Jul 1, 2015Common misconception about the GOAT series...
HP > *
Problem is, the movies do the books NO justice. And I know a lot of people always say that, but it's the absolute truth in this case.
I already discussed this in another thread, but f--- it, I'll go through it again.
The first two movies, are fairly similar to the books, but the director that they signed was a children's movie director. He marketed the movie to children, which is not reflective of the Harry Potter story.
The third and fourth movies were outstanding. They focused more on the actual plot and themes rather than the bs "quiddich" and teachings at Hogwarts. I recommend these movies. The 4th movie slows down a bit, but it's definitely good.
The fifth and sixth films were disgraces to the book and movie series. Both books, were fantastic and extremely dark. The movies, however, focused on romance and classroom bs, when the books focused on Harry/Voldemort's connection (and how Voldemort can possess Harry) and Voldemort's past (and how he was basically a serial killer as a teenager) There's more, obviously, but those are key examples.
The 7th movie, followed the book to a TEE. It was the first movie in the entire series that did so, and hands down the best of the series. Sure, they missed some opportunities (namely, they didn't make it a point to show that Voldemort was basically Adolf Hitler, and was putting people in concentration camps, and performing a holocaust on all "non pure bloods).... However, they did an excellent job on the 7th movie.
The 8th movie was good, but rushed, and disappointing. They could've made the 8th movie one of the greatest movies of all time. They dropped the f---ing ball, again.
A lot of the faults of the 8th movie is due to the fact that they wasted the 5th and 6th movies on bs that had NOTHING to do with the plot. They focused so much on them "growing up" that they neglected the actual story.
Don't get it twisted, Harry Potter is probably the best book series you will ever read, and Voldemort might be the greatest fictional villain ever. They f---ing dropped the ball with it... Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort should've contended with Heath Ledger's Joker as GOAT villain. Snape is one of the best characters in literature, but they made him transparent as f---.
