On July 31, the boy who will not die will turn forty, and the 4K restoration/3D version of the film's first part, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, will be re-released in the mainland on August 14.
All the legends begin with a letter from Hedwig and platform 9 and 3/4 at King's Cross Station
It has been exactly 20 years since Chinese began to contact the series, and harry potter's eldest son, James Cyrias Potter, is about to graduate from Hogwarts. People who grew up with Harry Potter were once immersed in the magical world created by Ms. J.K. Rowling, and were familiar with spells, magical animals, magic props, potions, and magic school students and teachers, more than they knew about their relatives and friends in reality.
After 20 years, the brave boy Harry Potter has entered a year of confusion, can the grown fans continue to choose to believe in magic?
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >01 Rowling: The Mother of Imperfect Harry Potter</h1>
J.K. Rowling, who was born on the same day as Harry Potter, said: "If you were born between 1985 and 1998, remember that your Hogwarts admission letter was not sent because Voldemort erased the muggle wizard records of muggles born during this period in government documents." ”
Easter egg 1 time on the machine
From October 31, 1981, when Harry's parents died, to harry received Hagrid's letter of acceptance to Hogwarts (July 31, 1991), a gap of 117 months, exactly 9 and 3/4 years.
We believed this as a teenager, but 20 years later, do you still believe it? Are you still addicted to the magical world created by Ms. Rowling's ingenuity?
After asking friends around me, almost everyone who liked Harry Potter replied that they must buy tickets to the cinema to relive the series, because the fantasy magic world created by the movie is really addictive. But the visual effects created by light and shadow can make you forget the real world for two hours, but there is no way to take you to escape the harsh reality all the time.
In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry inadvertently discovers the Mirror of Eris and sees his parents in the mirror, so he sits alone in front of the Mirror every day, hoping to meet his parents again. Professor Dumbledore told him:
"The happiest person in the world can see the real self in the mirror, and the mirror reflects the things that our hearts desire the most." But mirrors can't provide us with real knowledge or truth, and humans always waste time in mirrors and even go crazy because of it. People can't live in dreams, don't rely on dreams and give up life, indulge in illusory dreams, and forget the real life, this is useless, remember. （It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.）”
Both Harry Potter and Dumbledore had gazed into the magic mirror and saw the people they loved most
It seems like a paradox: the world's greatest wizard tried to pull the young man back to reality, but years ago, he also hesitated in front of Eris's sunglasses to remember the deceased. In the development of the story, Dumbledore will gradually show his less perfect side (he may have killed his sister by mistake when he was young and once became addicted to the dark arts). Perhaps from the beginning, the author did not want us to be too idealistic.
Easter Egg 2 Sirius gift
Sirius had anonymously given Harry a Firebolt as a gift. Later, during the Deathly Hallows, Lily wrote to Sirius that Sirius had given Harry his favorite toy when he was a child—also a toy broomstick.
In fact, J.K. Rowling is not a perfect idol in herself. Of course, her story is inspirational, and it is indeed touching to persevere in writing against all odds and devote her love for her daughter to the Harry Potter series of novels, but in fact, she is a notoriously abusive person online.
Her remarks on Twitter sparked some controversy and were so often criticized by Harwizard that former actors had to jump out and make rebuttals, and two Harry Potter fan sites, The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet, also announced that they had "drawn a line" with her, saying that Rowling's remarks about marginalized groups conflicted with the inclusive values advocated by Harry Potter and the fan community, and that the site would delete links and photos of J.K. Rowling's personal website Nor will the copy mention Rowling's other accomplishments outside of creating the wizarding world.
Easter Egg 3 About Snape's foreshadowing
When Harry came to The Broken Axe Bar, to Diagon Alley, to the Hogwarts train, to the school, everyone was staring at the lightning scar on his forehead, and only one person was staring into his eyes, and that person was Professor Snape.
More recently, she has joined nearly 150 writers, scholars and activists, including Salman Rushi, Margaret Atwood, to sign an open letter condemning the so-called "abolition of culture."
The so-called "cancellation of culture" refers to a wave of anti-racist activities launched by American society because of the violent law enforcement of black Floyd by the police, which has become more and more extreme, targeting many historical celebrities, such as Washington, Columbus, Gandhi, Prime Minister Churchill, etc., blaming them for possible racial discrimination, and demolishing many historical sculptures and cultural relics.
Rowling and others said in the statement letter that they agree with the pursuit of racial justice, but this has increased the pressure of public debate. And "canceling culture" carries some risks per se: the prevalence of cultures of humiliation and exclusion, such as the prevalence of cultures of humiliation and exclusion, and blind moral certainty.
The letter said: The free exchange of information and ideas is the lifeblood of a free society, but now people's space for expression is becoming more and more narrow.
But Rowling ignored the power of Ha fans on social media and the Internet, it can be said that she taught a generation of liberal values, and personally practiced to achieve, but also suffered from repercussions, and now, this generation began to fight back against Rowling according to this value.
Easter Egg 4 The Man Who Was Embraced by Voldemort
Draco Malfoy was the only one of all the Death Eaters who had been embraced by Voldemort.
Alice, a 17-year-old Italian girl who has been a Harry Potter fan since childhood, is a user of Pottermore, a large global web-based social game site built around the content of the Harry Potter series of novels, which is equivalent to an online wizarding world for Fans. Alice also likes to use Twitter to express her fans, spending two hours a day uploading and updating images and quotes from Harry Potter novels and movies. Alice was deeply in love with everything about Harry Potter (she read the whole novel 14 times), except for J.K. Rowling.
"I hate her," Alice said, "and I think she just wrote a lot of good things about Harry Potter, but in real life she didn't do these beautiful things." ”
The Harry Potter series allows us to see the preciousness and cuteness of friendship
Harry Potter and the magical creatures of the wizarding world
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >02 And still liking Harry Potter is Muggle's most enduring kindness to the world</h1>
Douban netizens commented: After a few years of revisiting, I found that the attractive factor of the original Harry Potter series was imagination.
J.K. Rowling has the most refined and beautiful ability to write books for her children, quoting scriptures, referring to a large number of mysterious legends, carefully designing seamless plots, creating convincing plots in the fantasy world, and quite successful in character building, the fantasy magical world and the real world coexist, and the subtle tension between each other and interdependence makes people curious.
Easter Egg 5 Death of Hedwig
Ms. Rowling believes that Hedwig's murder was necessary, and that it meant for Harry to leave the age of innocence and safety. Hedwig was almost equivalent to a cute toy to Harry at the time, and Voldemort killed her, which meant that Harry's childhood was completely over.
Time passed, leaving Harry Potter, rowling's storytelling ability sometimes slipped away without paying attention in her other later works, but the director of the film grasped the key point, visualized the magical part of the imagination, and further popularized the original book.
Rowling in the later works such as "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" seems to be slightly suspicious of money, her control of the script, the story has gradually begun to compromise with capital or film companies, the previous mysterious atmosphere has weakened a lot, replaced by the weak shaping of the protagonist, the procrastination of the plot, the ambiguity of expression, and the conflict with the timeline of "Harry Potter", which is quite disappointing to fans, which can be completely from the two "Fantastic Beasts" on metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes. The media reviews of the series set a new low in the Wizarding World series can be seen.
The New York Times even commented: "The story lines of the film are so cluttered that it takes a lot of time to figure out'who did what to whom?' And 'Why?' ’ ”。
Easter Egg 6 Foreshadowing of Dumbledore's Plan
At the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, When Dumbledore hears Voldemort resurrect himself with Harry's blood, "a glint of joy flashes in his eyes." It was then that Voldemort was unable to kill Harry.
The only thing that will excite fans is the addition of a few well-known British male stars, and the appearance of the "Harry Potter Easter Egg": the candle at Hogwarts, and the appearance of Quidditch, the Magic Mirror, and Nicole Flamel. The rise of the Internet and social media in recent years has given fans more channels, and for a time various Harry Potter fan websites are full of fans creating magical stories that belong to the Harry Potter world in their own minds.
The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series was unsatisfactory at the box office and reviews
It may be argued that in recent years, the harry potter series has lost the sense of wonder we had when we finished reading the novel 20 years ago — because we have more places to get fantastic stories — and the Internet or social media has made Rowling herself step out of the altar and be questioned.
Easter Egg 7 Voldemort's Seven Horcrux Endings
Voldemort's seven Horcruxes were destroyed by seven different people: (in the case of the original book) Harry destroyed the diary, Dumbledore destroyed the Gaunt Ring, Ron destroyed the pendant box, Hermione destroyed the Golden Cup, Crabbe (Hellfire) destroyed the crown, Neville killed Nagini, and Voldemort destroyed Harry.
But these voices of opposition and doubt cannot erase the gains and wealth that the Harry Potter series of novels and movies have brought to people.
Characters in the Harry Potter world are not the perfect ones, and Rowling has been trying to tell her readers about the weakness of idols, who have become idols because they have also made mistakes but know how to introspect and make the best choices, and eventually grow into a great person, and saviors such as Harry Potter himself will still be attracted to evil forces, or live in self-doubt.
The magical world she created is not as far away as utopia, but exists in parallel with the real world, Muggles and wizards are wary of each other but inexplicably worship each other's skills, each has its own strengths, the magical world also has discrimination, and there is true love in the Muggle world, and there is no distinction between high and low.
Easter Egg 8 Foreshadowing of Dumbledore's sexual orientation
The fact that Dumbledore is gay is not mentioned in the original novel, but only told by Rowling in person when she was interviewed in 2010, but there are hidden hints in the film. At the beginning of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore has a giant perfume billboard behind him that reads: Tonight make a little magic with your man.
The unlit people in Harry Potter, whether it's the stunned Neville or the evil Draco. Malfoy, both of them, unconsciously played a key special role at the last minute. This is to teach young people not to despise themselves nor to despise others, and that no matter what kind of person they are, they are extremely important in their limited world.
Harry. Potter never hesitates to mention death: death is something that cannot be changed. No one is resurrected in this magical story, death is real, no one is spared, and Harry. Potter was able to defeat Voldemort because he truly accepted the "death" thing and generously died...
There are many details: the pursuit of racial equality; mutual understanding and support among friends; the very meaning of education is to teach what kind of people rather than what kind of skills to teach...
Neville later became the backbone of Dumbledore's Army
Whether it is Dumbledore, Snape, or Lupin and Sirius, there are flaws and troubles, and choosing goodness is more noble than goodness itself; orphans can become heroes, bookworms can become witches, bullies become protectors, and everyone goes through a series of pains, but through their own choices, they determine their own lives.
Easter Egg 9 Dumbledore has a model of the Deathly Hallows on his desk
The deathly hallows logo was once thought to be the emblem of the famous Dark Wizard Grindelwald, and in the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, it also appeared as the symbol of Grindelwald's followers. Given a close-up of the sign in the film, does this imply that Dumbledore is still remembering the ideal blueprint he used to draw with Grindelwald, or is it just a nostalgia for his old lover?
We can choose between friendship over hostility, loyalty over selfishness, and good over evil. Therefore, for many adults, maintaining this courage, loyalty to friends, family and themselves, and choosing justice may be the greatest practical educational significance of Harry Potter.
At this stage, the Harry Potter books and movies have only preserved or passed down that worldview and values, and some of the example texts in Harry Potter that show its values of justice and friendship will still be translated and circulated today.
The friendship, trust and courage of the Iron Triangle, and the forbearance and dedication of Professor Snape and Sirius are all touching
Shi Hang told "Formation" this way: "When we have grown up over the years, we will understand that being a Muggle is our destiny, and we will never have a connection with magic or magic school. However, the insistence on liking Harry Potter is the most enduring kindness of us Muggles to the world. I don't feel like this series of novels and movies has changed anything for us, Chinese won't be changed by books or movies. ”
Magic may disappear, but courage and love will not.
Easter Egg 10 True Prophet Professor Trelawney:
Trelawney looks more like a god stick, but she is actually a true half-immortal.
Among the prisoners in Azkaban, Professor Trelawney was reluctant to sit at Dumbledore's table, because she said: When 13 people eat at the same table, the first person to stand up will die first! In the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius dined with 12 other people, and he was the first to stand up and the first to die first. In the Deathly Hallows, in the Battle of the Seven Harrys, the last 13 people reach the Burrow, with Lupin being the first to stand up to find Moody's body and later the first of the 13 to die.
Behind the scenes
Why 9 and 3/4 platforms at King's Cross Station
After J.K. Rowling's parents met here in the past, they boarded the same train and eventually developed love. So J.K. Rowling identified it as one of the most important locations in the story.
The origin of the weeping ghost Meadow
When J.K. Rowling used to go to parties, she found that there were always girls hiding in the toilet and secretly crying, which was the inspiration for the crying ghost Meadow. In addition, Shirley Henderson, the actress of the crying ghost Maddor, was actually 37 years old at the beginning of filming, the oldest of the actors who played the student, and really super childlike.
Inspiration for spells
How exactly did you come up with the pronunciation of the mantra? In fact, the prototypes of mantras are all in Latin, and J.K. Rowling studied Latin in college and created spells from Old Latin.
Harry Potter's cast was chosen by J.K. Rowling
Daniel Radcliffe didn't get much attention at first, and the chances of losing out were great. It wasn't until J.K. Rowling came to the scene that the first time she saw Daniel, she knew that he was harry potter in her mind, so she decided to choose him.
Harry Potter's birthday
Harry Potter's birthday was actually J.K. Rowling's birthday, July 31.
Note: The Easter eggs and tidbits in the article come from Zhihu netizens [Wei Erberg] in "N Brush, what details did you find that are difficult to detect?" Reply under the question.
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