You shouldn't know the ending. I wanted to explain things to her because it does get quite disturbing. She was totally unfazed. I don't believe in magic in the ways I describe in the books. I'm the antithesis of a new-age person.
Good books survive bad movies.
Look at all the appalling adaptations of her favorite author, Jane Austen. But if it's just some plastic, worthless junk that someone has conned you out of your pocket money for, I'm touchy about that. . . . Ultimately, people have to believe that I'm out there trying to do my best by my readers.