The Harry Potter series has a total of 8 movies, in fact, even if it is not a ha fan, it is easy to see, starting from the third "Prisoner of Azkaban", the style of the entire series has undergone obvious changes, and it has begun to move towards a more complex plot and darker picture.
The first two installments of the Harry Potter series were directed by Chris Columbus, who, although his style was more diverse, was known for making children's feature films, and the famous "Little Devil Is Home" series was written by him.
So, the first two Harry Potter films were more like standard children's films, but starting with the third, the one directed by Alfonso Cuarón, the Harry Potter series really went down the path of pure magic.
While Prisoner of Azkaban isn't the highest grossing in the series, many people, including fans and critics, feel that this one is the best in the Harry Potter series.
So, how did director Alfonso Cuarón change the overall style of harry pottery films? Let's take a look at it today.
First of all, why did Chris Columbus, the director of the first two films, "resign"?
The reason is simple, if he had been directing this series, it would have taken up a lot of Chris's time, and his children were still young at the time, and he wanted more time to spend with them.
However, Chris did not leave the "wizarding world" immediately, but only said goodbye to Harry Potter completely after becoming the producer of the third film.
When Alfonso Cuarón was commissioned to shoot Harry Potter, he didn't want to imitate the style of his predecessor, and besides, he was a very individual artist himself, and he had his own ideas for Harry Potter.
He wanted to put more real feelings into his creations. Therefore, he asked the three leading actors to write a small essay in the tone of the characters. When he received the "homework" of the young actors, he was evaluated as "very honest, very bare, and very courageous."
Fans who are familiar with this story may know that the three words that director Cuarón said are all descriptions of whose homework. Emma Watson, like the studious Hermione, wrote several pages, Rupert Grint, like Ron, who didn't love homework, didn't say a word, and Daniel Radcliffe wrote only one page symbolically.
Director Cuarón asked the three young actors to do this, not only so that they could have more emotional resonance with the characters they played, but more importantly, to let them grow with the characters.
In Prisoner of Azkaban, the age of the characters is set at 13 years old. 13 years old is no longer an ignorant child, they have to start to slowly understand the adult world, but also some more growing pains. Because of this, the style of the film needs to gradually develop towards darker and more adult.
It can be seen that Director Cuarón's creative idea is not to attract and cater to the tastes of adult film fans, but the development of the story itself needs to take such a route.
As a result, Harry, Ron, and Hermione under the lens of Director Cuarón began to shed the childishness of the first two films, and there was a clear growth.
The changes that Director Cuarón brought to Harry Potter also attracted the addition of "Sirius" Gary Oldman.
Oldman always joked to himself in interviews that he took over the role because he needed money too much. And a satisfactory remuneration is by no means the only reason. In an interview with "The Closer Weekly," Oldman gave another reason, and that was Alfonso Cuarón.
"I like his style, I have my own character and show his creative courage. He's just amazing. ”
The artist Alfonso Cuarón also gives "Prisoner of Azkaban" a special temperament that is different from the other 7 films.
Although the film was controversial when it was first released, time is the best teststone. More and more people like this movie today, and it is enough to show that Director Cuarón's innovative changes to Harry Potter are successful.