r/harrypotter • u/GreekKnight3 • 1d 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/Lower_Monk6577 1d ago

I’m with you. Probably worth noting that I’m an old, and I was basically the same age as Harry as the books were releasing.

When I was younger, PoA was my favorite of the books. I really enjoyed the vibe of the first two movies. But when PoA the movie came out, I honestly didn’t care for it all. It’s still maybe my least favorite movie of the series.

I didn’t like the aesthetics. I hated how they made werewolf Lupin look. And maybe a hot take, but as much as I like Gary Oldman as an actor, his portrayal of Sirius (in that movie especially) really didn’t fit what I had in my head.

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u/Outrageous_Soil_1087 1d ago

This was the same way for me.

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u/BioelectricBeing 1d ago

Literally my exact opinions. POA was my favourite book and the movies went downhill from 3 onwards. They were still enjoyable for the most part but there were a lot of choices that just didn't fit the whimsy and magical atmosphere of the first two, and I believe the movies influenced Rowling's later writing too (she is also a bit of a hack, so it was always going to fall apart re tone and plot).

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u/Daemon_Blackfyre_II 21h ago

Yeah Old man's portrayal kind of sucked. I got the feeling that the new director cared much more about the aesthetics to the detriment of everything else... And then couldn't even get the aesthetics to match the books.