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Originally Posted by Nyssa
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
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I think the Potter movies were a triumph, as were the books - but it helps if you treat them as different animals - but from the same "root" as it were.
I felt quite lucky to have "grown-up" alongside my son, from I think 5 when he started them, with J'P's creation.
And those experiences weren't diminished in any way by the films - we also saw the majority of those together.
They were a different slant - although I do agree about the casting, which I couldn't fault.
And, being old enough to have found Tolkien well before it became a cult, I found the wonderful films satisfying in exactly the same way - apart from my opinion that the Hobbits were way too "Hollywood" photogenic !