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Re: It's a great movie but... DomA Send a noteboard - 16/07/2011 10:00:39 PM
Why not throw the diadem into the fiendfyre like what really happened? Why stab it with a tooth? Its like they went out of their way to challenge the book.



And that's a "radical change"? :)

Rowling's readers know her magic system work, and are used to get thrown new expositional tidbits about it right in the middle of the action - e.g. that fyendfire could also destroy horcruxes and Hermione knew this but it's barely controllable etc.

In a movie, when you've just spent precious screentime showing that the characters found out the basilisk tooth from movie 2 could destroy horcruxes, and you can just show the diadem being destroyed with the tooth as there's no plot reason for them not to have it anymore, you don't stop the action to introduce a completely extraneous bit of heavy going exposition. It would just be bad scriptwriting.

As for the duel, I haven't seen the movie yet but I understand Harry and Voldermort move elsewhere for their final fight. That's also explainable. The way Rowling wrote the scene from Harry's POV, she could make it about Harry and Voldemort even if it was in the middle of a crowd. If you render this on screen, it's much stronger visually if the two characters are really alone in the shots.
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I'm going to the midnight show tonight anjumfaz - 14/07/2011 09:38:28 PM 1101 Views
That was freaking awesome! *NM* MightyYT - 15/07/2011 08:55:48 AM 644 Views
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Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler* ironclad - 15/07/2011 03:17:29 PM 1197 Views
Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler* DomA - 15/07/2011 04:35:07 PM 1173 Views
Really?? Dark Knight - 15/07/2011 05:26:25 PM 1154 Views
No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks. *NM* Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:15:11 PM 666 Views
Re: No. Dom needs to re-read me thinks. DomA - 15/07/2011 08:32:44 PM 1170 Views
Gotcha, but I don't agree Deadsy - 15/07/2011 09:03:50 PM 1191 Views
Agreed mostly Sidious - 16/07/2011 04:23:07 PM 1157 Views
Re: Gotcha, but I don't agree DomA - 16/07/2011 09:29:52 PM 1232 Views
That's how I saw it too *NM* ironclad - 16/07/2011 11:38:03 AM 664 Views
Re: Thinking about the film I found only two things to complain about *major spoiler* Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:19:47 PM 1181 Views
There wasn't more to it. Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:21:31 PM 1331 Views
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I sure hope it was better than part one random thoughts - 15/07/2011 03:47:16 PM 1008 Views
I have a nitpick about eye color Deadsy - 15/07/2011 08:25:18 PM 1286 Views
Yes! ironclad - 16/07/2011 11:39:29 AM 1116 Views
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I didn't really like it at first so I went to see it again today and walked out very satisfied. *NM* Mix - 16/07/2011 09:37:22 AM 652 Views
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It's a great movie but... Sidious - 16/07/2011 04:31:21 PM 1284 Views
Re: It's a great movie but... Deadsy - 16/07/2011 05:24:43 PM 1329 Views
That change had to be made, just like Frodo/Gollum/Mount Doom..... trzaska2000 - 16/07/2011 05:51:39 PM 1268 Views
I didn't want it to be like the book Deadsy - 16/07/2011 06:39:30 PM 1146 Views
I agree completely. nossy - 16/07/2011 07:36:25 PM 1263 Views
You know, I kind of like that better than what happened in the book. Darth_Katie - 16/07/2011 10:27:47 PM 1148 Views
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Good, but not great. (spoilers) Dreaded Anomaly - 17/07/2011 12:19:35 AM 1137 Views
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I certainly think you're in the majority, re: 7.1 being easily the best movie in the series. *NM* Legolas - 20/07/2011 11:35:13 PM 655 Views
Predictably disappointing, sad to say. Legolas - 20/07/2011 11:31:38 PM 1136 Views
Re: Predictably disappointing, sad to say. DomA - 31/07/2011 03:58:19 AM 1111 Views
Yes, no surprise that you'd have more tolerance for the changes. Legolas - 31/07/2011 11:22:41 AM 1113 Views
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The books are more coherent, more humourous, and more complex, to sum it up. Legolas - 30/07/2011 11:00:29 PM 1128 Views
Re: Never read any of the books, but DomA - 31/07/2011 02:35:02 AM 1067 Views
What? Goblet of Fire was my favorite by far until Deathly Hallows 1 came out. *NM* ironclad - 01/08/2011 07:05:00 PM 660 Views
Feel like taking a survey about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two. Mix - 03/08/2011 09:01:45 AM 1288 Views
The film in one word: Meh. Maria - 10/08/2011 11:25:54 PM 982 Views
Something better like reading the books? *NM* Legolas - 13/08/2011 05:46:53 PM 626 Views
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