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Originally Posted by treadlightly
That's exactly it right there. I want my own imagination to build the world and shape the characters in it. Even if I see the movie after I read the book, my mind morphs my imaginary world to something closer to the screen version. And special effects, especially with fantasy, can sometimes not be smoothly animated. I'm still deciding whether I want to watch the Harry Potter movies or not. Not to mention that I spend most of my spare time reading instead of in front of the tube.
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I definitely did the imaginary vs screen morphing with the Potter movies, but in a good way. There wasn't that big of a leap. I think the characters were cast perfectly (except for Harry's Aunt).
What was lost, was the fullness and richness of the story. So many missing details, especially as the standard length of the movies could not keep up with the increasing length of the books. The school looked wonderful, Diagon Alley was fantastic, the magic was fun, but the depth of the story was missing.
I've heard that they did a fabulous job with Deathly Hollows and it has been suggested that I try to watch the whole thing back to back, but I don't think my heart is into it.