Every Harry Potter Film Ranked by How Much It Betrays the Book

The Weasleys' house burns down in one film and is standing in the next, and nobody says a word. All eight Harry Potter films ranked by how much they betray the book, a fight between the two at the top, and the reason faithfulness predicts nothing. All eight Harry Potter films, from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Chamber of Secrets (2002) through Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Goblet of Fire (2005), Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Half-Blood Prince (2009) to Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011), ranked by how far each betrays what J.K. Rowling's book meant, not how many pages it dropped. This book vs movie analysis weighs three kinds of betrayal, the cut, the changed meaning and the invention, with the filmmakers' own reasons, from Kloves and Michael Goldenberg to Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuaron, Mike Newell, David Yates and David Heyman. On the way it takes in the Burrow fire, Sirius calling Harry James, Dumbledore's death on the tower, the Harry and Hermione dance, the Marauders and the final duel with Voldemort, then shows why faithfulness predicts nothing. Chapters 0:00 The House That Did not Burn 1:03 The Count 1:54 Eight. Chamber. Seven. Stone 2:59 Six. Deathly Hallows Part One 3:59 Five. Goblet of Fire 5:19 Four. Order of the Phoenix 6:39 Three. Deathly Hallows Part Two 7:45 The Wand, Snapped 8:43 Two Left. Opposite Directions 9:18 Case A. the Good Kind 10:45 A Veto, an Approval 12:06 Case B. the Honest Kind 13:30 Who It Flatters 14:54 Two. Azkaban. One. Half-blood Prince 16:06 The Trap 17:26 Same Rank. Opposite Films 18:28 Three Kinds 19:48 The Rule 20:32 Sign Off More at Cutscene HQ:    / @watch-cutscene   #HarryPotter #BookVsMovie #Hogwarts #FilmAnalysis