve always felt that every child was important and to not mention all of them
equally is wrong. Especially when one of them is getting married to a girl who’s sister Harry
just happened to save a few years back.
Why they felt they had to completely cut out Bill and Fleur’s storyline is beyond my
comprehension.
Horcruxes are mentioned briefly, but only briefly. It’s just strange because I thought that they
were the whole point of the book.
We don’t see Voldemort find Helga Hufflepuff’s cup, the ring is barely mentioned and the
locket (and the fact that it’s not the real one) is talked about in about one line of dialogue in the
last scene of the movie.
The main plot is basically ignored in the movie. I don’t believe the screenwriters and directors
actually read these books.
Keeping the love storyline in the movie was a smart idea, however, how they did it was not so
smart.
In the book, I felt that Hermione and Ron liked each other equally, but were both too scared to
admit anything. However, in the movie, Ron is portrayed as a completely idiotic teenage boy
and Hermione as a completely idiotic teenage girl.
The movie doesn’t do their back-story justice – just two teenagers being selfish, clueless and
whiney...constantly whiney.
And in the Harry and Ginny storyline you don’t realize Harry likes Ginny until Hermione says
something to him in the movie. In the book, you know Harry is falling for her without
Hermione telling you.
Other stupid little things that they changed that really pissed me off:
- They changed the person who helps Harry off the train from Tonks to Luna...why?
- In the book, Harry and Tonks are not allowed on the grounds of Hogwarts without
being escorted by Snape. In the movie, the gates are wide open and Harry and Luna
are able to walk right in. This completely contradicts the fact that Hogwarts is under
heavy surveillance and protection. - The birds that Hermione sends after Ron actually attack him in the book, in the
movie the birds miss and hit the door. - Ginny dates around in the book, but in the movie she only dates Dean.
- The first time Ginny and Harry kiss is after their victory in Quidditch, however in the
movie they kiss while in the Room of Requirement and to this day I have absolutely
no idea why. And because of this change, we don’t get to see Harry hide the HBP
book under Ravenclaw’s diadem. - Kreacher and Dobby are not in the movie at all. In the book, they are assigned by
Harry to watch over and follow Draco Malfoy, whereas in the movie it is barely
implied that Harry is interested in what Malfoy is up to until much later on.
crap. The movie was disappointing because I know the potential it had and it, by far, did not
live up to it.
Personally, I believe these “movie people” have to learn how to convert a book into a movie
because apparently none of them went to school to learn how to do that.
Because when you make an adaptation, usually, the movie resembles the book in a way that the
reader and viewer can recognize that it is the same storyline.
And to leave out vital and important plot points is unacceptable and the “movie people”
should be shot.
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