>Read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for the second or third time
>finish it
>watch the movie adaptation
>realize just how many liberties are taken, completely omitting entire plotlines, cutting down dramatic scenes that make the book much better, add in scenes that make no sense
>>85508077
I thought Half-blood Prince was on of the best movies in franchise.
>>85508077
What did you expect from the dullest franchises in the history of movie franchises?
>>85508077
Maybe you should quit watching fantasy movies made for elementary school aged children
Did you really expect consistency from the dullest franchise in the history of movie franchises? Each episode following the boy wizard and his pals from Hogwarts Academy as they fight assorted villains has been indistinguishable from the others. Aside from the gloomy imagery, the series’ only consistency has been its lack of excitement and ineffective use of special effects, all to make magic unmagical, to make action seem inert.
Perhaps the die was cast when Rowling vetoed the idea of Spielberg directing the series; she made sure the series would never be mistaken for a work of art that meant anything to anybody, just ridiculously profitable cross-promotion for her books. The Harry Potter series might be anti-Christian (or not), but it’s certainly the anti-James Bond series in its refusal of wonder, beauty and excitement. No one wants to face that fact. Now, thankfully, they no longer have to.
>a-at least the books were good though
"No!"
The writing is dreadful; the book was terrible. As I read, I noticed that every time a character went for a walk, the author wrote instead that the character "stretched his legs."
I began marking on the back of an envelope every time that phrase was repeated. I stopped only after I had marked the envelope several dozen times. I was incredulous. Rowling's mind is so governed by cliches and dead metaphors that she has no other style of writing. Later I read a lavish, loving review of Harry Potter by the same Stephen King. He wrote something to the effect of, "If these kids are reading Harry Potter at 11 or 12, then when they get older they will go on to read Stephen King." And he was quite right. He was not being ironic. When you read "Harry Potter" you are, in fact, trained to read Stephen King.
>>85508654
if by best you mean the most boring, yeah
>>85508783
It's a kid's series nigga calm down
>>85510171
It's pasta, nigga
t. another white dude
No shit, HBP is the longest book in the series. Even by GoF the writer for the movie adaptation was calling for a 2-parter because of the sheer volume of shit happening in the books and was denied, so obviously these movies are gonna suffer from a lack of running time.
>>85510392
My bad I just remembered OotP is the longest book not HBP. My point still stands though.
>>85508783
>"No!"
>bookfag
The film looks like a rembrandt painting and is paced very well its a tone masterpiece. I love the book and film, I'm glad its different and took liberties and you hated it and instead wanted them to film the book. Hidden.
>>85508077
>caring this much about harry potter
you'd better be younger than 18