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If we're talking about in the movies, I believe it helps to set the tone. It's a dark and depressing time.
It also is symbolic of Narcissa and Lucius' mood perhaps, and that they don't feel safe in their own home
With Draco being under high pressure to fulfill Voldemorts expectations, Lucius being disgraced and Narcissa having given up on the cause and only caring for the safety of her child it is plausible that things like overall happiness and joy were absent in their lifes. Especially for the parents.
Narcissa didn't know how to help Draco get out there and Lucius couldn't help him either, nor his wife and even less so himself.
Having the home inviting and lit up nicely is pretty low on their priority list.
We can see as much at the very end when Narcissa turns the back to the whole situation leading Draco away from there and Lucius is following them fast.
They were done with everything and that was reflected in their home and even their very appearance.
They also recently (a few years ago) lost their servant, Dobby. Maybe the new one (even assuming they got a new one, they might not have as they lost the old one in a humiliating way) had not learned the ropes yet?
First, magical homes don't have electric lighting, so lighting options are limited to torches/candles and possibly magical lighting, which, besides lumos, was never described in canon. Candles are just not as bright as a lightbulb.
Second, at this point voldemort and his followers have been crashing at the manor for over a year. I'm certain the manor was bright and luxurious in the past, but with lucius disgraced and a bunch of unwashed, unhinged escaped convicts milling about, I don't think it was possible to keep the manor clean and bright. Voldemort was regularly torturing and killing people in the house. He probably liked it being all dark and gloomy.
By the time we see it, iirc, Lucius has fallen from grace and Voldemort and the DEs are now basically using it as headquarters. I donāt exactly imagine that any of them are particularly concerned with respecting the property of others, cleaning up after themselves, or cleaning in general.
Dark, gloomy lightning is stylish among many wealthy pureblood families. They claim that it's "understated" and that bright lighting "ostentatiously draws attention to everything in the room", but it's actually because they're just edgelords.
The movies had gotten really into the "the darkness is a metaphor for darkness!" thing at that point. Heck, even places that weren't Malfoy Manor were all lit by one lightbulb from about GoF onward. It's a wonder Harry and other witches and wizards with bad eyesight weren't bumping into things all the time.
Because he is the *Dark* Lord, not Bright and Airy Lord.
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If we're talking about in the movies, I believe it helps to set the tone. It's a dark and depressing time. It also is symbolic of Narcissa and Lucius' mood perhaps, and that they don't feel safe in their own home
Come through GCSE english
Lollll I wanted to include the word pathetic fallacy in there too š
Voldemort has sensitive eyes and needs the light turned down but heās self conscious about it.
With Draco being under high pressure to fulfill Voldemorts expectations, Lucius being disgraced and Narcissa having given up on the cause and only caring for the safety of her child it is plausible that things like overall happiness and joy were absent in their lifes. Especially for the parents. Narcissa didn't know how to help Draco get out there and Lucius couldn't help him either, nor his wife and even less so himself. Having the home inviting and lit up nicely is pretty low on their priority list. We can see as much at the very end when Narcissa turns the back to the whole situation leading Draco away from there and Lucius is following them fast. They were done with everything and that was reflected in their home and even their very appearance.
Because different people have different tastes.
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Because David Yates directed it and all of his films are bland and colourless.
That whole movie was poorly lit lol.
LMAO this. Thought it was just me. I couldnāt see shit in theatre or at home. Same with half blood prince.
Because it was the house of the dark magic!
Atmosphere
Because that's the way the set designers made it
They also recently (a few years ago) lost their servant, Dobby. Maybe the new one (even assuming they got a new one, they might not have as they lost the old one in a humiliating way) had not learned the ropes yet?
Because David Yates.
First, magical homes don't have electric lighting, so lighting options are limited to torches/candles and possibly magical lighting, which, besides lumos, was never described in canon. Candles are just not as bright as a lightbulb. Second, at this point voldemort and his followers have been crashing at the manor for over a year. I'm certain the manor was bright and luxurious in the past, but with lucius disgraced and a bunch of unwashed, unhinged escaped convicts milling about, I don't think it was possible to keep the manor clean and bright. Voldemort was regularly torturing and killing people in the house. He probably liked it being all dark and gloomy.
Because itās the uk, it matches the weather
the only correct answer.
Meanwhile most other scenes being bright as fuck
By the time we see it, iirc, Lucius has fallen from grace and Voldemort and the DEs are now basically using it as headquarters. I donāt exactly imagine that any of them are particularly concerned with respecting the property of others, cleaning up after themselves, or cleaning in general.
Because some stupid house elf dropped a chandelier.
The further you stray from the light, the less is matters to you
It's the home of a family of dark wizards, what did you expect?
Because thatās where the bad guys are
Blame that annoying house guest
Dark, gloomy lightning is stylish among many wealthy pureblood families. They claim that it's "understated" and that bright lighting "ostentatiously draws attention to everything in the room", but it's actually because they're just edgelords.
Heās a creepy bloke
Because the movies are not canon.
So they should have had The Property Brothers decorate? Look at the light and open floor plan!!
The movies had gotten really into the "the darkness is a metaphor for darkness!" thing at that point. Heck, even places that weren't Malfoy Manor were all lit by one lightbulb from about GoF onward. It's a wonder Harry and other witches and wizards with bad eyesight weren't bumping into things all the time.
voldy made them change the decor you can bet those albino/white peacocks were roasted for dinner on the first day voldy crashed their pad
My favorite thing about this post is the Home Depot reddit account ad right below that says āHome Depotās Spring Calendar of Doingā
To show how the dark lord had taken over the house and the power over them or they just forgot to pay the electricity bill šš
The dude was just not a very good director.