Post by marygracerich on Jul 12, 2016 10:53:32 GMT -5
misspatty When Snape casts the patronus of the Doe I think he is saying that he cares for Harry because of Lily. All he has left of her is to see her in Harry's eyes. That must count for something. I think Snape was shitty to a lot of the students. I don't think he was perfect by any means but that is part of why I like him.
Post by kaydee0402 on Jul 12, 2016 11:02:01 GMT -5
I thought S.P.E.W. was stupid too. I admire Hermione for trying to do right by the House Elves, but hiding knitted hats around the dorm to trick them into freedom was a bit ridiculous.
kaydee0402, I feel like Hermoine is always just a little bit ridiculous, though. It's part of her charm I didn't care that the SPEW stuff was left out, however, and could take or leave it from the books. Just that it isn't out of character for her at all!
Post by reginaphalange on Jul 12, 2016 11:08:41 GMT -5
I've only read the first two pages but the Dobby hate is killing me.
I almost bought the illustrated version of HP yesterday but chickened out because of the price. I feel like this thread is a sign that I've made a mistake...
I always hated the chapter of Nearly Headless Nick's Halloween party. Skip.
Speaking of ghosts, it annoys me that the grey lady was just thrown in there. JKR loves a Chekhov gun/Easter egg, so this makes me think she was a last minute thing.
I almost bought the illustrated version of HP yesterday but chickened out because of the price. I feel like this thread is a sign that I've made a mistake...
The illustrations are gorgeous. It made my now 5 year old fall in love with Harry. We started reading it before Christmas & we're now into Order of the Phoenix.
That's my plan. My 5-year old is finally starting to sit still for bedtime stories that aren't illustrated on every page, but he needs SOME illustrations.
UO: I think Snape's payoff story is atrocious. He was an asshole to a kid of a woman he "loved" because his dad was an arse? Yeah, no. And he "loved" Lily? All I get is creepy, stalker vibe from him. I fastforward through his crying/holding Lily's body because I'm just cringing so badly. I think JK Rowling fell down hard there.
I hated how much an absolute bumbling idiot Neville was in the movies. Yes he was early on in the books but he had such a fantastic back story that was so largely glossed over.
Post by kaydee0402 on Jul 12, 2016 11:56:49 GMT -5
mimsy, another thing that ticked me off about the movie was the fact that they left out where the trio runs into Neville at St. Mungo's. I felt like that added so much depth to his character and to leaving it out was disappointing.
I did not like how forceful Dumbledore was in Goblet of Fire movie when questioning Harry over how his name was put in there. Especially since he was so calm in the books. I know Michael Gambon can act out the character as he sees fit, but it just felt wrong to me.
I kind of hated all the couples just because I don't like the message that you always end up with someone from high school. Rather than going out and seeing the rest of the world and the people in it first.
But how would I know if the rando was good enough for Harry if I hadn't read 7 books with them in it?
While I'm listing things I half remember, James Potter was kind of a fuck up in retrospect, wasn't he? Apparently he pre-ruined his future child's relationship with both Snape and Dursley by being kind of a bully to them, and he was such a shit judge of character that he made Peter Pettigrew his secret keeper. Way to drop the ball, James.
mimsy , another thing that ticked me off about the movie was the fact that they left out where the trio runs into Neville at St. Mungo's. I felt like that added so much depth to his character and to leaving it out was disappointing.
I feel like the character depth is what is missing from the movies overall. Yes, they do follow the plot lines pretty closely, but because you don't get all of the inner most thoughts and struggles of the characters, you miss so much of the feeling and emotion of what goes into the books. To me, the magic of HP is how much the characters come to life. In the movies, they stay "characters."
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