I’ve seen every Harry Potter movie at least 20 times. But if someone asked me to list my top 20 films, Harry Potter wouldn’t be on there. You may be asking why I’ve seen these movies so many times if they’re not my favorite. The simple answer is: comfort. A Harry Potter movie is like being under a warm blanket on a cold rainy night. It’s kind of similar to The Office for me in the sense that you know the characters and story so well that just watching it over and over again is superrrr comforting. (Side note I used to watch The Office literally every day without fail after school until they took it off Netflix :(. Honestly I’ve probably seen every episode at least five times). Add in the beauty of Hogwarts and the professors and I would say Harry Potter is even more comforting than The Office. Anyway I always get the strongest urge to watch Harry Potter like every day October through December. I don’t know what it is about these months but they’re just my Harry Potter months. So, last night was the aforementioned cold rainy October night and the end of a long week so I just had to watch a Harry Potter movie, and I chose GoF. Though it’s not my favorite of the films (Prisoner of Azkaban is the best… by far) I think the Triwizard Tournament and Yule Ball add a really special dynamic to this film that separate it from the others. Also it has a lot of the filler every day life stuff which are the parts I find comforting. I think we’ve discussed this filler before in film class and I think it definitely comes down to each viewers particular taste (are they looking for action, drama, or just want to experience life at Hogwarts.) What I love about the first four films is their complete diversity in style due to their different directos. I know a lot of people disliked this inconsistency but I thought it kept the series interesting. Once David Yates took over all the movies blended together and got too dark (literally… it’s hard to see the movie unless you’re in a pitch black room). Anyway, this turned out to be more of a series review than a movie review, but I feel like it’s hard to talk about the each movie individually because though each is unique they’re all quite intertwined.
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I am learning all this stuff about you and it's great! I might disagree with the stuff about seeing these movies individually. Yeah, there's a style thing that happens with the series overall, but the quality of each movie stands on its own. I really don't like Goblet of Fire, but I've commented on this before.
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