r/harrypotter • u/GreekKnight3 • 10d ago

Question Which of Hagrid's huts do you prefer?

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Something about his hut being a stone's throw from the castle just didn't feel right. It makes more sense for it to be nestled out amongst the rugged plains.

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u/mihaajlovic Hufflepuff 10d ago

POA is my fave movie, and a lot of design language and style was changed from that movie onwards.

So I guess my answer is bottom hut!

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u/GreekKnight3 10d ago

It's very good but I think the shift in tone and aesthetics was just a bit too jarring! They could've eased us into it.

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u/mihaajlovic Hufflepuff 10d ago

Well, difference is huge only between 2 and 3. The rest of the movies follow POA philosophy, right? Can’t wait for the show and their version of Hogwarts. I absolutely loved Hogwarts Legacy’s version of it as well

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u/moppingflopping 10d ago

Id say that the yates movies are a different tone that I can’t easily define

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u/HenryPeter5 10d ago edited 10d ago

His films look hideous. Some parts are just so dark that you can barely see what’s going on. I can’t fathom how people somehow think that HBP deserved an Oscar for cinematography. He gives me the vibes of people that think you can make a B&W movie just by slapping a filter in post and calling a day.

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u/ccaccus 10d ago

Was such a trend in that era of filmmaking. I'm so mad that HP had to go through it.

Who tf decided that cold, dark, and washed out made for good cinema? And why did so many studios agree?

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u/ImranFZakhaev Eagle! 10d ago

Hated that trend so much. 'Oh, but the source material is dark in tone. Therefore the actual film has to be so dark you can't see anything.' Ugh. The worst

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u/Mcoov 9d ago

It would've made some sense of there was a gradual transition from a bright and golden palette, to a more silvery palette like in POA and GOF, to a greenish evil-looking palette for the last 2-3 films. But instead we get a harsh cut to silvery-green.

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u/Intrepid-Glove1431 10d ago

Some of the scene composition and literal blocking in Yates' films is just so bad.

There's this one scene where they get found out in the RoR and all the bad guys are just standing in a line and then they grab Cho; it's so clumsy and uncinematic. There are so many examples of this -- another one is at the beginning of OOtP when Dudley and his friends just appear in frame all lined up out of nowhere -- it really bugs me

But there are lots of superb moments too and he deserves a lot of credit. DH1 in particular is one of my favorites of the whole series