Harry Potter: The Complete 8-Film Collection

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There’s a lot less in the way of colour, although scenes like the World Cup and the Yule Ball do impress. As myth and magic combine to weave their dark spell, Harry uncovers a few more crucial secrets about his mysterious past. Voldemort is back and wreaking havoc, not only on the Wizarding world, but the Muggle world as well, and it’s no wonder that the news headlines are as bleak as the weather.

But what it does do is that it introduces the characters, and it sets up the world, it comfortably eases in the fans of the book, with an experience that is familiar and relatable, and you have to remember that those fans would have been mostly aged between 8-13 at the time, where such radical diversions as directorial style, editorial wizardry, and character discovery would have been distractions, not something to be appreciated. Fortunately there is a new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts and Professor Lupin is concerned for Harry`s welfare. The image wasn’t all that degraded when it came to smoky or misty scenes, usually retaining depth and clarity throughout, with the one exception of the rock fall just prior to the film’s conclusion when Harry, Ron and Lockhart first discover the location of the titular chamber.Also, included is a collectible retrospective photo album made to look like the album Hagrid gives to Harry at the end of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. This year, Draco Malfoy has a mission of his own, one that visibly takes its toll on Harry’s nemesis, and a mission that will change Hogwarts forever. Year 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Harry must confront soul-sucking Dementors, outsmart a werewolf and learn the truth about the escaped prisoner of Azkaban - Sirius Black. But the Harry Potter films continue to get darker and darker, not only in terms of the story, but in terms of the visuals as well.

It allows for one final burst of energy, a bit of action and comedy as the trio raid Gringotts, before things get really dark and dramatic for the final battle, and leavening the action with a bit of levity, or some other character arc is no longer an option. But Harry Potter’s upbringing from Uncle and Aunt Dursley along with cousin Dudley was by design, not through simple chance. As such, a lot of significant developments happen off screen, we only hear about Snape becoming headmaster of Hogwarts on a magical radio, we don’t even see the fall of the Ministry of Magic, and appearances from other regular characters are brief enough to be merely cameos.The CG effects also blend in seamlessly, and Dobby and Kreacher in particular have never looked so tangible and part of the action. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. It also helps that it very early on establishes its two main plot threads, Malfoy’s mission, and Harry trying to learn Slughorn’s secret, and it never really strays from these story arcs, never gets distracted.