it's been almost 20 years from Harry
Potter fans first sat down to read those
pages about the boy who lived today we
have more in common with the Harry
Potter we see here than we do with those
existing stories so why is it so
important to us well it's all about how
we got here from here
recently I had a conversation with last
generation about what is the star wars
of our age some might say that Harry
Potter has taken the mantle but I'd
argue there's nothing like Harry Potter
in film history
sure it's fandom can be matched but the
character progression is monumental in
one important way we literally grew up
with these characters now I won't assume
that everyone was the exact same age as
Harry when reading those books and
watching those films but I think there's
a gap of the generation who felt like
their formative years were shaped in
unison with Harry's much like mine was
from this moment mr. Knapp is the only
known maker after Sorcerer's Stone do
the walk the moment that Harry Ron
Hermione did their first screen cast
together to the moment when we see Harry
Ron Hermione thinning in a destroyed
Hogwarts something special happened
that's something special hadn't been
touched in the film franchise before
because every year you aged the
character stood as well and as you grew
up
The Wizarding World did too the
character you read and watched went
through the same experiences you were
going through in your life when you
struggled with your image puberty and
crushes the characters did as well
essentially we shared our childhood
together and when we look back Carrie
and those characters inside his world
feel like childhood friends they live
off the screen and pages and shared in
our experiences it's just me but I've
never had a group of characters feel as
real as they did they were planted in a
world we could only imagine but at the
heart of the films and books where
characters no different than us every
single person reading or following along
had someone to identify with and they
all have their own little quirks that
made us fall in love with them for
different reasons and as the story got
darker and you learn more about the
world outside your front door is an all
wonder and son the story emulated it
looking at the film specifically you can
see a clear progression even in visual
style
philosopher's stone was a brightly
colored adventure kale that explored in
both wonder and awe but as we progressed
that childhood wonder was not always
lost but rather it was sidelined for a
more pressing issue that flight carries
life and as the trio progressed in
self-discovery it's something that fans
found along the way as well through JK
Rowling's words they gain the strength
and wisdom to help them fight their own
battle
JK Rowling did something magical
she created a friend that was always
there that motivates you pushes you it
is there for you not only through your
childhood but for your entire life
there's a few things I know for sure but
one thing I can always count on is my
love for Harry Potter the adventure over
seven books in eight films will never
just be a story to me whether it's
through the theme music that gives me
goosebumps or the nostalgia I feel when
I see the golden trio these stories will
always stay with these because just like
that time I got into a little bit of
trouble or that time my friends and I
ventured too far away from home their
stories of my childhood and Harry Potter
was a massive part of that and I'll
always look back at those memories of
Harry Ron Hermione
smile on my face
and in the immortal words of JK Rowling
always
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