The world of Harry Potter was created from the books by JK Rowling. From these books came 8 films that became a successful franchise worth billions. And from these films came three great stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.
Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter, Rupert Grint’s Ron Weasley and Emma Watson’s Hermione Granger are the golden trio of the franchise. But aside from the books, Ron’s character has been pretty devalued in the films. Instead of the golden trio, Ron became more of a sidekick to Harry and Hermione than a partner. And fans are still not over the fact that both the character and the actor were treated unfairly.
The Harry Potter Films that did not do justice to Rupert Grint and Ron Weasley
Ron’s character is that of the lovable best friend with his moments of genius. While the books had the character perfectly balanced, in the films he became more of a supporting character. Rupert Grint’s character played second fiddle to Harry and Hermione, with many of his moments ripped away. The character of Hermione was brought to the forefront instead of her and Ron being able to share that place alongside Harry.
Many fans have complained over the years that Hermione got a lot more lines, even ones that belonged to other characters, including Ron. It seemed like Hermione ended up getting all the good lines and her character flaws almost disappeared. She became more of a protagonist than Harry and Ron became a sort of comical supporting character in the franchise. Rupert Grint was a much better actor than Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson when they joined the series, having already worked on projects before. And although the other two grew over time, Grint didn’t get the same opportunities.
The film made it seem like Harry was the male lead and Hermione was the female, which forced Ron to play a supporting role. This is also why Harry and Ginny’s relationship hasn’t progressed smoothly over the years. In one film there was nothing, and in the next they were in love (which seemed contrived at best). And many fans don’t like that.
Fans on how the movies wasted the character of Ron
Book fans always have issues with film adaptations, and that is a fact that no one can deny. While some franchises try to stay as faithful to the source material as possible, this is not always possible. Fans have always believed that Harry Potter is one of the better book adaptations, but they are not without criticism either. In a Reddit thread in the Harry Potter subreddit, a discussion was posted by user Tylerroosky, which stated:
Am I imagining it, or was the focus of the HP movies really on Harry x Hermione?
Many fans joined the discussion thread to voice their opinions on this topic, so let’s take a look.
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Whether you think the films didn’t do justice to the character of Ron by putting Harry and Hermione at the center or not, it’s not a stretch to say that fans of the fandom are always willing to re-read the books and re-watch the films as often as possible. All Harry Potter Movies are available for streaming on Max.
