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Talk Fantasy To Me

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Highlighted Key Differences Between the Novel and Film Part 1

Talk Fantasy To Me

Riddikulus Productions

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5.0765 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2021

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Summary

"'I'd never have believed this," Harry said. "The man who taught me to fight dementors ---- a coward." Lupin drew his wand so fast that Harry had barely reached for his own; there was a loud bang and he felt himself flying backward as if punched; as he slammed into the kitchen wall and slid to the floor, he glimpsed the tail of Lupin's cloak disappearing around the door." -Page 214 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It's that time again folks, the Riddikulus Crew brings you another fan-favorite "Differences" episode! In this segment we will be discussing the major differences between Chapter 1 through Chapter 24 of the novel versus Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 film. As per usual, Chase & Josh hold nothing back as we dive in and give you the good, the bad and the ugly of what you will find on screen as opposed the book, and we each provide a final grade on a scale of 1-10 based on our overall thoughts of the movie. There are vital omissions, unnecessary changes that affect the storyline, a few additions that enhance key moments as well as additions that detract. A few of these instances include; Alastor Moody flying alone on his broom, the lack of a disguise for Harry at Bill & Fleur's wedding, the omission of Harry's 17th birthday, and the manner in which we found out the sword of Gryffindor in Snape's office was a fake. So many issues affect how the story line would play out if we took the films version of events at face value and we back up our viewpoints with facts and page numbers of the book and timestamps of the film. With the film leaving out Lupin's arrival/argument at Grimmauld's place, the absence of the portrait of Phineas Nigellus, the lack of Voldemort's appearance at Godric's Hollow, the change of the leader of the Snatchers who take the trio prisoner, and the unresolved fate of Peter Pettigrew; you may see this film in a whole new light after this episode. With us here at Fact or Fantasy hitting the halfway point of the final installment of the Harry Potter franchise, you can't afford to miss a single thing. As stated on Page 342, "And then his scar burst open and he was Voldemort and he was running across the fetid bedroom, his long white hands clutching at the windowsill as he glimpsed the bald man and the little woman twist and vanish, and he screamed with rage, a scream that mingled with the girl's, that echoed across the dark gardens over the church bells ringing in Christmas Day."

Transcript

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0:00.0

Oh, Thank you for joining us ladies and gentlemen. It's Chase and Josh with

0:34.8

Fact of Fantasy. That's Chase. I'm Josh and we are here to give you the

0:38.5

differences episode for part one of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows today.

0:44.0

So far we have covered up the chapter 24 in the books

0:47.0

and that is exactly where it stops and leaves off

0:50.0

to where Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part one the film leaves off.

0:54.0

So today we will be discussing all the great and terrible differences that we have found in this film.

1:01.0

You know we love doing these episodes.

1:02.0

These are some of our favorite ones because we get to kind of just kick back relax and be ourselves on these bad boys.

1:08.0

So with that being said, I'll turn it over to Chases say a few words and then we'll get rolling into this thing.

1:13.0

The fun episode is here, everybody.

1:16.0

No more story time today.

1:19.0

It is back and forth that controversy you've wanted again for so long so things for being back on this

1:26.7

ride this one wasn't too bad man I feel like this is the first one maybe they

1:31.6

actually read pieces of novel what do you think?

1:34.8

I agree that of all the ones it's not as bad but there's still a lot of issues that I do have with it, but I will say to your credit that it probably has been the best of what we've seen so far from the film.

1:51.0

So yeah, that's what I have to say on it which isn't saying very much but I mean it was

2:00.8

some interesting ads we're gonna get into those today like some I'm okay with

2:05.4

Some I was just like why is that even in there? But you know I think yeah

2:11.8

Let's just go ahead and kick this off today man. Let's do it. Let's give the people what they want and let them decide whether or not this movie is worth checking out or if they should dive in deep to the novel and embrace all the actual

2:28.1

greatness Harry Potter is or if they should embrace what is known as the film franchise.

2:35.0

So I'll let you go ahead and kick us off, Jay Nellie.

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