It needs to be dark.

Rating: Null/10 (5 June 2004)

What people need to understand about the Harry Potter movies is that, they're following suit with the books. As the books progress, they get darker and scarier. It's necessary to keep the mood that was in the books to stay as true to them as possible. Not only do Harry and his friends have to deal with scary wizarding situations, (Voldemort, Sirius Black, freaky creatures and dementors), but they're also entering the ever dreaded teen years. Years that when we adults look back at them, we don't want to go there ever again. Also, Harry is constantly dealing with the loss of parents he never knew. He thinks the prisoner of Azkaban is the one that killed them and he's a little mad. That is the reason this movie and the ones to follow aren't exactly light-hearted. I give the movie a 10.