film- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Director/creator: Chris Columbus
Cultural perspective: English
gender of creator/perspective: Male

This movie is about a young boy and his friends who go to Hogwarts, a school for witches and wizards and all of the weird and wonderful goings on at the school during the year. This year, Harry, Ron and Hermione face a huge challenge when the chamber of secrets is opened and a mischievous yet well-meaning house elf called dobby keeps trying to get harry to leave Hogwarts for his own good. Within the chamber of secrets is a terrible monster that continues to terrorize the school and petrify students. Harry, Ron and Hermione must find a way to stop it and save Hogwarts from closure.

The main characters in this movie are harry, Ron and Hermione. The main characters in this film are very valiant and brave. They put themselves in danger trying to find out how to save the school and its students from a terrifying mystery monster. These characters seem to have a knack for getting themselves into trouble and it made them very interesting to watch. The characters are very likeable because of their kind and brave personalities which are demonstrated at various points throughout the film like when they must make the journey down into the chamber of secrets and face the giant basilisk.

My favourite character in this film is Hagrid. I found his character particularly likeable and interesting because he is not as he seems. At first sight, people are scared and intimidated by him because of his size but in the film we see that he is a "gentle giant", comforting Hermione when she was called a mud blood and just generally being a helpful and kind friend for the three kids when they need someone to talk to and trust. Hagrid is big, clumsy and a bit of an oaf just like his dog fang yet his personality makes him seem a bit like a big child who sometimes forgets about the rules like when he keeps accidentally telling the three about all of Hogwarts most guarded secrets.

The target audience of this film is probably children from the ages of about seven and up and perhaps not much younger because at some points this film can get a little dark and scary for very young children. As with all of the Harry Potter films, there are powerful themes of triumph over evil, strong bonds of friendship and magical and amazing adventures. I really liked this film because I am a big fan of the Harry Potter books and thought it was about as good as it could be considering how tough it must have been for the director to try and keep all the fans happy. It’s really cool to see another person’s take on the book and what they have done with it and how they imagined it to be, I think it gives the story a new feel but with the same level of awesomeness as the book. The only thing I would change about this film is I would probably try to add more of the little details that are in the book because I think people who have not read the books and have only seen the movies can’t really appreciate how epic the tales of Harry Potter really are. Also, I would like to see more quidditch because that has always been one of my favourite parts of the entire series.