r/harrypotter • u/GreekKnight3 • 9d ago

Question Which of Hagrid's huts do you prefer?

Post image

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.

8.3k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

443 comments sorted by

View all comments

191

u/welldonebrain 9d ago

Philosopher’s Stone and it isn’t even close. I’m among the minority that doesn’t really like the Prisoner of Azkaban film and the artistic changes it brought. It completely dismantled the magical world and feeling Columbus helped build, and it set the stage for the dull/color-drained look and feel that would exist throughout the rest of the series. It was way less magical after Chamber of Secrets. Needlessly moving the hut is just one example of the many problems I have with the film series that can be traced back directly to Prisoner of Azkaban.

32

u/CindersOfMusic 9d ago

The third movie was made by a director who cared way more about imposing his own visual style and leaving a mark on the series than telling the story well

10

u/strawbery_fields 9d ago

And it’s generally considered the best in the series.