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...real world, just as the world of J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally popular Harry Potter books, can be divided into Muggles and witches (or wizards). Muggles are non-magical humans who live oblivious to the fact that their society is infiltrated by a population of those who practice incantations and potion-making. Real-life muggles are the non-believers, the ones not indoctrinated into the ineffable charm of Rowling’s realm, while witches and wizards are the ones who love literally everything associated with the magically gifted, tousle-haired, bespectacled pre-teen with a lightning bolt scar...
...real world, just as the world of J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally popular Harry Potter books, can be divided into Muggles and witches (or wizards). Muggles are non-magical humans who live oblivious to the fact that their society is infiltrated by a population of those who practice incantations and potion-making. Real-life muggles are the non-believers, the ones not indoctrinated into the ineffable charm of Rowling’s realm, while witches and wizards are the ones who love literally everything associated with the magically gifted, tousle-haired, bespectacled pre-teen with a lightning bolt scar...
...novel’s major dramatic moments that did not satisfactorily flesh out details. The production design, while otherwise superb, nearly crumbled under the weight of tacky, poorly realized special effects. All this made the movie feel like a project rushed through production to cash in on the Potter craze. The movie succeeded largely on the momentum of Rowling’s staggering imagination and brilliant performances...
...Sorcerer’s Stone wasn’t satisfactory as an introduction to the Potter world, then the second installment, The Chamber of Secrets is much more accessible and certainly less hurried (after all, it does clock in at a child-resistant two hours and forty minutes). It is also steadily plotted, driven by brilliant action sequences—including a breathtakingly visceral Quidditch match—and many moments of real tenderness. The story finds Harry nearing the end of his summer holidays following his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and living with...
...loss over the death of Richard Harris, who played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore and earlier this month succumbed to Hodgkin’s disease. His Dumbledore was invested with a gritty warmth and whispery intensity, a benign, profoundly humane headmaster who displayed real pathos. His work on the Potter films was among his last, and it is hard to imagine the next installment without his contribution. Indeed, it is intriguing to consider what will become of the Potter franchise, now that Columbus is assuming a producer’s role while Alfonso Cuaron (of Y Tu Mama Tambien fame) takes...