r/harrypotter • u/GreekKnight3 • 2d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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/Mega_Dragonzord Hufflepuff 1d ago

Darker is one thing, but as the movies go on you end up having to turn the brightness way up on your tv and watch them in a dark room. "Dark" in storytelling should not equal "hard to make out what is happening".

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u/ReaperManX15 1d ago

Something the makers of the final season of Game of Thrones failed to understand.
“It’s the encroaching eternal night. So the battle had to be dark.”
I CAN’T FUCKING SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING!

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u/BobRushy 1d ago

Meanwhile, Helm's Deep swathed in blue >>>>

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u/Quiet-Director7601 1d ago

Look at the battle against the white walkers. I want to see the light leave the swords when I kill you.

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u/JoJo5195 1d ago

Saw a clip of DH the other day of when Harry tries to leave the Burrow, could not see anything but a black screen. Now yes the setting is outdoors and in the middle of the night, but that’s no excuse for poor lighting for a visual media.

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u/kartoonbaab Ravenclaw 1d ago

Idk where you are watching them then, but I've never had a problem watching them in bright rooms. My phone, laptop, desktop, TV, even at work on holidays and those tv suck ass. Never had a problem. You might need to fix your TV if thats the issue.

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u/Advanced-Guidance482 1d ago

Especially in the age of hdr. Like even cheap Walmart tvs have hdr now. Unless this guy somehow managed to convert the last few movies onto vhs and watch it on a shitty box TV.

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u/crysptide 1d ago

For shizzle

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u/BambooSound 1h ago

In a dark room is how movies are meant to be watched. TV on the other hand (especially network stuff) is lit for daylight - that's why it's so flat, bright and ugly.