Which (if any) of the films have made you angry because they've ignored important parts of the book?
I must say, even though I'm happy with the movies, that the books are always better. Here are the candidates:
- In Philosopher's Stone, it's Harry, Ron and Neville who are out of their beds when McGonagall surprises them because Malfoy has tricked them. Hermione is very angry at them and tries to stop them because she's still an insufferable genius. In the movie, the trio go out to see Hagrid, which I don't think makes a lot of sense.
- Again in Philosopher's Stone, the four of them - Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville - go to the third floor because they're hiding from Filch, not because of their stupidity like in the movie. In the movie Neville's presence is omitted. I think Neville's presence in the books might foreshadow how awesome he was going to become later.
- The films cut out most of Ron's clever lines, making him seem stupid. In the books, Ron is actually quite clever, but he's usually overshadowed by his older brothers so he doesn't try a lot.
- In Deathly Hallows, making Fred's death so short. This was supposed to be the turning point of the book, and represents that war isn't fair and kills those we love.
- The random change of Lavender from black to white and Crabbe from white to black.
- The Hermione in the films being really hot. In the books, she was a frumpy girl who could be pretty when she wanted to, but didn't care too much about her looks. Ron's surprise about her being asked out by Victor Krum in the Goblet of Fire movie falls into Hollywood Homely instead.
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