Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

In fact, you could say that the novel is the complete film, or even the original work!

But after he actually read the novel, he realized that his idea was correct.

The novel contains far more details than the film.

After Harry defeated Voldemort, he immediately broke off the Elder Wand and threw it away.

The story begins with the ending of The Elder Wand. Harry uses the Elder Wand to repair his Hollywood Wand and then returns it to Dumbledore's grave, emphasizing the symbolic meaning of "the natural end of the cycle of power".

The film differs from the novel in this respect.

Then there's Voldemort's death. In the movie, Voldemort is cursed and explodes on the spot, a kind of "fairytale villain's demise."

However, in the novel, Voldemort simply falls to the ground and dies like an ordinary person, emphasizing the philosophy that "evil is ultimately ordinary."

Of course, these are just minor differences and the impact is not significant.

Most importantly, there are inconsistencies or even omissions in some other key details!

The first thing to be affected is the missing clues about the spirit body, which is the Horcrux.

The Slytherin Golden Box first appeared in the original book when the trio found it at the Order of the Phoenix headquarters, Grimmauld Place, but discarded it because they couldn't open it, foreshadowing their later search for Voldemort's Horcruxes.

This scene was completely removed from the movie, which meant that even Xia Yuan was unaware of it before reading the novel.

Now he can't even change the script if he wants to.

Then comes the revelation of Voldemort's origins.

The film omits key moments where Dumbledore takes Harry through the Pensieve to review Voldemort's family history, such as his mother using a love potion to seduce his father and frame him for patricide, making Voldemort's motives seem weak.

It's really hard to understand why he would do that. The movie gives the impression that this so-called Dark Lord, whose name cannot be mentioned, is just a complete lunatic.

In addition to these, there are also, but not limited to, the origin and function of two-way mirrors.

In the novel, Sirius gives Harry a two-way mirror for communication, but Harry doesn't use it because he feels guilty.

The shards of the mirror became a key prop when they called for help at Malfoy Manor.

In the movie, the appearance of the mirror is not explained at all. It just appears out of the blue. The mirror appears abruptly in "Deathly Hallows" without any explanation of its origin, which may confuse the audience about its purpose.

In addition, there are inconsistencies in character development and the shift in highlight moments.

The most serious and immediate impact is the weakening of Ron's character.

If you only watch the movie, then the presence and value of this member of the trio is so weak that it's outrageous. Compared to the other characters, his character structure and arc are flat.

It might even alienate some people, who might see it as a completely weak and useless character.

Because Ron's many scenes were transferred to Hermione.

In reality, many of the highlights belong to Ron, but the movie focuses too much on Hermione's character arc.

Although the role will be played by Xia Yuan's daughter.

However, he did not think it was a good thing.

From a director's perspective, the best standard for judging the quality of a film is the average arc of its characters.

Then there's the line Hermione says while protecting Harry in the Chamber of Secrets, "Kill me first if you want to kill Harry," which actually belongs to Ron in the original book.

Hermione accompanies Harry to practice summoning charms, and in the original book, she participates after Ron takes the initiative to reconcile with her.

The Quidditch captain's character development storyline was also cut.

In the original novel, Ron leads his team to victory in "The Order of the Phoenix," but the film version moves to the sixth installment and simplifies the story.

It was simply glossed over. It was even used more to highlight the importance of the other two members of the "Iron Triangle."

It's as if the film's director deliberately portrayed Ron as a clown, a character who drags the team down.

In addition, the romantic storyline between Ginny and Harry has been simplified.

The original novel foreshadowed Ginny's unusual behavior multiple times, such as her mental breakdown after being controlled by the diary and her repeated hesitations to speak. The film only retained these sporadic interactions, resulting in an abrupt development of their relationship.

Not to mention that Ginny, as Harry's official love interest, is actually portrayed as a stunningly beautiful woman.

She's the kind of pure, outgoing, fiery beauty, like a rose with thorns.

In comparison, Hermione is actually the one with an ordinary appearance.

But in the movie, the situation is reversed.

Xia Yuan felt that this would likely cause Ginny's popularity with the audience to plummet, and she might even be criticized.

Of course, these are all things he deduced from his experience as a director.

Next, the supporting character's background is missing due to a twist.

The story of Regulus Black, Sirius's brother (who sacrificed himself to steal the Horcrux), was completely removed, and Kreacher's shift in loyalty lacked foreshadowing.

Peeves, the famous troublemaker from Hogwarts, is completely absent from the movie. In the original books, his pranks are an important part of school life, but in the movie, they are completely absent.

Professor Trevor Noah participated in the Battle of Hogwarts and defeated a werewolf with a crystal ball, but this was not shown in the film.

Then there's the omission of worldview and setting details.

The rules of the magical society are severely lacking, such as the rule that underage wizards are prohibited from using magic outside of school.

When Hermione repairs Harry's glasses on the train, a scene that begins in the very first movie, this rule is seriously violated.

In the original story, the restoration was carried out by the adult wizard Arthur Weasley, who is Ron's father.

The movie doesn't explain the Quidditch rules, stating that "catching the Golden Snitch doesn't guarantee victory," which could mislead viewers.

The neglect of foreshadowing and props is equally serious.

For example, the foreshadowing of the order of death of the Marauder's Map creators, namely Moonface, Wormtail, Bigfoot, and Fork, was not explained.

The prize money for the Triwizard Tournament was not specified, but Harry donated the prize money to the Weasley twins to open a shop. The film did not mention the source of their startup funds.

The reason Voldemort was incapable of love was that his mother used an aphrodisiac to bewitch his father, causing Voldemort to be born unable to understand love, which was not explained in the film.

Too much is too much.

If Xia Yuan had to make a summary, he could say with certainty that the movie is at least 40% less detailed than the novel!

This is just the minimum figure; the actual number could be even higher!
Of course, he could understand better, since this is a movie and the runtime has to be taken into account; runtime is very important.

If all of them were actually filmed, it would probably be two more movies, which would be too long and fatal, and would also make it impossible to guarantee the overall structural integrity of a film.

Since there are gains, it's normal to have to sacrifice some things.

If you really want to film it all without any cuts, then film it completely.

That's unrealistic and impossible.

He could only follow along and take pictures in this way.

However, the problem he faced was equally obvious and fatal. (End of Chapter)