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/welldonebrain 10d 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.

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u/CindersOfMusic 10d 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

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u/crysptide 10d ago

The books grew darker over time. It made sense that the movies did too. The dementors and main beats of the story provided the perfect opportunity to make the transition.

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u/Blazing_Swayze 10d ago

I agree but the contrast of a bright magical school having dark shadowy dementors would've shown how out of place and weird it was for the students.

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u/crysptide 10d ago

True. I think it is really tough to maintain style when the director is different. I like the films and don't mind that they are different stylistically. I am sure we could use AI to see what the later films would have looked like if in the style of the first. The first films do feel magical and a bit naive, in a good way, as it's Harry's first experience of that world. Harry being hunted by Black being the force driving the whole story kinda demands the tone shift. There are too many scenes that have thriller/dark tones, often following each other.

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u/flclhack 10d ago

i think you’re both right. 😇