Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 Shocking Differences Between the Harry Potter Movies and Books" video.

  1. +XBwowable YT - Sorcerer's stone: USA - Philosopher's stone: Everywhere else
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  2. +jack s Only in the U.S
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  3. +C0lony X I'd say that he was prominent in the 3rd movie: - Fended off the dementor on the train - Taught his class about boggarts - Taught Harry how to use the Patronus charm - Met up with Sirius and confronted Peter Pettigrew - Turned into a werewolf Plus that there was a brief moment where we thought he was a villain (When he first meet up with Sirius)
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  4. +TheClassic Jolteon Yes, that's the British title. Any more questions?
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  5. +Jero Briggs Sorcerer's stone: USA - Philosopher's Stone: Everywhere else (including the UK)
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  6. +T0T0RU I never had that impression
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  7. +Charlotte Rooney That's only in the U.S.
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  8. +Tevin Behrens British title
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  9. +silver Only in the U.S.
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  10. +Rebecca Darnell Not "The Godfather" (the book comes close though), and I like the movie adaptation of "Marathon Man" slightly better than the novel, as well as "Leaving Las Vegas". People who hate "The English Patient" also agree that the film at least did better than the book
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  11. MrAV8gaming That's because "The Lion King" came first, but it's also loosely based on Hamlet, which is definitely more renowned
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  12. +Peter olds That's even worse! You're from a country that's close to the UK and still don't know the difference?
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  13. +noisy nuke Only in the U.S
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  14. +STAIND12300 How can you not know the British title?
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  15. +Lennert Krueger British title
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  16. +AlexandDevinVids Only in the U.S
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  17. +Shadsilvson11 Barty Crouch Jr. could have been an amazing imitator
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  18. +Dan Stevenson Yes?
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  19. +J K "Philosopher's Stone" is the British title you idiot!
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  20. He does in the film too. The real difference is that when Hermione gets scolded, Ron defends her in the book, while in the film he says "He's (Snape) got a point, you know"
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  21. +Peter olds sigh Why can't you Americans never learn? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone_(film)
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  22. +Benny Ehresman Are you sure about that? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone_(film)
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  23. +Cort Smith https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone_(film)
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  24. +Hermione Granger ME!
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  25. +Young_ Native118 That's only in the U.S
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  26. +ChampionsDNA To elaborate: - Sorcerer's stone: USA - Philosopher's stone: Everywhere else
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  27. +Ellie Mulvaney That's only in the U.S.
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  28. JonatasAdoM​ (WARNING: Long reply) It depends. One factor is of course how accurate the adaptation is (I don't want a carbon copy, but the essence and key elements need to be there), but also how a style/genre work in one medium compared to another one. Movies: - I liked "The Godfather", "Marathon Man", "Leaving Las Vegas", and "Apocalypse Now" better as movies. That's because I like Mafia stories, thrillers, alcoholic themes, and war stories generally better as movies than books since they bring an aesthetic and suspense that books can't compete with, and because they often have suspenseful music to accompany them (The film "The Godfather" was also better trimmed and structured than the book, while "Apocalypse Now" took the essence of "Heart of Darkness" and turned it into something that became more intense). Environments can also often feel very stunning and beautiful in the moment they are shown because of aesthetics. Books: - On a general note, descriptions of the environment and the character's personality and feelings in books are often so poetic and artistic that it virtually sounds like a melody in the reader's head, and it's hard to adapt that to movies. Yes, movies can use music, visual effects, art direction, cinematography etc. to get the emotional feel, but I feel that it's more impressive to bring an emotional and artistic feel just through language. Describing the character's inner feelings and conflicts also generally works better in books than movies, especially when it's neo-Romantic and modernist novels like those of Knut Hamsun, James Joyce, and Franz Kafka. Another advantage books often have is that they can be enjoyed on their own, but when the film is 100% accurate to them, it can get disappointing and predictable. Movies also generally ruin subjectivity by making the scenery presentation and character design in the film adaptation "official", while books allow creating your own pictures in your head.
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  29. +Hayden Roberts Oh yeah, because USA is the only country in the world and WatchMojo, Harry Potter, and J.K. Rowling are definitely American...
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  30. +Livingmeme British title
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  31. +Ryan smith This is how it goes: - Dumbledore was the rightful owner throughout most of the franchise - Draco disarms Dumbledore's wand - Harry disarms Draco's wand - Harry becomes the new rightful owner until he breaks it apart
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  32. +M. Hope Not in the UK! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone_(film)
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  33.  @helloitsannabel  Oh yeah, you're right. Though I will say that Ron's comments are drastically different
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  34. +HalottiMaszk Isn't non-verbal magic just a sign of being highly skilled?
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  35. +Emmanuel Infante González Yeah, it may had been a great gap between when I read the novel and watched the film, but I was wondering why the movie tried to be more of a romantic drama film than an insight in Voldemort's past. I remember being disappointed
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  36. "Philosopher's stone" is the British title of both the book and the film. "Sorcerer's stone" is only in the U.S.
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  37. +Brianbutter No, that's only in the U.S.
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  38. +D1N0 Not always
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  39. There are some exceptions though, like "The Godfather", "Marathon Man", and even "The English Patient". I don't know if "Apocalypse Now" counts as an adaptation, but it's certainly more famed than "Heart of Darkness"
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  40. +Nicolette Rodriguez British title
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  41. +The Bloody Puppet I'm in the opposite boat; gets triggered whenever I see "Sorcerer's stone"
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  42. +Jonathan Villareal A mythological object that had the powers to turn metal into gold and be used as an ingredient to make someone immortal. The stone and its lore became the inspiration for a British novel written by a British author
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  43. +Dat Pegasus Chick They're Canadian
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  44. +Jeremy Meneely I see what you mean. Sometimes the best experience is to see the movie as something autonomous
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  45. +qeeqe qeqeqe He clearly says "Thank You"
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  46. +earthdoesurvivalcraf Not always
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  47. +Trent On What? Can't handle the fact that it's the British title?
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  48. +Hello Laurie Philosopher's stone is the British title
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  49. +Catnium Yes, making movies 100% accurate to the source material can often be top disappointing and predictable as well
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  50. +TheGrayGhost Of course
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  51. +Isaac Aguirre British title
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  52. +Noah Perales "Philosopher's stone" is the British title
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  53. +Carsten Smith You can't even spell right, and "Sorcerer's stone" is only in the U.S.
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  54. ***** It isn't easy to teach millions of people the difference. This is USA we're talking about
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  55. +Neal Anderson You Americans never learn, do you?
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  56. +Kevin Navarro Only in the U.S.
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  57. +Sienna Archer Kenneth Branagh is an amazing director, though he's mostly specialized in Shakespeare
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  58. Nyx Nightmare "Marathon Man" worked better as a movie in my opinion. Not because the novel is trash (on the contrary, it's wonderful), but because the movie is exactly the same with some very few exceptions (probably because William Goldman wrote the novel and the movie screenplay), so the film simply works better for me because of the aesthetics and because I find thrillers better as movies than novels. "The Godfather" is a wonderful novel that I loved every page of, but the movie shortened it down in an effective way and didn't leave any imporant parts of. The film also wisely chose to put Vito Corleone's background in the sequel, and they shortened down Johnny Fontaine's story and many of the minor supporting characters. In addition, the baptism murders, Vito Corleone's conversation with Michael, and (SPOILER) Vito's death was handled slightly better in the film. I haven't read "Leaving Las Vegas" enough to say too much about it, but I thought the film was more clear and focused, and again the aesthetics and especially the music and atmosphere are something you can't find in the novel. I don't know if "Apocalypse Now" counts as an adaptation, but it's definitely more famed than "Heart of Darkness"
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  59. +Dmitriy Dillon In the U.S., you mean
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  60. +2Hyper2Turbo2Typer 72
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  61. +Jim Bothy What's so funny? That's the British title
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  62. +ThePCgamewalkthoughs It was my favorite book as well. Just for fun, I made my own (albeit shortened) version where I replaced the characters with myself and friends and family members.
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  63. +josh kirsch You've been living under a rock for 15-19 years
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  64. +BrodyIsAGamer No, because they're Canadian
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  65. +Catzlistz Official I think this explains it: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/27792/when-is-a-raven-like-an-eagle-when-its-on-the-ravenclaw-house-crest
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  66. You're the one who's wrong here, Yankee! A quick Google search or even Amazon search can disprove your claim here (though I shouldn't be surprised by your ignorance)
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  67. +Itzmondo "Philosopher's Stone" is the British title
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  68. +epic vlogs and gaming No, the clip at 1:37 is from "Philosopher's Stone"; I've watched this franchise multiple times a yeae
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  69. +zachary houston Another ignorant and uncultured anglophobe! https://www.empireonline.com/movies/harry-potter-philosopher-stone/review/
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  70. +zachary houston Does this look like "Sorcerer's Stone" to you, Yankee? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harry-Potter-Philosophers-Stone-Rowling/dp/0747532745
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  71. +zachary houston The franchise is British, and the name of both the book and movie is "Philosopher's Stone". Educate yourself!
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  72. +zachary houston I literally showed you a link to Amazon where the book was on sale and had the original British edition displayed! But no, that's not good enough for an uncultured anglophobe like you, so how about this? https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/6061743/do-you-have-a-first-edition-book-including-the-hobbit-harry-potter-and-game-of-thrones-that-could-be-worth-up-to-5000/ Or this? https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/harry-potter-20th-anniversary-book-covers-image-jk-rowling-brian-selznick-a8300751.html Or how about this? https://www.jkrowling.com/book/harry-potter-philosophers-stone/ See that? I even gave you a link to the author's website and you still deny the existence of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"! Who's the dumbass now?
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  73. +zachary houston Not until you admit that I was right and that you're just another stupid and uncultured Yankee
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  74. +zachary houston You won't get rid of me until you do
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  75. +zachary houston Hey! You just don't insult me and J.K. Rowling like that and expect me to just let you go without any consequences
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  76. +zachary houston You still insulted the entire franchise
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  77. +zachary houston You're still an uncultured anglophobe since you denied the existence of the British title and won't even admit your flaws. I bet that you're a KKK member as well
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  78. +zachary houston So that's it? You don't care about any cultures besides your own. What a shocker!
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  79. +zachary houston How are we feeling today, anglophobe? Planning to have another meeting with your Neo-Nazi group to make the American culture the only culture in the world? Oh wait, you delusional Yankees already believe that USA is the only country in the world
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  80. +Grenademan1 Yes, it's the name that's used everywhere except in the U.S.
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  81. Yes, because that's the British title, you dork
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  82. The latter is the British title
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  83. Because it would be a pretty weird audition to first check out their eye color. Plus that Radcliffe was allergic to green contact lenses, and I also don't think eye color is the first thing most people notice unless they're glowing or something
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  84. +Queen Tom Riddle Sr. is Voldemort's father, while Tom Riddle Jr. is Voldemort's real name
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  85. https://www.empireonline.com/movies/harry-potter-philosopher-stone/review/
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  86. +Leia The Dog Why is that worth pointing out when "Philosopher's Stone" is the British title?!
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  87. +Daniel Eideh She does it because she's Canadian
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  88. I think the movie adaptions of "The Godfather", "Jaws", "Psycho", "Marathon Man", and "Dances With Wolves" have overshadowed their source material
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  89. +Silhouette/Silver Woods He was under the influence of the horcrux though
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  90. +Adolf Hitler Not in the case with "Marathon Man", "Leaving Las Vegas", and "The Godfather"
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  91. Somebody's been watching Movieflame
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  92. +Cody Ross Because that's the British title of both the novel and the movie
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  93. Who calls it that? Uh, J.K. Rowling and any English-speaking country that isn't the anglophobic USA?
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  94.  @Austin-xn7wo  I'll take it easy when you yanks actually begin to respect the franchise and let go off your nationalism and narcissism (though I shouldn't be surprised by those qualities considering how your entire economy, ethics, and epistemology were built upon egoism)
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  95.  @Austin-xn7wo  "You guys"? Typical yank; thinking that every non-American country is the UK. Seeing your president being ill with Corona just makes me go "Ha! Karma!"
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  96.  @Austin-xn7wo  Says the nationalist anglophobe
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  97.  @Austin-xn7wo  You denied the existence of the British title, dismissed British values in favor of your own nationalist values, and even assumed that I was British. Ergo, you're an anglophobic nationalist
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  98. +Sgt Pug Do you think USA is the only country in the world?
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  99. +Nida Annes That's only because Daniel Radcliffe was allergic to the green-colored contact lenses
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  100. Well, there are a bunch of movies based on books where the latter have been completely forgotten about, or have made people go "Huh? There's a book?"
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  101.  @ocpofficialrep7026  I misread your comment as the opposite; I thought you said "books are always better than the movie". My bad
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  102. "Geist" literally means "Ghost" in German
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  103. Wrong: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/harry-potter-philosopher-stone/review/
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  104. +dmravi13 I wouldn't call that a shocking difference unless Harry was a giant and Daniel was a dwarf
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