The Prisoner of Azkaban Film: A Cinematic Masterpiece (Video Essay)

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[MovieFlame]

13:41 I meant “Ron and Hermione” not “Harry and Hermione” but it doesn’t take a genius to realize that, I’m sure you don’t have to be told but I’m going to put it here anyway lol

[PineappleLiar]

Let’s be honest: this film refined and defined the Harry Potter aesthetic and approximately 50% of all Harry Potter iconography is lifted straight from this movie.

[marsimus]

this movie feels like a rainy evening while you're sick and laying in bed

[mjkoo]

I will NEVER get over the scene where harry realizes the one who conjured the patronus was not James but himself. It was beautifully done.

[redhood]

The only Harry Potter story where Voldemort’s not the main focus

[redpandaboi]

This movie feels like a Christmas night that also feels like halloween

[jonathankhan]

I kinda liked how Dumbledore was portrayed
It really made me love him more knowing he is the smartest and post powerful wizard but also prone to funny moments.
I felt he was doing it on purpose to show his more soft and sweet side

[bessieburnet]

This was the start of the HP movies' dark tone and becoming serious instead of a bit goofy with the kid actors. That's why it's so good, it set the bar for the rest of the series.

[rayahasun]

The one film where Harry's hair looked the way its supposed to

[nicktroisi]

9:57 that shot of Harry by himself is one of my favourite moments in the entire franchise. The way Alfonso was able to capture the loneliness Harry was feeling is sheer brilliance

[ghost]

for me this is the movie that felt the most true to the books. not in terms of plot, but with feeling, and how harry is feeling, as he is the character we go on this journey with. it truly feels like you are inside harry’s brain

[paulinaetzel]

There are two main reasons why I love the PoA book/movie that much:
1. Remus
2. Sirius

[brother-In-Christ]

Another cool transition: during that train sound transition mentioned in this video, it goes right from talking about Sirius and how he's suspected to kill Harry to Ron holding the rat, who as we all know, was the real killer.

[susane]

I wish that Alfonso directed The Half-Blood Prince movie bc the book is dark similar to Prisoner of Azkaban.

[mazharbakhtiar]

The thing is that this one feels like home

[EvaLou]

This film also has the best score. I think it’s telling because John Williams wrote two previous Harry Potter scores but this one is just so much more complex and heart wrenchingly beautiful… usually the writer of a film score will receive an almost finished product and write music over what they see, so the visual aspect and cinematic mastery can DEFINITELY have an effect on the quality of the soundtrack if the composer feels especially inspired… I personally think Williams was especially inspired by the mastery of this film.

[nilovankralingen]

This single video made me realize the true job of a director

[dazzlingburritoes]

the fact that he got to cast 3 out of 4 maruders and got them all perfect

[_spacegoat_]

One of my favorite bits in this film is when Snape comes out of the Whomping Willow and begins yelling at Harry, Ron, and Hermione, but then protectively sweeps them behind himself when Lupin snarls. Snape was a "right git, " but he was still a brave man, selflessly putting the safety of the student he despised the most above his own.

[kingnikolai]

One of my absolute favourite scenes in this movie was when they were eating those sweets in their dorms together. I don’t know what it is but I just love the entirety of it