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Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, Maggie SmithĬhamber of Secrets isn’t a terrible film by any stretch of the imagination, but it did demonstrate severe growing pains. In honor of this, we dove into Rowling’s cinematic oeuvre, putting on our own critical Sorting Hat to see which films hold up and where the most recent contributions fit into this franchise’s ever-changing legacy.
#HARRY POTTER FILM WIZARDRY SERIES#
Ten years ago, the final film in the main HP storyline ( Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 2) hit theaters, giving fans what they thought was some closure to Rowling’s tale of witchcraft and wizardry…until, of course, she decided to write a new series of movies based around that lil’ magical guy we all know(?) and love(?), Newt Scamander. Regardless, that heady mix of real-world volatility and adolescent power fantasy resulted in over $9 billion dollars in worldwide receipts. evil, The Boy Who Lived assumed a renewed degree of relevance in the wake of a political regime proud of its unsubtle ties to racism and white supremacy…and a creator that couldn’t stop tweeting her bad opinions. It’s a series that grew up with its readers, and the same can certainly be said for its film translations, that’s releases span two decades. Rowling’s Harry Potter epic is a thematic Trojan Horse: What starts as an innocent tale of magic and empowerment sheds its exterior to comment on the abrasive social plagues of racism and totalitarian politics.