TheHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanmovie skipped over a particular Sirius Black scene, but HBO’sHarry Potterremake is all set up to bring it back. As beloved as the original Warner Bros movies are, their shorter format meant that many important moments from the books had to be cut. However, this shouldn’t be a problem for the upcomingHarry PotterTV show.
HBO’s TV remake ofHarry Potterwill dedicate a full season to each of J.K. Rowling’s books. This includes a 10-year plan, allowing HBO plenty of time to ensure the magical Wizarding World franchise is brought to screen as never before. In many ways,this series can delve even further into detail than theHarry Potterbooks. This will be a significant benefit for the third installment, in particular.
Harry Potter’s TV Remake Can Finally Show Sirius Black’s Escape From Azkaban
The Harry Potter Movies Left The Whole Explanation Out
In theHarry Pottermovies, it’s never actually explained how Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban. All that’s revealed is that he was the only person to have done it. This isn’t the case in theHarry Potterbooks, whereSirius went into detail explaining precisely how he managed to do the impossible.
Sirius escaped Azkaban because the Ministry didn’t know he was an Animagus. Dementors can’t sense animals the way they can people. Sirius had been too weak to transform for years, but seeing Peter Pettigrew as a rat in the Daily Prophet motivated him.
It makes sense that thePrisoner of Azkabanmovie didn’t include a scene in which Sirius stood in the Shrieking Shack and told his full story. HBO’s remake shouldn’t either. However,the TV show can take advantage of its extended format with a full flashback sequencethat shows not only Sirius' escape but also the events of his arrest, imprisonment, and journey to find the rat, Peter Pettigrew, all from his perspective.
HBO’s Harry Potter remake could reasonably include a full episode clearing up the truths of Sirius' story.
HBO’sHarry Potterremake could reasonably include a full episode clearing up the truths of Sirius' story. After all, Harry heard a lot of lies about his godfather inPrisoner of Azkaban, many of which Sirius' own version of events cleared up.The fact that theHarry Pottermovies didn’t includemany of these elements led to a lot of confusionthat the upcoming TV show can avoid.
Harry Potter’s TV Show Including Sirius' Escape Would Avoid A Movie Confusion Problem
The Movies Got So Much More Confusing Without The Book Details
The first twoHarry Pottermovies managed to capture the majority of the important details. However,Prisoner of Azkabanis when everything changed. This was the first book in Rowling’s series that really began to get complicated, and the movies' format proved to be far too short to include everything. By the end ofPrisoner of Azkaban,those who had only seen the movie were left confused.
TheHarry Pottermovies revealed that Sirius and Pettigrew were Animagi, but it never explained that James was, too. It also never explained why these friends could turn into animals, or that the Ministry of Magicwas unaware of this ability in theHarry Pottercharacters. Sirius' ability to transform had everything to do with the Azkaban escape, but movie audiences never received this information.
Hopefully, by the end of the third season of the Harry Potter TV show, viewers who haven’t read the books will have all the details they need to fully understand this story.
Hopefully, by the end of the third season of theHarry PotterTV show, viewers who haven’t read the books will have all the details they need to fully understand this story. As an added bonus, those of us who read Sirius' version of events can finally see these intriguing moments on screen.
