Harry Potter took off as a successful franchise between its novels and film counterparts over the years. As the movies came out, fans noticed differences from the original content. As films went on, it became more noticeable that the movies were leaving things out, or changing them. Some changes were so severe fans have continued to joke about them years after the film's initial release, most notably, Dumbledore asking if Harry placed his name in the Goblet of Fire. Although the films did stay true to the books in several respects, not every detail adapted well.
10 Harry And Ginny's Relationship
In the film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry and Ginny's romance appears to come from out of left field. While viewers may have recalled Ginny's nervousness around Harry in the early installments, they did not get a look into Ginny's development. As Ginny was not directly connected to Harry's journey in previous films, her role was cut to the point where Harry and Ginny's romance seemed to come from nowhere. While the novel counterpart did not write Harry and Ginny to have an epic love story, there was more build-up to understand where it came from.
9 Remus Lupin's Impact
In the novels, Remus Lupin is relevant to Harry's journey. In the films, Remus's significance is cut to show Sirius Black to be a more critical relationship to Harry. Reducing Remus's role left some moments in the films to confusion, such as his relationship and marriage to Tonks.
In the novels, Remus and Tonks's relationship is strained early as he wishes to prevent it due to his status as a werewolf. The movies also skip over the detail of Remus and Tonks asking Harry to be their child's godfather.
8 The Marauders
In the novels, there was more time devoted to going into the backstory between James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. However, the films do not spend a lot of time on it. Fans of the movies alone would not know the reasons behind many of their actions. The novels go into more detail, especially regarding their relationship with Severus Snape, and the amount of hatred that was between them. Between time constraints and choices about the plot, the Marauders' time in the movies was cut.
7 Full Backstory Between Severus Snape And Lily Evans
When Harry looks into Snape's memories in the films, he sees Snape's perspective of his time with Lily at Hogwarts, along with flashes of the Marauders and Dumbledore. The films emphasize Snape's feelings toward Lily and how he loved her and never moved on. However, the movies do not go into Snape's mistakes and negative actions toward Lily. Without knowledge from the books, Snape looks more like an anti-hero with unrequited love. In the novels, Snape had referred to Lily as a "Mudblood" when she tried to defend him. The struggles in their relationship were not emphasized in the movies.
6 McGonagall And Umbridge
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix never hides the animosity between Professor McGonagall and Dolores Umbridge, but it never fully develops it either. While the film does emphasize how McGonagall does not like or approve of Umbridge, and the feelings are mutual, it left out several interactions.
McGonagall had not been above directly confronting Umbridge during class and stood up for Harry when Umbridge believed him to be incompetent. McGonagall looked the other way when Peeves wished to cause chaos around the castle, a part of the novel that way left entirely out of the film. When Harry directly told Umbridge the truth, McGonagall offered him a biscuit.
5 Harry's Personality
There are plenty of differences between the movie and book counterparts to Harry Potter. In addition to physical appearance, Harry's personality is changed to make him come across as more serious since the films wrote Ron to be the comedic sidekick. In the novels, Harry is much more sarcastic and sassy. His dialogue had been much more direct than seen in the films. A line of dialogue was "No need to call me Sir, Professor." The exchange was considered to be iconic by fans of the novel. However, the movie took out that line and several others.
4 Ron And Ginny's Personalities
Just as Harry's personality was changed for the films, so were Ron and Ginny's. Their novel counterparts could be drastically different than how the films portrayed them. An example that most highlighted the changes included Ron agreeing with Snape when Snape insulted Hermione in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban instead of standing up for Hermione like Ron did in the book. In Ginny's case, her reduced role had much more to do with the changes. In the novels, Ginny is a determined, brave, and independent young woman. Ginny has plenty of personality in the books that do not make it into film.
3 The Importance Of House Elves
Dobby has a more significant role in the books than he does in the films. Dobby only appears in two movies. His part was minimized to saving Harry's life in both installments, which lead to Dobby's death.
In the novels, it was Dobby that gave Harry the Gillyweed for the Triwizard Tournament instead of Neville. The House Elves were also a necessary part of Hermione's arc in the novels, and Ron looking out for their lives helped closed the deal between Ron and Hermione. Kreacher also plays an essential role in the books, being the reason that Harry rushed off to save Sirius at the Ministry because he lied about Sirius' whereabouts.
2 How Far Hermione Was Willing To Go
While Hermione was characterized as someone who would follow the rules, she was also willing to break them. Making Polyjuice Potion illegally and searching the restricted section of the library was just the beginning. When Hermione discovered that Rita Skeeter was an unregistered Animagus, she trapped Skeeter in a jar for about a week. She had also taken any books on Horcruxes from Dumbledore's office. When everyone had signed up for Dumbeldore's Army, Hermione had placed a hex on the document to reveal to the group who, if anyone, would reveal their secret meetings.
1 Lord Voldemort's Backstory
Lord Voldemort, having grown up as Tom Riddle, had a lot more going on in his life than the films led the audience to believe. Voldemort's lineage had not been as relevant as it was in the novels, as were the reasons behind desiring to make Horcruxes. The movies made it look like Voldemort wanted to make Horcruxes because he wanted to solidify a chance to take over the wizarding world. While that may be part of it, the movies do not include Tom Riddle's fear of death playing a role in making Horcruxes. The movies never referenced that Riddle had killed his father to make a Horcrux, or how he had hurt other children at the orphanage.
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April 24, 2020 at 05:30AM
