The end is finally here

Seven parts- book, eight part- most successful film franchise of all time has officially come to an end, on the big screen; but for fans, the world of Harry Potter lives on.

J.K. Rowling's wizarding world will prosper, even more (if possible) with the newly built theme park The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando Florida and the Warner Brothers Studio Tour London; which opens next spring to the public on the outskirts of London, England.

It will feature the magic from the sets where they filmed Philosopher's Stone all the way up to the final instalment Deathly Hallows Part 2.

Showcasing the magic of the costumes, set designs, and all round hard work that went into creating the films, and ended up capturing audiences hearts and secure a thriving British film industry at it's best.

Memories of Potter...

When Philosopher's Stone was released I was the mere age of 11, with the release of Deathly Hallows Part 2 I turned 21. It is accustomed to properly embrace one's adulthood with the end of one’s childhood, (that is the way) so when a part of your childhood comes to an end you are in a new adult world.

But as one part of my childhood ends with the films on the big screen, the part that lives on is rejoicing at the experience of visiting the theme park or (as I did in April) exploring the Studio Tour London. 

It is, as I believe and many millions of fans across the globe will attest to; the end of many ones childhood filled with magic, wit, adventure and anticipation as J.K Rowling would impart her stories about the next chapter in Harry's life at Hogwarts.

Long may it continue....













Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Lady Bird- pre-view

Image
I am FINALLY watching Lady Bird  this afternoon after over 4 months of waiting for the UK release. I hate it when you get a film later than the rest of the world. Because you hear the great things about the film, but you can't watch it yet. So my anticipation for this film is at an all time high. I know the performances are going to be great because Saoirse Ronan has not made a dull film yet. I trust Greta Gerwig to produce a perfect film, she is a great performer as an actress, she writes really fully formed characters. This film is more of a personal film for her, because it's an almost auto-biographical film, it's set in Sacramento California, where Gerwig grew up as a teenager, it takes place in a Catholic school which Gerwig actually didn't attend in high school, but she wanted to add the feeling of being in an environment that is very much the place you want to rebel against as a teenager going through the angst all teens go through. I hav...
Read more

Mankind was born on earth, it wasn't meant to die here

Image
Interstellar Finally, a proper almost three minute trailer for Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic  Interstellar  has arrived on the web. The full length trailer was shown before Godzilla in cinema screens, which is out now and thankfully been put straight onto the world wide web. It is well worth going to see an epic film like Godzilla  just to see this immersive, intriguing trailer on the big screen. What can we learn from the synopsis of the trailer, which is way more expansive and way more descriptive on what Nolan's sci-fi film will encompass, as the teaser encapsulates just what Nolan is famous for, as his flare for giving just what we need but making sure the mystery remains. Well with Michael Caine's voice over creating a great mystery as to what Nolan's idea of space travel or "interstellar travel" is all about, and just what McConnaughey's corn fields have to do with space travel. Cooper played by Matthew McConnaughey is a "well ...
Read more

From Monsters to Godzilla...or (Gojira)

Image
T he brilliance of Monsters, (the 2010 debut film from director Gareth Edwards)   lied with its creation from such a tight budget. The fact that the very monsters who were wreaking havoc, war and destruction on humanity weren't revealed until the end of the film, is weaved so well into a fantastic plot twist you won't see coming. Director Gareth Edwards wrote, directed and created the critically lauded film with the special effects being created from scratch on his own laptop. Managing to create such a film that took everyone by surprise; that it was compared to an indie  Cloverfield  in terms of being a   hit, not commercially but for the most critically lauded as one of the best monster films for a long while. I had no expectations whatsoever about the film Monsters , that when the film had finished so brilliantly and the credits rolled up the screen, I had this great feeling that some films are greatly under appreciated. It may not have featured a h...
Read more