The scenes are magical, but not in the try-hard way of the first two films. If Harry Potter developed along these lines, he might have actually been a great character instead of the flattest one among a crowd of interesting people. Fragile but potent, unstable but unyielding, it is a sight to behold, one that belies the simpler character that we got in both the earlier and later movies. We get to see Harry's emotional landscape. Cuaron manages to combine these approaches, which is expected, as both this and GOF are the 'transition movies', while adding both sophistication and a level of charged rawness, which is not expected. In the Yates films, it is downplayed as just a backdrop, a facade, if you will, to more serious matters. This is not a bad thing, but it is not brimming with greatness either. In the Columbus films, it is played with a cheerful exaggeration that reminds me of many of his eighties movies. I only bring this up because it is a base line for these movies and such something I can use to show why this is the best one. But, when and if I do a full review of the Potter series, I'll go over those kinds of decisions. Yes, I know it is explained in detail why he needs to stay with them, but such doesn't make it any less of a poor writing choice. Potter is at the house of his over-the-top, abusive, Muggle adopted family, getting tormented like he always does. The film starts off like do all Harry Potter books and most Harry Potter movies. It is both ironic and darkly appropriate that this is both the lowest grossing Harry Potter film and the one that many film critic types, such as myself, say is the greatest of the octology. But once you are done, check out this film. To anyone who thinks franchise films cannot be art. He detached this film franchise from its safe-as-a-CIA-file roots and allowed it to grow wings and fly into a silver ether.
After all, as we float through this empty, depressing world, sometimes all we have is hope. I know that he probably won't, but I still hope. I wish Alfonso Cuaron would come back to the franchise.
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