Before I begin, I'd also like to mention that I did not read the books, though I do have some knowledge of them. However, more than that, I think they are not particularly relevant to judging the movie itself. The books are their own things, and the movie should be judged on it's own. So if something was said in the books that explains the movie... I don't care, I only care what is on the screen.
So... I didn't…