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Poor dear Neville 💔
And its such a shame that none of that made it to the movie💁🏽‍♂��

Amber wrote: "Poor dear Neville 💔
And its such a shame that none of that made it to the movie💁🏽‍♂��"

Would have definitely added depth to to the character. Though, it's the sort of thing you have to build up to over time, and would work much better for television than film.

Exactly!

Amber wrote: "Exactly!"

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The book was scandalously slaughtered in the script. Hardly half of its 800+ pages made it to the actual film.

Ian wrote: "The book was scandalously slaughtered in the script. Hardly half of its 800+ pages made it to the actual film."

In a way it's understandable. Otherwise you'd have a 4-6 hour movie, and no one wants that.

But, but... most Potterheads would watch that! 😂
I would definitely watch a 3.5-hour film (the Lord of the Rings did just fine and the books were much shorter than The Order of the Phoenix), but I can understand I'm the exception. But the movie was so heavily edited, many important parts of the book were missing. Half an hour of dialogue would've made the film 2.5-hour long, which I don't think is a giant stretch.

That Neville bit 💔 😭💔 😭💔 😭

There are two things that will probably make someone emotional:
1- The wrapper scene
2- Seeing Sirius with Harry because it's hard to get over his death

Ian wrote: "But, but... most Potterheads would watch that! 😂
I would definitely watch a 3.5-hour film (the Lord of the Rings did just fine and the books were much shorter than The Order of the Phoenix), but I ..."

I don't know... I doubt they could fit everything you'd want in 3.5 hours. Splitting it into two films like "Deathly Hallow" would be more viable. You have to remember, most people, especially children, may not have as firm a control over their bladders as you.

It's not really what I personally want (which - I admit - is every single detail that would be impossible to transfer to the big screen) but what makes more sense from the point of view of someone who hasn't read the books. I've had lots of friends who didn't get some important points of the films and had to ask me for explanations (and they were grown-ass adults, not children). Going through the series again, I calculated that they only needed to add 20 minutes of dialogue for each film (if that).
When it comes to The Order of the Phoenix, I think there's something inherently wrong when you turn the longest book of the series into the shortest film.

Aoife - Bookish_Babbling wrote: "That Neville bit 💔 😭💔 😭💔 😭"

Definitely heartbreaking. But it really did the most to round out Neville's character, so he wasn't just the hapless wimp, as portrayed in all but the final films.

Mrinmayi wrote: "There are two things that will probably make someone emotional:
1- The wrapper scene
2- Seeing Sirius with Harry because it's hard to get over his death"

Yes, I agree. The wrapper scene and the death are hands-down the most emotional parts of this book.

Ian wrote: "It's not really what I personally want (which - I admit - is every single detail that would be impossible to transfer to the big screen) but what makes more sense from the point of view of someone ..."

Well, whether it was sufficiently comprehensible to the causal moviegoer is debatable. I've never heard or noticed any sort of outcry about it, not in the least. But experiences may vary 🤷‍♂��

My acquaintances and friends not familiar with the books have been occasionally confused, most of the book readers I've talked with share my opinions, so yes, I agree, we've had very different experiences. 😊😛

Ian wrote: "My acquaintances and friends not familiar with the books have been occasionally confused, most of the book readers I've talked with share my opinions, so yes, I agree, we've had very different expe..."

Cool, cool, cool...

The montages were what kept the movie short. Personally I'd like a TV show where each chapter is an episode and nothing is changed, but that's not practical.

The ending of this book destroyed me, and I'm usually pretty stoic.

Audrey wrote: "The montages were what kept the movie short. Personally I'd like a TV show where each chapter is an episode and nothing is changed, but that's not practical.

The ending of this book destroyed me, ..."

Even a television show would have to deviate from the books some, but I agree that it's much more friendly a format to the source material than feature films. You would certainly have room for subplots and character moments.

Ron truly is an enigma haha

TMR wrote: "Ron truly is an enigma haha"

Ahh this scene! Every moment with Sirius in this movie makes me wanna cry because i know he's gonna die soon.
Why did JK have to kill him? He was such an awesome character (not to mention he was the only family Harry had left) and he'd have been a great help in the Hogwarts Battle. And Moody too, he was so powerful!

Sakshi wrote: "Ahh this scene! Every moment with Sirius in this movie makes me wanna cry because i know he's gonna die soon.
Why did JK have to kill him? He was such an awesome character (not to mention he was th..."

Well, what I've heard from interviews is that Arthur Weasley was supposed to die from the snake attack, because Rowling wanted to kill a father figure. But at the last moment he was spared, in exchange for Sirius and Lupin.

Jayson wrote: "Sakshi wrote: "Ahh this scene! Every moment with Sirius in this movie makes me wanna cry because i know he's gonna die soon.
Why did JK have to kill him? He was such an awesome character (not to me..."

What the hell! I didn't know that. Why was it even necessary to kill characters? People already loved the books.

I heard she cried after writing the scene. I'd still prefer ANYone else to die.

Sakshi wrote: "What the hell! I didn't know that. Why was it even necessary to kill characters? People already loved the books."

Well, killing characters underscore the stakes. Otherwise life-threatening situations mean nothing.

Audrey wrote: "I heard she cried after writing the scene. I'd still prefer ANYone else to die."

Perhaps that's the effect she wanted, maximum impact?