Summary
TheHarry PotterTV remake that’s coming to HBO has a lot riding on it, as dedicated fans of the books and movie series have high expectations. However,the TV show has the opportunity to expand on minor characters and story mysteriesthat are left underdeveloped by the existing content. Including additional information and backstories will answer questions that have been left open-ended for years and make Harry’s journey all the more satisfying. Since audiences are already familiar with the basics of theHarry Potterseries, the new show has the ability to experiment with new ideas.
TheHarry PotterTV remake can rescue characters the books and movies got wrong, which will change how audiences view them forever. There are great examples of characters who are developed methodically throughout the story. However, many of the supporting roles andthose who are more morally gray are denied complex analysis and backstory.This is unfortunate, as characters whose loyalties shift are some of the most interesting. The staunch heroism of Harry and his allies is admirable, but it doesn’t leave room for a nuanced conversation about right and wrong.
I Hope HBO’s Harry Potter Remake Actually Shows Regulus Black’s Backstory
Focusing on childhood, indoctrination into the Death Eaters, and later betrayal.
Sirius' brother, Regulus Black, was a character who intrigued mebased on his sudden and mysterious betrayal of Voldemort. Though I only learned about him after his death, it’s revealed that he masterminded the switch of Voldemort’s locket in the cave. Though Harry is furious about this in the books, throughoutThe Deathly Hallows, he realizes that the mysterious RAB from the note in the locket has left clues and is more closely connected to Harry than he realized. What little we learn of Regulus is shrouded in grief and deception, as Regulus was a young man when he died.
Though Sirius rarely discusses his family or childhood with Harry,it’s clear that there was no love lost between the Black brothers.The fact that they never got to reunite and learn that they were on the same side deeply affected me as a reader. Whoever plays Sirius will have a tough job as theadult characters in theHarry PotterTV remake will be more importantthan even the actors cast as the Golden Trio. It should be through Sirius and the Black’s House Elf Kreacher that the audience learns more about Regulus' brief life.
HBO’s Harry Potter Remake Can Finally End One Of The Fandom’s Most Heated Debates
It’s been said that there is no good reason for HBO to remake the Harry Potter series, but ending this decades-old debate would be entirely worth it.
The Movies & Books Don’t Spend Enough Time On Regulus Black Or His Redemption
His arc demonstrates that it’s possible to change and become better.
One of the problems that I have with theHarry Potterbooks and movies, in general, is that the Slytherins and the children of Death Eaters are too quickly characterized as villains. It’s obvious, even through the few details we learn about Regulus, that he was just as pressured to join Voldemort’s forces as Sirius was. I can assume that Sirius' rebellion was part of the reason Regulus couldn’t disobey. Canonically,Regulus joined the Death Eaters before he was eighteen, and this is far too youngfor a person to be blamed for choices they were coerced into making.
Harry and his friends largely forget about Regulus after they destroy the locket, even though we are still interested in learning more.
Though the books touch upon what happened to Regulus after he stole the locket and placed it in the cave in more depth than the movies, there still isn’t enough information. Additionally, Harry and his friends largely forget about Regulus after they destroy the locket, even though we are still interested in learning more. I was deeply saddened by the fact thatRegulus was considered a stalwart Death Eater long after he switched allegiancesand that Harry didn’t do more to correct the assumption that Regulus was on the wrong side of history.
Why RAB Needs A Greater Focus In The Harry Potter TV Remake
His part in destroying the Horcruxes and helping Harry is bigger than audiences realize.
Regulus and his backstory draw parallels to Draco Malfoy, a character I believe should be remembered more empathetically. Aforgotten part of Draco’s backstory inHarry Potterdemonstrates that, like Regulus, he struggled with his home life and later used his connection to the Death Eaters to prove his loyalty to his family. Later in the series, Draco proves himself to me, and though he isn’t perfect,he does turn out better than his parents did, getting the redemption Regulus never had.Focusing more deeply on this similarity between Draco and Regulus could allow the series to expand Regulus' story.
Like Draco,it’s thanks to Regulus that Harry is set on his path to finding the Horcruxes.I find it admirable that Regulus gives up his life and his family to do what he thought was right, as this is one of the most noble sacrifices in the series. Additionally, the fact that Regulus realized Voldemort’s weak spots and hatched a plan to exploit them demonstrates an intelligence and ability far beyond any discussions of him in the books or movies. When watching theHarry Potterseries, I’ll be waiting to see if Regulus gets his due.
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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.
