23 Movie And TV Adaptations That Left Out Beloved Book Details

    We deserved to see Tonks and Lupin's son, Teddy, from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

    Nora Dominick
    by Nora Dominick

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which book storylines and details they wished made it into the movie and/or TV adaptations. Here are some of the best responses:

    🚨Warning: There are spoilers ahead and some submissions include topics of suicide.🚨

    1. First, in The Hunger Games, when Madge gave Katniss the mockingjay pin.

    Lionsgate

    "Madge was the one to give Katniss the mockingjay pin in the first place. Without her, the mockingjay symbol literally wouldn't exist. I can't believe they did her dirty and completely left her out of the movies. It was wrong on so many levels."

    —wethuaqm

    2. Also, the Avox's important involvement in The Hunger Games trilogy.

    Lionsgate

    "The Avox storyline that started in The Hunger Games and continued throughout all three books was so important. I know they were included more in the Mockingjay movies, but they really deserved more!"

    —perla3g1998

    3. When Harry made numerous Pensieve trips that allowed him to understand Tom Riddle's backstory in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

    Warner Bros.

    "They should have shown all of the Pensieve trips! They were essential to the plot, especially they allowed Harry to understand Tom Riddle/Voldemort's background, personality, and motivations. The movie focused way too much on the less important and less interesting points, like the love story between Ron and Lavender."

    —dagmareileen

    4. In All the Bright Places, when Violet went to the remaining places and found items that proved Finch had been there.

    Netflix

    "In the book, Violet started a quest to 'find' Finch and she visited all the places he put on their map, and it was a really important part of her healing process and learning to move on and forgive him. The movie barely kept the important church moment at the end. There was so much more."

    —c491a7c55f

    5. Also, when Finch called Violet "Ultraviolet Remarkey-able" and found her standing on the ledge of the bell tower in All the Bright Places.

    Netflix

    "The movie was a major disappointment. From scene one when they were on the ledge of a bridge and not THE bell tower of their school, I could see that this would be a mess. They left out so many things, but I absolutely can't get over how Finch never called Violet 'Ultraviolet Remarkey-able.' Yes, I cried at the end of the movie, but that was mostly because Netflix ruined one of my favorite books."

    —wethuaqm

    6. In To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, when John Ambrose volunteered at the senior center because he was Stormy's grandson.

    Netflix

    "John Ambrose being Stormy’s grandson helped the book make a lot more sense and gave Lara Jean more reasons to run into him!"

    —pride_and_cacti

    7. In Game of Thrones, when Catelyn Stark returned as Lady Stoneheart.

    HBO

    "Lady Stoneheart showing up in the TV show would've added an excellent dimension that was lacking. I doubt we will ever find out why they didn't include it, but it was just too interesting of a development and I'm sure it will likely be important in George R.R. Martin's ending of the book series."

    —nicy2

    8. In Death Note, when Light lived in Tokyo and found the death note there.

    Netflix

    "The movie NEEDED to be set in Japan and not Seattle. The Japanese culture was an integral part of the story and a key part of Light's identity."

    —cazboline

    9. When Remus and Tonks had a son named Teddy in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

    Warner Bros.

    "I always get mad that in the final Harry Potter movie, they left out the storyline involving Lupin and Tonks having a son, Teddy. We didn’t get to see Tonks and Lupin excitedly tell everyone or Lupin argue with Harry over the importance of being there for his son. In the book, it’s a big deal when Harry sees Lupin and Tonks dead and it didn't have the same impact in the movie."

    —megana459810788

    10. In Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, when Simon and Bram shared their first kiss over Oreos.

    20th Century Fox

    "The importance of Oreos was so much better in the books than the movie. In the movie Simon and Bram's first kiss was fine, but in the book it happened over Oreos in a car and it was magical."

    —audreyratajack

    11. When Percy, Annabeth, and Grover went to the Thrill Ride O' Love at Waterland to retrieve Ares' shield in The Lightning Thief.

    20th Century Fox

    "Waterland was such an interesting part of the first book and the movie just ignored it completely."

    —human_being1757

    12. Also, when Percy was turned by Circe into a guinea pig in The Sea of Monsters.

    20th Century Fox

    "Just the fact that a lot of the callbacks to The Odyssey were removed from the movie was painful. Seeing Percy get turned by Circe into a guinea pig would have been hilarious."

    —jbmasta

    13. In Perks of Being a Wallflower, when Charlie accompanied Candace to the abortion clinic.

    Summit Entertainment

    "It gave Charlie and Candace's relationship so much more depth."

    —ukulelepumpedupkicks

    14. In Crazy Rich Asians, when Michael lied about having an affair and simply wanted to get a divorce from Astrid.

    Warner Bros.

    "In the book, Astrid's husband was never having an affair. He was helping a female family member and Astrid just assumed he was having an affair. Granted, later on, Micheal ended up having a lot of problems, but it was a much bigger and more interesting storyline than what they made it out to be in the movie."

    —hawkeyefan0215

    15. In The 100 trilogy, Clarke and Bellamy were a couple from the very beginning.

    The CW

    "Clarke and Bellamy were together for literally the entire trilogy and the slow burn nonsense on the TV show is ridiculous."

    —sparklyoctopus81

    16. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when Harry gave his Triwizard Tournament winnings to Fred and George so they could start Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

    Warner Bros.

    "The part in Goblet of Fire where Harry gave all his winnings to Fred and George was so important. He gave them all 1,000 galleons."

    —bfjanoowalla22

    17. Also in Goblet of Fire, when we learned about Rita Skeeter's secret backstory.

    Warner Bros.

    "A ton was left out of the Goblet of Fire, which was my favorite book as a kid! Specifically, all the secret backstory with Rita. Not seeing this made me so mad when I saw the movie in theaters."

    —abbeyparty

    18. When Thomas and Teresa could telepathically communicate in The Maze Runner books.

    20th Century Fox

    "Thomas and Teresa being able to telepathically communicate was a HUGE part of the story in the book and they had to completely change the plot to leave it out of the movie. It made absolutely no sense."

    —kerringtonh

    19. In The Princess Diaries novels, when Mia and Michael's relationship was the central love story.

    Disney

    "Mia and Michael’s love story was so cute and I was so sad realizing almost none of it made it into the movie."

    —sarahk125

    20. Also, the fact that Mia's dad is still alive in The Princess Diaries.

    Disney

    "The fact that Mia's dad is still alive in the books is so important for her journey. They really need to make a TV series to do the books justice."

    —sarahk125

    21. In Paper Towns, when they went to find Margo because they were worried she was going to attempt suicide.

    20th Century Fox

    "In the Paper Towns movie, they had no real point for going on the adventure to find Margo. The book explained it so much better. They thought she ran away to attempt suicide and they were trying to catch up to her before then. In the movie, it's like she skipped town and they just want to see what she's up to. The book was about solving the mystery of where she went, and the movie was kind of pointless without it."

    —l49ca8a44c

    22. When Peeves the poltergeist was often used as comedic relief in the Harry Potter novels.

    Warner Bros.

    "While not a crucial book character, Peeves would have been perfect for comedic relief. I can't believe he was missing entirely."

    —jbmasta

    23. And finally, Tom Bombadil being an important and prominent character in the Lord of the Rings novels.

    New Line Cinema

    "Tom 'I'm low-key a god if you read between the lines but choose to spend my time romping through forests and fighting evil spirits' Bombadil deserved to be in the movies. End of discussion."

    —thefirsthovis

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