Summary
TheHarry Pottermovies accidentally took a forgettable line from the books and made it iconic, but HBO’s remake will have to be far more careful. The upcoming TV reboot will have a tough job ahead of it since Warner Bros movies were equally as beloved as they were frustrating. While several mistakes were made regarding the plot and characters, the general aesthetic of theHarry Pottermovies was spot on. HBO’s remake must contend with both factors, correcting old mistakes while maintaining the quality that audiences have grown comfortable with.
HBO’sHarry PotterTV remake has been toted as a book-faithful screen adaptation. Each season is meant to be dedicated to an individualHarry Potterbook, which means hours and hours worth of episodes free to tell the whole and complete story. Characters that were cut will be restored, and the nuanced traits of those included in the movies will finally be present. Since theHarry Pottermovies have left out so much, this is an exciting prospect, buthow will HBO handle those few mistakes the movies made that have since become iconic?
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Dumbledore’s Goblet Of Fire Movie Line Is Iconic For All The Wrong Reasons
“Harry, Did You Put Your Name In The Goblet Of Fire?!”
One of the most memorable lines in theHarry Potter and the Goblet of Firemovie is the one said byMichael Gambon’s Dumbledoreafter Harry’s name was selected for the Triwizard Tournament. The headmaster barged into the room and shoved Harry against the wall dramatically, demanding he answer whether he had entered. It was a shocking moment for those who had read theHarry Potterbooks sinceDumbledore was described as calm and gentle while he questioned Harry. In fact, Dumbledore was almost always calm and gentle.
What started as outrage and frustration turned into a nostalgic fondness for the hilarious misinterpretation of Dumbledore’s character…
The fact that Gambon took this moment so far led to Dumbledore’s line becoming iconic amongstHarry Potterfans. It’s come to the point thatthe acronym HDYPYNITGOF is immediately familiar to many internet-dwelling Potterheads, with the ongoing joke being that this was such an outrageous moment that the mistake is now laughable. What started as outrage and frustration turned into a nostalgic fondness for the hilarious misinterpretation of Dumbledore’s character—it’s now difficult to even imagine an on-screen version of the scene going differently.
Why The Tone Of Dumbledore’s Line Was Changed In The Goblet Of Fire Movie
Many of the frustrating omissions of theHarry Pottermovies can be explained by the limited time of feature films, butDumbledore’s line inGoblet of Fireis a little more baffling. The headmaster was considerably more aggressive in this installment than in others. It might be understandable if the fourth film was Gambon’s first in the role, buthe had already done a perfect job playing the character inHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(he didn’t attack Harry or any other student even once). So, we can only guess why this change was made.
A likely answer is that the creative minds behind theGoblet of Firemovie and Dumbledore’s on-screen character wanted to ensure audiences understood that even the headmaster was stressed about whatever was going on. Even in the books,Goblet of Firewas the first installment in which Dumbledore didn’t appear to know what was going on. He was just as worried and confused as everyone else, and this raised the stakes for the fourth book. Of course, there were other ways that the movies could have gone about portraying this, but Dumbledore screaming at students was certainly an option.
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HBO’s Harry Potter Remake Will Have To Find A Balance
Regardless of why theHarry Pottermoviesmade this creative choice regarding Dumbledore’sGoblet of Firecharacter, HBO’s remake will face a tough decision. “Harry, did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire?” has become a beloved meme and inside joke, which meansthere will be an unusual amount of attention placed on this moment in the TV show. As a book-faithful adaptation, it makes sense that HBO’s version of Dumbledore would deliver the linecalmlyas he did in the book. However, ignoring the moment’s significance to the fandom could be a mistake.
Ignoring the moment’s significance to the fandom could be a mistake.
Of course, HBO’sHarry Potterremake could always take a tongue-in-cheek approach. While whoever is cast as Dumbledore could deliver the line calmly as initially intended, the writers could draw attention to the movie’s mistake by making the headmaster specifically say that he doesn’t feel the need to yell at Harry. Or, perhaps a character like Severus Snape could say the iconic line, leaving Dumbledore to chime in that there is no need to be so intense. This would ultimately combine the best of both worlds, acknowledging theHarry Pottermovies' beloved status while remaining more faithful to the books.
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Harry Potter is HBO’s remake of the iconic Wizarding World film series that consisted of eight films between 2001 and 2011. Each season adapts a book from JK Rowling’s popular series and provides more book-accurate details than the movies did.
