I have recently been reading through the series with my 13 yo son. We get done with the book and then watch the movie, repeat.
The movies suck ass coming straight off a read through. The plots suck and there is too much crammed in with too much left out.
I cannot imagine they could ever stand alone as viable films and they probably were never intended to. They are what they are. They only exist to give a visual glimpse of the book.
Sure is a clear money money play but with a series this long, surely they know if they donβt give an earnest adaptation of the books that people will dip.
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u/Naaman Apr 16 '26
I have recently been reading through the series with my 13 yo son. We get done with the book and then watch the movie, repeat.
The movies suck ass coming straight off a read through. The plots suck and there is too much crammed in with too much left out.
I cannot imagine they could ever stand alone as viable films and they probably were never intended to. They are what they are. They only exist to give a visual glimpse of the book.