Movie good but takes out future important details.

Rating: 7/10 (18 November 2005)

First of all, my first reaction to the movie is that it rocks. The movie would be a disappointment for a book fan though but for those who haven't read the books, it is a great movie. It balances the light and dark situations. There are a lot of scenes that people can relate to such as asking out a crush. There are also a lot of funny scenes that would make you laugh for a long time. The graphics look great and the background was astounding. I left the movie theater satisfied.
When I got home and started to actually think of it, I began to notice that scenes were left out that I thought were kind of vital to the future books. First of all, there's no Triwizard winnings to give to the Weasley twins so that they can open their joke shop and be successful in the 6th book. Next, Rita Skeeter's role was just that of an annoying reporter. She didn't have a meaning like in the book where her libel or false editorials had the whole wizarding world turn against Harry. This in turn made convincing the wizarding population that Voldemort is back, a big part of the plot for the 5th book. Then, Percy Weasley wasn't even in the movie at all. He worked for Barty Crouch in the 4th book and it started a rift between him and the Weasley family in the 5th book and it even went so far as to him being estranged. There were other scenes that was left out that would make the future movies hard to understand just because the background is not there. That was what I liked about the book, details that seem ordinary is revealed to be a part of the twist later on that makes reading the books so interesting, like for example, scabbers, Ron's pet rat in 1st year turning out to be Wormtail, Harry's parent's betrayer in the 3rd book.
Anyways, the movie was great but what I'm concerned about is that the next movie will be confusing because of the lack of background.