While the previous post focused on “The Lord of the Rings” as literature, the focus of this post will be more cinematic in nature. Based off of J.K. Rowling’s series of the same name, the film series has become the highest grossing film series of all time and still has two more films to be released, The Deathly Hollows Parts 1 and 2. There are eight films in the series total, six of them already released.
Rowling has had a heavy hand in the production of these films, insisting the cast be kept all British in keeping up the setting the books were based in. While most of the films stick true to the story, the producers have taken liberty in adding small elements to the film such as in “The Half Blood Prince” where the millennium bridge was destroyed. Reception for the film has been generally well, with every film scoring relatively high amongst top critics and fan reviews. There has been discourse amongst fans of the book series though due to the elements added and omitted though.
The series has undergone four directors, each focusing on different elements for their films. While there has been disagreement/praise for each director, the series has no doubt been a huge success even with its different styles throughout.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_potter
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