a mistake I hope they avoid

One which tends to be a common mistake of movies, getting all the more common the last twenty years or so: Feeling like they need to go a certain running length. I've loved all these books since I was a child, and still do today, even though I'm not religious. I've enjoyed the films to varying degrees. But my main complaint, especially with the latter two, is that they just get to be overstuffed and too long. I think this is because they try to build it up so that they can have more of a climax. Makes sense, because in each of the books, it doesn't always feel as high-stakes as a movie might want to be. So they add. But really, if they can steer away from this, that complaint will be gone, so audiences may be happier, and it would allow time for more screenings. Wins all around. Back in the day, movies of this genre were fine being an hour and a half, now so many feel the need to hit 2 hours then some.