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[–] [email protected] 82 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Actually, a few moments before this shot, you see the tables from above and his robe is lying next to him

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago

Well, it took me until today :)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Couple movies later they all did

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

LOL, yeah.

From this:

To this:

I love Cuarón's cinematography in PoA, but it was the movie where they started drifting a bit too far away from the book canon. I hope we see more traditional wizard robes in the new show.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Damn these kids and their Muggle fashion trends! Would you believe my son doesn't even OWN a robe?!? No respect or decency in young wizards today!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Everything started going wrong when they installed those bathrooms.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The harry potter movies were almost directed by Terry Gilliam. We'll never know what could've been :/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Has it been postulated that he would have done a more faithful adaptation?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It certainly would've been a more whimsical adaptation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

He also did some fairly dark stuff. Like tideland or fear and loathing.

They'd have definitely been interesting.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, weren't they still wearing their robes during class in PoA and later films? Even in philosopher's stone they wear sweaters and pants during christmas break.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Well yeah, its purpose is to indicate that you’ve forgotten something, not tell you what you’ve forgotten. What do you think your spells are for? Or did you forget that, too?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Me with the memory of a goldfish. *Picks up orb, it immediately turns green.