This Weekend's Film Festival Celebrates Harry Potter
With the fifth installment of the HARRY POTTER series hitting DVD this week, it seems like as good as any time to have a Hogwarts marathon. You know you were going to do it anyway, but I'll give you some things to think about when you do it. If you hadn't intended to fill your weekend with the boy who lived then you need to consider sitting back and letting me lead you through what is turning out to be the most consistently well done franchise in movie history. If you don't believe that statement then read on and let me convince (and entertain) you.
As a kid I always wondered what my favorite characters would do if they grew up. Cartoon characters especially. One of my favorite TV series was THE WONDER YEARS, which brilliantly chronicled the innocent trials and tribulations of sixth grade up to more mature problems of one's late teens. I grew up along with those characters. The new generation gets to grow up with Harry Potter from more innocent adventures up till the life and death final battle into adulthood. In chronicling the entire adolescence of its characters (and it's actors), the series is accomplishing something that few feature film series have ever done. Each new film is a new adventure to enjoy, but the honest and accurate maturing of the characters is what makes this series special.