The perfect HP film

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2020)

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabán is the third film adaptation of the saga, hiring new director, Alfonso Cuarón.
The Prisoner of Azkabán gives us one of the best Harry Potter stories adapted in a simply magnificent film.
The plot of this movie counts as a murderer who is loose, Sirius Black goes after Harry. From this, the whole spectacular plot unfolds, involving numerous characters and amazing plot twists. The marauders appear in this film for the first time (James Potter, Harry Potter's father; Sirius Black, Harry's godfather, unjustly imprisoned; Remus Lupine, professor and werewolf and Peter Pettigrew, traitor transformed into Ron's pet). All of them, the three protagonists, a hippogriff and Severus Snape are involved in a disturbing plot.
But when it seems that the end of the film is approaching, time travel arrives, thanks to the Hermione Turntables, with which different events change, which in truth they had already seen changed by them.
The importance of this film in the saga is incredible. In this installment the direction that the saga was going to take in the future is set, taking on a more mature and dark tone, which can be appreciated from beginning to end.
These changes range from the redesign of the character's appearance to the more saturated color palette. We can appreciate the very successful change of costumes and in the winter and Christmas touch of the tape.
The film gives the three protagonists the opportunity to shine alongside three new actors, Michael Gambon (replacing Michael Harris as Dumbledore), David Thewlis (Lupine) and Gary Oldman (Sirius).
In addition, the film is not satisfied with explaining the plot with the dialogues but shows it with moments such as the changes of seasons with the Boxing Willow, the camera through the clock and multiple details that make sense with time travel.
We must highlight the magnificent BSO of, again, John Williams, with themes such as the wonderful A Window to the Past, Buckbeack's Flight and Double Trouble. One of the best works of the composer.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is undoubtedly the best installment of the saga and with much merit. This movie is, as they say, pure magic.