The fourth part in the original seven books is located in the middle, which is the dividing line between the seven books. The first three parts of
retain a lot of fairy tale-like exaggerated parts, and the overall tone is clear: for example, Dudley has a bad attitude towards Harry the first second, but is punished the next second (Harry accidentally released a snake); Lockhart's class is a mess; Aunt Maggie becomes a blowing balloon.
(screenshot of the movie "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban")
Such things often make people laugh.
The fourth part begins to transition to the adult world, with sunshine and shadows (like Percy saw Crouch bowing, even his glasses fell to the ground, and Rita Skitter's rumors).
With Voldemort's resurrection at the end, the story begins to turn to gloomy. Starting from the fifth part, we will enter the adult world completely, and it is more realistic. On the
style, the movie keeps that.
But the problem is that in terms of viewing, the movie also uses the fourth part as the dividing line.
Chris Columbus, the director of "The Sorcerer's Stone" and "The Secret Room", is cautious and conservative, basically faithful and faithful, and rarely adapts it.
(screenshot of the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone")
But faithful original works can still create good works. The first one is the highest Douban score among the eight movies and the only one with 9 points; the second one is a little lacking, but it also leaves many famous scenes.
Due to the success of the first two films, Alfonso Caron, director of "The Prisoner of Azkaban", has become much bolder in the adaptation. Some netizens commented that the details of the movie can withstand scrutiny more than the first two movies, and the pace is finally a little faster.
The director of "Glade of Fire" was replaced by Mike Newell, and produced a wonderful youth drama - the vague feelings of teenagers towards the opposite sex, the subtlety of men and women's psychology, the first growth of teenagers to young people, etc., mixed in an increasingly solemn atmosphere and the dangers getting closer and closer, which made a unique feeling.
(screenshot of the movie "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire")
However, starting from "The Order of the Phoenix", it took a sharp turn.
Since David Yates made the fifth part of the original work the shortest part in the movie series, I have no hope for his directed Harry Potter.
Personal impressions, "The Order of the Phoenix" and "The Prince of Mixed Race" are too shattered. I have read the original work and feel a little confused (for certain plots). If I haven't read the original work, I'm most likely confused.
"Deathly Hallows" is roughly two-thirds of the original work, and the eighth part is the last third. Such distribution means that many details cannot be unfolded or even presented, which is particularly obvious in the seventh part.
(screenshot of the movie "Harry Potter and the Dead")
and the movie adaptation. It can be said that the director and many Harry fans have different understandings of the original work.
For example, at the end of the battle between Harry and Voldemort, the fight in the movie is fierce, and the scenes are changed several times; in the book, the two confront each other, Harry reveals all the secrets, and then fires spells to each other. Voldemort's life-seeking curse rebounds, and he dies like a mortal.
(screenshot of the movie "Harry Potter and the Dead Saint 2")
is "dead like a mortal", revealing a strong irony: Voldemort has a high opinion of himself and is determined to pursue extraordinary and immortality, and he will not hesitate to split his soul for this; however, he could not escape death after all, and he died at only sixty or seventy years old (the lifespan of an ordinary person), and fell down as weakly as a mortal, from a few minutes before his death to death, there was no fantasy. The ending of
is meaningful.
movie changed to a war, and Voldemort was blown into pieces and destroyed. It is true that the wonderful thing is, but the ironic effect of the original work has been greatly weakened.
Of course, I understand why the movie is changed like this, but I just don’t agree. This kind of Hollywood blockbuster's picture and viewing is more for market considerations.
(screenshot of the movie "Harry Potter and the Dead Saint")
The commercial color is getting heavier and heavier, which is also a prominent feature of the last four movies.
commercial movies cannot be said wrong, let alone bad - in fact, there are many good commercial movies, including plot, meaning, performance, visual effects, etc., many of which are classics in film history.
"Business" and "art" are not separated. However, I personally think that David Yates is not a director who can perfectly combine the two.
