Was Voldemort’s appearance in the film a let down for you?

I do like Ralph Fiennes and this is no hate on him. I believe he made the character his own and mostly did what he was told. Once in a while he changed things for fun like the hug scene.

However, I really don’t believe they made him look as truly nightmarish as they could. I get that they didn’t want to only rely on his appearance to make him intimidating.

His power, lack of normal human emotion and all around pleasure he feels from the pain and suffering he caused others is where the fear is supposed to come from.

From birth he was a disturbed individual hell bent on making others feel worse than he himself has ever felt. His longing for power and blood purity is a motive as well but most of his actions are centered around hate he feels for all.

But physically, he is only uncomfortable looking. To me, he just looks like a bizarre and uncomfortable adult version of former handsome young man self. The film makers act like being bald, and no nose equals snake like. When really his appearance was so disturbing it was impossible to believe at any point he looked like a human or ever was a human.

The horcruxes changed him but he was also proud of how he looked since he no longer beared any resemblance to his father.

Once reborn in goblet of fire, his eyes were blood red, his nostrils were slits, he had no lips, and his body was nothing more than skin over a skeleton so he had no ounce of human characteristics anymore.

I can respect that the films didn’t want to only lean on his appearance to make him scary. Again, I liked him in the films and I can appreciate what we go. I just feel they could have done more to make him physically scary instead of relying more on his body language and mannerisms.

Of course, sometimes the way he talks, I kind of laugh a bit because it sounds like Ralph is talking with cotton in his mouth.

Again no hate, I promise, just wished for a bit more. Hopefully in the show remake they don’t shy away from showing just how horrific looking he can be.