Hair in Harry Potter is an issue that isn’t talked about enough

Attention, Harry Potter fans, now it’s getting hairy: With all the love for the film series, some Hairstyle choices in the adaptations just aren’t pretty talk … or smooth-gel. So let’s take an in-depth look at the misguided Hogwarts minds. Harry, Hermione, and Snape’s hairstyles in particular have frustrated me over the years.

Harry Potter’s hair is too straight and that’s a problem

Throughout the seven volumes, the Harry Potter books never tire of emphasizing how unruly Harry’s hair was sticking out of his head. Even combs fail on the black strands, much to the dismay of Aunt Petunia, who ends up using kitchen scissors to clean up the mess on her unloved nephew’s scalp. The scalp thicket grew back the next morning.

Harry’s magically untameable hair is a unique selling point that made him with the Dursleys early on stand out rebelliously leaves. Unlike his scar, however, good memories are associated with it because people attest that his hair resembles his father James. Just like his green eyes remind everyone of Harry’s mother.

In the films, Harry Potter has neither unruly hair nor green eyes. It’s well known that little Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone had an allergic reaction to his green contact lenses and the idea of ​​later computer tinting the iris was eventually dismissed as too artificial. That’s a shame, but understandable. But he also had one Allergy to hair gel? Did not only the mother, but also his father characteristic have to be deleted? There’s no excuse for that, Chris Columbus!

The result is a too brave a look for the boy who survived. The little boy’s neatly falling hairdo covers the lightning scar like a curtain, so he has to push it aside for his classmates to reveal his story. His silky straight hair makes merchandise like Harry Potter hair busts look ridiculous. The hairstyle says so much: Harry is not a model student at heart, but a rebel and that should also be reflected in his appearance.

Whereby Harry hair in the films is only the first hairstyle mistake.

Flashy Hair Evolution: Hermione is ‘too pretty’ for Harry Potter

Hermione Granger’s hair are always described as “bushy” in the novels. The first film is still trying to stick to that. But as the Harry Potter series progresses, that trait is being ironed out. The refreshing fact that Hermione doesn’t conform to the ideal of beauty fades away.

Perhaps it was difficult to stage Emma Watson as the “ugly duckling”? In the movies, unfortunately, this leads to Hermione’s great “transformation” at the prom in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire no longer has the same effect as in the book template: Because when she is hardly recognizable there after a hair straightening spell, she enters the Hogwarts dating pool wonderfully abruptly. But she’s not the only one brushed against the grain.

Harry Potter faux pas: No, Snape is not a clean man

The most common word used in the Harry Potter books when referring to Severus Snape’s hair is “greasy”. So I want his stringy headgear to tell the story of potion brewing in poorly ventilated dungeons in the movies too.

I want the Aragorn-walked-through-middle-earth-for-weeks-unwashed look that tells me this man has suffered. I want his oily appearance to make him even more seedy so that the confidence drop in his story’s resolution is even higher. After such unkempt shine look in vain for Alan Rickman’s hairstyle.

Of course you can find a hair in the soup with every literary adaptation. The fact that Harry Potter’s film characters are not exactly the same as their book role models may be compensated for by strong acting. Despite it External appearances in films tell stories. So if changes are made, there should be a good reason for it. Or at least a better one than that of a smooth ironed character look.

Harry’s Hairy Obstacles: Hogwarts Hairstyles Through the Ages

In JK Rowling’s original book, there are miracle cures such as “Fuller Hair Charms”, “Hair-Stronging Potions” and “Silky Smooth Hair Gel”. This shows witches and wizards as approachable people who share our everyday muggle problems. The majority of Hogwarts residents do not see such problems. Here the films could have something Courage for hair ugliness is goodwhich goes beyond the confused appearance of Bellatrix and Trelawney.

From Harry Potter 4 aka Hair Mageddon I don’t even want to start. Mike Newell apparently believed that the aging of all main characters had to be reflected in the length of their hair. Harry, Ron and Neville suddenly become hippies and the (actually red-colored!) creations of Fred and George Weasley (James Phelps and Oliver Phelps) are left behind.

There are definitely Harry Potter characters whose hair I would give an “Outstanding” grade: Hagrid’s mane, Gilderoy Lockart’s blow-dried hairdo and the blond malice of the Malfoys are fine. And of course, the hairstyles of Harry Potter characters sometimes change for the better in eight films: In the first two films, Dumbledore’s (Richard Harris) magnificent white beard and hair looks partly like a carnival wig, making Hogwarts Headmaster look more like a wizard’s decal . Only from film 3 (recast with Michael Gambon) sneak Shades of gray in the hairstyle and character from Harry’s mentor.

But not everyone gets this chance. It might sound like splitting hairs, but the small missteps pile up: Despite all Lupine worship, David Thewlis’ hair is assigned to me according to full moon nights. Minister of Magic Fudge’s vanity should be reflected much more in his hairdo. And any cut other than a buzz cut could have given me a better understanding of why Viktor Krum is adored by so many Hogwarts students.

Harry Potter and the Chance of Series Hair

As hair-raising as it may be to get attached to such details: it is at the same time these misinterpretations that make my rather cautious anticipation of the Remake by the upcoming Harry Potter series fanning Because in it everything can be different.

Professor McGonagall can get her (according to the book) black hair. Harry Potter could finally be messed up and Professor Snape greased. This is where serious opportunities suddenly open up for what the Harry Potter series can do better. Because sometimes the devil is in the details.

Instead of tearing your hair out unnecessarily over the past, it’s worth looking ahead. Even if you love the movies so much that you don’t want to commit yourself wholeheartedly to the series.

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