OH MY GOD ! HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

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Sirius Black was never after Harry. He was always after Peter Pettigrew for framing him. Everyone thought he was after Harry because they always assumed that he was the one that told Voldemort about where the Potters were hiding out. But it was Peter all along. Sirius only grabbed Ron because Ron had such a tight grip on Scabbers/Peter Pettigrew. Sirius was innocent of everything including wanting to "delete" Harry. 🐶🪄🐀

The original Dumbledore sadly passed away before production of the 3rd movie. But this was honestly one of the best recasts in movie/tv show history if you ask me.

One of the things that was left out of the movie but was in The Prisoner of Azkaban novel is that James Potter (Harry's father), Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew were the original inventors of The Marauders Map. That is the reason why Professor Lupin knew how to use it. When the original Marauders were students in Hogwarts they were all best friends. When James, Sirius and Peter found out that Remus is a werewolf they decided to become Animagus (wizards that can willfully magically turn into an animal just like Professor McGonagall can turn into a cat) because werewolves don't attack other animals and Remus' friends didn't want him to be alone during the full moon period. This is why the map reveals the weird names when you use the "I solemnly swear I am up to no good" spell. They were the nicknames of the Marauders. Mooney is Remus Lupin because he is a werewolf. Padfoot is Sirius Black because his animagus form is a dog. Wormtail is Peter Pettigrew because his animagus form is a rat. And James Potter is Prongs because his animagus form is a stag. Dumbledore knew about Remus' condition and how Remus became a werewolf when he was only a very small child. So he had the Womping Willow tree planted and had a tunnel put in so that Remus can hide in the Shrieking Shack during the full moon cycle. 🌜🌕🌛🐺🐶🦌🐀🪄🌳🏚

The scene you're confused over, they never mention killing Harry by name. The dialogue is purposely vague to make you think they're talking about Harry but they only say "him" and "he", really meaning Peter, gesturing towards where Harry is standing, when they mean the rat that Ron is holding while standing next to Harry. 😲 It's a genius scene IMHO!!

Dumbledore doesn't want the Dementors at the school but the Minister is forcing the issue to make it seem like he's doing something about Sirius' escape. It's mostly a political move, as Sirius already proved he can evade the Dementors by escaping Azkaban.

For that scene that confused you so much: We were already set up to believe that Sirius was against Harry, so that's what we think at the start of that scene. However, all of that "I'm going to kill him!" talk was really about Peter Pettigrew (whom we didn't know was even in the scene at that moment), not about Harry. Sirius never wanted to kill Harry.

Harry thought he saw his dad across the lake due to two factors. The patronus spell at full power takes the form of a spirit animal specific to the caster. Harry's full patronus is a Stag, which he did not know until he produced it during the time jump. Harry's father was an animagus, and the form he took was a Stag (Harry learned that in this year, shown in the book).

Alfonso Cuarón's handling of this film makes it so easily stand out among the 8 films. Definitely my favorite.

you're genuine laughter at Large Marge makes me smile so much. Also, you realize that they rely on magic for things they don't want to do, but we're over here riding in planes because we don't want to drive, or god forbid, walk to that destination. when's the last time you used an open fire to cook something rather than a stove or microwave? (I mean we all do things like that, if I had magic, i would be abusing it like that too)

"They are constantly putting this kids in danger" I NEED YOU TO WATCH GOBLET OF FIRE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The subtle setups, payoffs and misdirections are so well done that this film is worth a rewatch.

The best Harry Potter movie. The director, Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity), was specifically asked to direct this movie because of his previous experience with directing teenagers and he did an amazing job. Also, John Williams reinterpretation of his own score should have gotten him another Oscar. It also helped that this was based on one of the best Harry Potter books. And yes, the stories absolutely get more grown-up and dark as the kids grow up.

I can't remember if they explained it in the movies so I won't spoil it, but it is explained in the books why harry was left at the Dursleys and why it was actually the best for him, even if they're horrible.

In the book you'll actually find out that Snape new where Harry Lupin and Sirius were because he saw the Marauder's Map fully open because Lupin left it open on his desk and when Professor Snape to bring his potion to help keep him from becoming a basically a Madman as a werewolf it makes him docile the potion.

Other people: Is it possible for someone to be worse than Uncle Vernon or Aunt Marge? Me: Yup, wait until the 5th installment.... Three of my favorite things about the movie adaptation of Prisoner Of Azkaban: 1. The song "Double Trouble" 2. The scene with Harry flying on Buckbeak's back 3. The casting of Gary Oldman as Sirius Black and David Thewlis as Remus Lupin

One thing you must keep in mind is that as these books were being written is that the target audience was getting older so the themes behind each book got a little darker. I failed to realize this when i confronted my niece about reading book 3 and 4. She looked at my with very wise eyes and informed me that she was already in high school when the later books came out. lol

On the changing of the mood and tones of the movies/books. Keep in mind that the books where released in 1997, 98, 99, 2000, 03, 05, and 07. I went from a 10 year old to a 20 year old. The books themselves span 7 years story wise starting with Harry starting school at Hogwarts. The series only gets darker from here on as the kids age and the big baddie becomes more prominent in the story. As a fan of filming you will notice as you watch the rest of the films the color pallet changes from the first to being bright and innocent to the later ones much less so. I wouldn't call them kids except the first two, over all I would say its a series for teens and young adults, but really anybody who didn't read it in its time can get into it. Also keep in mind The Hobbit was written as a kid's story and it has plenty of battles and death in parts of it.

You can feel the different director with this movie. Alfonso Cauron took it on another level

Yeah this movie was the first step into the dark themes. The best thing this series did was grow up with its audience. There's a really interesting thing i saw - an average colour palette per film in this series. It's bright and warm at the start, by film 3 it starts to get darker, after that it's all pretty much black.

7:23 Richard Harris who played Dumbledore in the first two movies passed away. Michael Gambon completed the series as Dumbledore.

Bro I haven’t seen you laugh like that in any of your videos hahaha, good to see you having a fun time

"Every movie he gets older", logical movie reviews indeed MRLBOYD xD

You're right, reading the books is far more helpful than just watching the movies. They barely have enough time to touch on the why and how before the credits role, but the books lay it all out. And they're very well written. I haven't encountered anyone who was able to spot any of the plot twists before the reveal. I would heavily recommend listening to the audiobooks if you haven't got the time for a good sit down, wearing your smoking jacket, in the red leather chair of your study, by the fire.

Dementors are too scary for children? Heck yeah, they are! They are too scary for me and I'm in my 40s. A creature that consumes souls is one of the most terrifying things I can think of.

I am really liking your reactions and am often impatient for you to do the next movie. I can not wait for you to get to the end. Movies 6 & 8 are my favorites.

The movies get progressively darker. Sirius Black was in Azkaban and retained his sanity because dementors destroy all happy thoughts. He had no happy thoughts with the death of Harry's parents. He regained some hope because of picture of the Weasleys in the paper. He saw Scabbers with his missing toe and realized it was Peter. He managed to escape because he changed into a dog which was beneath the notice of the dementors. He didn't come for Harry he came for Peter. Also the Potters were hidden but by the nature of the magic one person had to know where they were. Originally it was going to be Sirius but they reasoned that he would be captured and tortured so instead their other friend Peter became the holder of the secret. He went to and told Voldemort.

I knew this would be good! Haha. And thank goodness finally someone pays attention to the difference between an animagus and a werewolf! The number of times I've seen reactors exclaim, "they're both wolves!" 😑

Knew you were going to enjoy the inflated aunt scene 😂

The third and the sixth movies are my favorites in the series. I always get so excited when a react channel gets to those ones. Glad you enjoyed it!

The films in the series do get more and more adult as they go along. Keeping in the theme that both the characters AND the audience were maturing over time

The reason that the remedy for the effects of a Dementor's attack is chocolate is because the author, JK Rowling said that her inspiration for the Dementors was depression. JK Rowling use to suffer from deep depression when she was a young adult and that is where the inspiration came from. Chocolate has a chemical compound that causes brain cells to release dopamine that gives a person a feel-good sensation. That is why Professor Lupin keeps giving Harry chocolates as treatment for the effects of a Dementor attack. 🍫👍 But my question is what happens if you're allergic to chocolates like me? Or you can't stand the taste of chocolate, also like me? Yes, I know I am a weirdo. LOL! 😉 🍫🤢🤮👎🤔🤷‍♀️😂 Update; I just found out that there are plenty of foods other than chocolates that helps release dopamine in the brain. LOL! 😊👍

No one said anything about the actors but Harris died of Hodgkin's disease on 25 October 2002, aged 72, two and a half weeks before the American premiere of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. He was replaced as Dumbledore by the Irish-born actor Sir Michael Gambon. For years, whenever he was in London, Harris resided at the Savoy Hotel.

Harry saw his dad because, yeah he didn’t know it was him, but also because Harry is meant to look nearly identical to James. So in the first film many people recognize Harry because he’s a mini James

I volunteer as tribute to be THAT PERSON for you! 😂 I listen to the audiobooks 3-4 times a year on average and usually do the movies about twice a year. I'm fully invested in the Wizarding World. My mom finally decided to watch the movies, so I watched them with her and was her guide through them all, explaining all the things that the movies left out, and leaving her to guess/speculate when appropriate. Now I'm trying to get her to do the audiobooks. No luck yet but I'll keep trying.

Love your show, The Potter stories are not so much childrens stories as opposed to stories seen through the eyes of the child who Harry was in book one, and then as he grows and understands more as he matures through the books. They get darker because he understands more of the darkness of his world. This is Fiction but meant to reflect how growing up in these dark times as Harry grows they will continue to get darker with love and loss as is in real life.

One of the joys of the Harry Potter series is that the characters do mature with the characters.

I love when people watch this film and say things are getting dark. Why yes, yes they are.😅 But seriously, this is one of my favorites even though I remember still being confused the first time I saw it because i hadn't read the books yet. It made sense after other films and upon rewatching, but I feel your pain in the confusion.

“Everyone just stroke it together” 🤣🤣☠️

So at no point did Sirius Black ever try to delete or harm Harry and anyway at any time in the movie or in the book, now if you're thinking of when he first saw him when the bus picked him up that was actually serious getting pretty much excited and wanting to introduce himself to Harry but he didn't know how to do it and did he frighten Harry by accident. When it comes to Professor Lupin at no point was he ever helping Sirius Black, he thought the entire time that Sirius Black was guilty, it was only after Harry said that he saw Peter Pettigrew on the Marauder's Map did he know that serious was innocent and at that point was willing to help him.

This is easily my favorite movie in the series from a cinematic view, so many interesting shots and a much darker and moodier aesthetic that really sets the tone that these are not children's movies going forward. Unfortunately it also cuts out one of the most interesting plot lines from the book, being the story of the Marauders. Not only does it leave out a lot of interesting points it makes the movie confusing on first watch since you don't really get the proper context for details like Harry's multiple bad omens of dogs or what made him sure he saw his dad do the patronas the first time around.

Fun fact: the kid getting his scarf pulled by harry while under the cloak, is the same actor as ‘will’ the nights watch deserter from GOTs first episode

The really nice thing about the Harry Potter films is as their audience matures, so do the movies. For me, each one gets better than the last. We go through childhood to being young adults to teenagers with these characters and actors. Great series of films.

Dementors origin is horrific.. it was like a wizard capturing fishermen on this island and torturing them into that. They’re like wraiths in lord of the rings, neither alive nor dead so you can’t kill it. The dementors had to be used cause they couldn’t unmake them So they were the guards of Azkaban because they’d just feed on the prisoners and thus they’d stay there and not be such an issue Madam Pomfrey, the schools like doctor, says in the books she won’t retire because she’s too worried about the kids at the school cause safety is that bad

One of my MAJOR ISSUES WITH the movie was how badly they explained Peter's character and Lupin and the map it was right after the 2nd movie came out the studio decided "due to length we are cutting out anything that doesn't move the Harry story along" and alot of other character plots GOT CUT ...and the studio dropped the ball here and in order of the Phoenix (the 5th movie) I remember seeing this movie in the theater and having to "talk louder" so someone in front of me could hear me explaining the map and Peter

This one is my favorite because of the time travel element. I like how weird things happened the first time around and then it gets explained the second time around and it was all them from the start. :)

A minor side note, that hat with the bird on it that Neville's grandmother wears, is actually a real thing from Victorian fashion when women would have hats with small taxidermy animals on them.

The first two films were directed by Christopher Columbus (home alone). This was a second director which explains the different feel to it. And they’re at the inn because that was where you can get into diagonal alley, hagrid took him through there the first year that’s the bar. The chocolate works for the dementors cause the dementors make you feel really bad, chocolate releases the love hormone in us which is why it feels good to eat it

My first thought being “no not the night king way scarier” should explain how scary the dementors are

Sirius had NO desire to kill Harry. When Harry told Lupin about Pettigrew, then he aided Sirius. They were going after Pettigrew. Sirius was keeping watch over Harry

No Sirius never targetted Harry, he was just curious how Harry was getting on. The ministry only thought he was targetted. Lupin was always on Harry's side as he was a Marauder and could operate the map hence why he turned up at the shreeking shack. He left the map open so Snape followed.

I love that you recognised some of the reasoning! My answer to a majority of your questions are always: A) movie magic B) magic magic C) Just wait Much love 🤘🏽

I think it's the best of the series. I thought they'd keep getting fancy directors for each of the following films but they didn't for some reason. You do miss a lot of you haven't read the books. They cut out more and more as the series progresses. If they did these today, they'd probably choose to do each book as a season of a streaming series.

Sirius Black was trying to delete Peter Pettigrew not Harry. Sirius, Peter, Remus, and James (Harry's Dad) were best friends at Hogwarts. Sirius and James were particularly close, so when the Potters secret location was discovered by Voldemort it was assumed that Sirius betrayed them as he alone knew their location. In fact, it was Pettigrew that alone knew their location and gave them up to Voldemort. Sirius blamed himself and went basically temporarily insane and huntes after Pettigrew. Pettigrew staged a big scene, blowing up several bystanders and himself (though in reality he turned into a rat) to frame Sirius. Sirius then ended up in Azkaban for 12 years until he saw a newspaper clipping with Scabbers in the picture. He knew exactly what Pettigrew's rat looked like. Fearing his godson was in danger and wanting revenge for his best friend, he figured out how to break out of Azkaban. I hope this clears up some confusion for you Mrlboyd. I loved your reaction!

The rampant child endangerment can be largely explained by the antiquated culture of the Wizarding World and the advanced capabilities of their medicine, as well as Wizard's natural resilience against physical harm and disease.

So I don't know if anyone else in the comments posted anything during the live Premier but Professor Lupin James Potter Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew where are the four Marauders the makers of the Marauder's Map. That's why Lupin knew that it was not possible for Peter Pettigrew to be on the map because he was supposed to be dead.

Sirius never tried to/wanted to "delete" Harry. He wanted to murder Peter for causing the death of his closest friend and then framing Sirius for his crime. The scene is intentionally misleading, of course. But when Sirius says only one person has to die tonight, he's talking about Peter (Ron's rat). It is a very frustrating movie. In some ways, it is head and shoulders above the previous two, but the Director neglected to spell out information that was essential for really understanding the plot. What makes it more unforgivable is that a lot of the info could have been explained with just another line of dialogue. The Patronus spell, for instance, has a corporeal and an incorporeal form. The corporeal form is much more powerful and takes on the shape of an animal that has significance to the caster. Also there is a form of magic that allows a person to voluntarily take the form of an animal. This is mentioned, but only in passing. The book gives a lot more information about the childhood of Harry's father and his 3 friends: Sirius, Remus, and Peter. We learn that the 4 of them were the creators of the Marauder's map. We learn that Remus is a werewolf and that his friends learned to take on animal forms in order to keep Remus company and to keep him from hurting himself when he turned. Remus became a werewolf, Sirius a black dog, Peter a rat, and James Potter a stag. So when Harry sees someone with dark hair and glasses casting a stag patronus it isn't quite so random that he thinks he is seeing his father. We also get a lot more about Snape's relationship to James Potter and his friends. Which begins to explain some of Snape's antagonism and is something to build on later. The movie barely touched on it.

When he started talking about the theory that Sirius could turn into someone else. I cackled as he was on the money and yet still way off! It's fun to watch the movies with someone never been exposed to them and seeing their thought process.

I think you got to watch that scene again, sirus wasn't talking about harry, he wanted to delete peter petigrew. But everyone and even harry thought sirus was after harry. Because peter had framed srius in the past. So as viewers we think the same until the truth was reviled.

13:40 its really unfortunate that the movie doesnt make it clear that what Lupin is saying here is accurate. He never slept with or was intimate with Lily, she was just extremely kind to him. When others found out about his condition, they pretty much ran away from him, Lily didnt, she was just kind.

Thank you for the amazing reaction, Mr Lboyd! I was a kid when the movie came out (about the same age as the main characters), and I remember I almost hated the movie because it was so different - darker vibes, replaced Dumbledore, etc... but as I grew older, I also grew to absolutely love this movie and now it's probably one of my favs as well! Can't wait to see you react to the rest of the franchise. Greetings from Ukraine :)

Suspending your disbelief is the big step for any adult first time watchers of Harry Potter! You've achieved it -- admirably! Great reactions! Thanks!!!

Love your reactions to these tbh, it becomes clear about now that as these movies go on, they do get darker and darker, while never getting too dark for kids to handle. Also I bet Harry's foster parents won't be in the top 3 of your least favourite characters by the end of these movies.

A lot of people have the misconception that these are kids movie. Which is fine and understandable since when these movies first came out, a lot of kids were crazy about them. These are actually coming of age movies. So the older they get, the more darker and mature the movies will get.

Fact: indeed, Hagrid was in Azkaban for a while during the events of the Chamber of Secrets. And in the third book, he mentions that "there's no other place like this" and that it made him recall various "horrors", like being expelled from Hogwarts, his father's death and releasing Norbert the dragon

The books explained it. Vernon and Petunia are beyond NORMAL. Their neighborhood the houses are all identical, they all drive the same car.. so Harry is abnormal. There’s more for petunia but it’s not covered in the films but basically Harry makes them not normal

"HAHAHAHA, that's not ok!" That got me hyperventilating from laughter! A meme-worthy moment for sure. Greetings from The Netherlands!

Sirius and Lupin was talking about deleting Peter Pettigrew all along in that scene, but the viewers made to believe they were talking about deleting Harry, for the reveal purposes that is the rat being Peter Pettigrew who was the traitor that told Voldemort Potters' whereabouts. So Sirius didn't betray Potters and never wanted to delete Harry

one of the best of the series, no doubt about it. my favs are 5 and 7; the acting takes big jumps forwards in those

Chocolate stimulates the brain to release oxytocin, the "love chemical" which induces feelings of comfort and pleasure. A suitable, though underpowered, antidote to the effects of Dementor exposure. Expecto Patronum can also serve as a method for rapid voice message delivery. It is essentially an extension of the caster's soul.

FUN FACT marge isn't harry's aunt so she treats him like a house elf she is vernon's sister so only related threw marriage

JK rolling wrote the first book for kids the same age as the main characters, so around 11 years old. She then wrote the subsiquent books for older and older kids, so that the Audience would age up along with the characters. So this book was aimed at kids around 14 year old, and the movies are faithful to the books in that way and they age up as they go on.

The story I’ll share about the origins of Dementors is just a shorter version that dates back BEFORE Hogwarts. ❤❤❤❤Îlyius was a young orphan wizard who, according to an ancient story, single-handedly saved his village from a Dark wizard & his army of Dementors with his mouse Patronus. His mouse Patronus was capable of producing an incredibly strong corporeal form; a Patronus in the full form of a mouse. His Patronus, despite its small size, was powerful enough to banish an entire army of Dementors, shining so brightly, he amazed with fellow wizarding neighbours with his exceptional skill According to legend, Illyius was a shy, penniless orphan who lived a very long time ago in a wizarding village in the mountains. The hamlet was surrounded by a thick forest, where a Dark wizard, Raczidian, resided in a black castle guarded by Dementors. For many years, a sort of truce existed between Raczidian and the people of the village, with Raczidian leaving the villagers alone, and the villagers staying out of the part of the forest where his fortress was located. However, realising the danger that Raczidian's Dementors posed, the villagers duly taught the Patronus Charm to every generation. While not everyone was able to master the spell, there were always just enough Patronuses to ensure that, in the event Raczidian ordered an attack, the village would be protected. Thus, when Illyius reached the age of 17, the village elders showed him and the village's other young witches and wizards how to cast the Patronus Charm. Illyius was able to produce a full corporeal Patronus, but to his humiliation, it took the form of a mouse. Having never seen such a puny, feeble-looking Patronus before, everyone laughed at Illyius, and the village elders instructed him never to use the spell again. A short time thereafter, Raczidian took notice of Eliana, a beautiful young girl who lived in the village (who Illyius had never spoken to due to his shyness), while she was out picking berries in the forest. Deciding that she would make an ideal wife, Raczidian sent a demand to her parents, but they refused to consent to the marriage. Raczidian then threatened to send his Dementors to destroy the village unless they delivered Eliana to him. The village elders had a meeting and agreed to put up a fight. Eliana was sent to Illyius's tiny shack, and Illyius was ordered to sit out the battle and keep her company, as his Patronus was thought to be too weak to be of any use. At first, the villagers managed to hold back the torrent of Dementors that attacked the village with their Patronuses (which included bears, wolves, and wild boars), but gradually the sheer number of foes began to overwhelm them. The Patronuses grew faint, and the spellcasters collapsed, or fled for their lives. Eliana begged Illyius to do something. So he cast the Patronus Charm, and despite its diminutive size, the mouse shone with a brilliant light, bringing the Dementors to a halt as it nimbly moved through the ranks of fleeing villagers. Enraged, Raczidian decided to enter the fray himself, and tried to summon a Patronus to ward off Illyius's mouse. However, he failed to remember that only the pure of heart can produce a Patronus, and thus for the first time in history, it was revealed what happens when a competent but unworthy wizard or witch attempts the spell. Maggots shot out of Raczidian's wand and quickly devoured him as they engulfed his entire body. The villagers hailed Illyius as a hero. He married Eliana and had a long happy life and from that day the most esteemed Patronus in the village was the swift nimble mouse. Illyius was noted for his extreme shyness. He often found himself tongue-tied and unable to speak to others. However, he also seemed to have been very resourceful, as he was able to survive on his own without his parents. He also had advanced magical abilities, as he was able to produce a full corporeal Patronus when others could not. Given the strength of his Patronus charm, he likely had much happiness inside him despite his difficult life as an orphan. He was also remarkably courageous despite his shyness, and fought against and defeated an entire army of Dementors himself, saving his entire village. There also was a part where the mouse Patronus had something to do with being able to sneak through the castle etc, avoiding sight completely. So it showed to his fellow villagers something important. Now anyone else that had a small Patronus animal wasn’t made fun of anymore or whatever else! His Patronus saved the world essentially.

This all happened in the 90’s, in a hidden culture that is close to be a hundred years behind « muggle moral ». So child endangerment wasn’t a « concern », it was a pre requirement XD

Everyone is at the Leaky Cauldron because they are there to get school supplies in Diagon Alley.

In the books it’s explained that the ministry of magic is what pulled the strings on the dementors being stationed at Hogwarts Dumbledore really didn’t like it but he had no choice

Brilliant! This is probably my favorite of the series.

As a child I had no problem with Dementors, but this movie made me scared of werewolves for years!

Kids grew up with these books. Each is darker and more “grown up” it’s pretty neat to see it in the films.

Yes you are right, this movie was when they started relying on the watchers to have read the books to fill in the blanks. While this movie does cover most of what happens in the books, it does miss key details that would help you understand how things happen. I do believe you commented over the part that would have made you less confused about the whole Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black situation. Basically, Sirius Black was imprisoned for deleting Peter Pettigrew and 12 muggles. But what really happened and this is explained only in the book was Peter Pettigrew cut off his own finger, caused an explosion deleting the muggles and vanished leaving his finger behind to frame Sirius Black. To answer yet another question you had about the Patronus charm, there are varying forms of a Patronus, not all wizards are able to do the spell, and the majority of the ones that can only produce the shield version (what Harry first produces). Only extremely powerful wizards are capable of producing a fully formed Patronus, and when a fully formed one is produced it takes the shape of an animal that best represents the traits of the conjuror. Harry's Patronus is a stag or buck deer.

Having seen all the movies multiple times, read the books multiple times, this has always been one of if not my favorite. I enjoy them all to be clear, this one just introduced so many awesome characters and concepts I enjoy.

This movie has a new director, an incredible director, that's why you're enjoying the flow so much more. Best movie in the franchise. Other movies in the franchise explore more interesting plots, but this movie is the best made.

The book does so much more with character development and back story here. James Potter was the best friend of Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. They all learned to turn themselves into animals so they could keep Remus company while he transformed into a werewolf.

Iv said it a mission times but this series grew up with its character and also its audience so well. By the end we’re just watching a solid dark fantasy movie

the more mature themes start here, but it continues moving on. remember these movies/books came out a year or more apart. The kids were expected to grow up with the series.

When they were all in the room, they were talking about the rat the whole time, they just didnt reveal it quite yet in the conversation.

Lupin knew that Harry, Ron, Hermione, Sirius and Pettigrew were all in the Shrieking Shack because he saw them on the Marauders Map- he left his office straight away to go find them, without closing the Map. Snape went to Lupin’s office to give him his potion to help with his werewolf condition, and he also saw everyone on the map, which is how he found them all, too

In the newspaper picture of Ron and his family in Egypt (in the paper because the dad had won a prize from the ministry that allowed the family to take the trip), Scabbers the rat was sitting on Ron's shoulder. In Azkaban, Sirius happened to see the paper. He recognized Scabbers as Peter because they had been friends in school and he had seen Peter transform into his rat form countless times (also Scabbers was missing a toe as a rat, the same toe he cut off while escaping as Peter so that it would be found by searchers and he'd assumed dead and in pieces). Sirius knew that time-wise, Harry would be at Hogwarts by this point. Now, based on the picture, he knows Scabbers is living as the pet of a Hogwarts student and will have access to Harry. So Sirius feels he needs to help Harry and also take revenge on Peter, so he escapes from jail in his dog form. He could escape because the dementors didn't really sense Sirius in his dog form (long story short). Lupin had assumed that Sirius was guilty all this time. But when Harry pointed out Peter (who should be dead) on the map, he started to put it together. When he saw them all at the shack on the map that night, he had the whole picture and wanted to help Sirius. Lupin came to Hogwarts as a child werewolf. Dumbledore let him attend Hogwarts but had the shrieking shack created for him to be locked in when it was time to transform. The shrieking shack was thought haunted because of the noises Lupin made as a wolf, and Dumbledore just sort of encouraged that rumor. Sounds mean, but it was all to keep students safe as well as Lupin. The entrance to the tunnel that led to the shack, by the way, was guarded by the Whomping willow, which was put there as a guard. So Sirius and James, being Lupin's friends and roommates, decide after they discover what he is, to secretly study to become anamagi (wizards that can turn into animals), and support him when he transforms. They also helped Peter become one so he could join. They never told anyone, as it was not legal for them to be unregistered. Bear in mind, very few wizards ever become animagi, as it's very difficult. They became Padfood (Sirius, the dog), Prongs (James, the stag), Moony (Lupin the werewolf), and Wormtail (Peter, the rat). They pretty much ran wild and had some adventures and made Lupin's transformations much better. Lupin in his wolf form was not a danger to them in their animal form. They called themselves the marauders and created the map, and just generally caused a lot of havoc in the style of the Weasley twins. There is a lot more to the story that will come up about them in the rest of the movies, but I don't want to spoil it.

The first 2 films were directed by Chris Columbus. This was directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The change in the esthetic and tempo are in large part due to his having a different vision for things. One thing he did was have the kids style their school uniforms with more of their own personal flair and had them start wearing casual (non-school) clothes more. This is why ties aren't tied tightly, shirt tails are out and they look much more casual than in the first 2 films.

(23:35) "Hahahaha" then "that's not okay". Probably the funniest part of the movie.

4:26 my favourite film of the series and favourite scene xD poor tom

This is not a spoiler. My theory is that Dumbledore time travels frequently but that he does so in the opposite way to Hermione and Harry. The kids do the thing, get confused, then go back and act from the periphery and cause their own confusion. I reckon Dumbledore observes himself from a distance first so that he knows exactly what to do when he goes back to do the thing flawlessly.

“This is where the fun begins” 😂 keep up that hustle it’s been fun homie 🤙🏽

I'm glad you enjoyed this movie. This one is my favorite as well as the book.

They could have left out that opening scene of Harry practicing a spell since it directly contradicts not only the book but the end of the first movie where Harry tells Hagrid that the students are not allowed yo do magic outside of school. If they'd left that stupid scene out they'd have had more time for critical information in the Shrieking Shack. As you find out later, Lupin was one of Harry's father's best friends. He loved Lily as a friend who treated him kindly even knowing he was a werewolf. Snape was even worse in the books and there was no lightning during that Quidditch game in the book either. Dumbledore had no choice about the dementors being there. The Minister of Magic ordered them stationed there. The most Dumbledore could do was insist that they remain off school grounds. That's why he was angry when the dementors showed up at the Quidditch game and attacked Harry. A patronus only has 2 functions. To repel dementors and to send an urgent message. If a wizard is strong enough or proficient enough a patronus takes on a corporeal shape similar to a spirit animal. Harry's is a stag just like his father's animagus form. Those scenes in the Shrieking Shack is very confusing without the whole story and they left crucial information out of the movie. Harry's dad, James, had 3 best friends at school. Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. The other 3 had no idea at first that Lupin had been bitten by a werewolf when he was a small child and become one himself. Dumbledore made special arrangements by planting the Whomping Willow over the tunnel to the Shrieking Shack as security. On the full moon, they would take Lupin to the shack so he couldn't hurt anyone while in werewolf form. Janes, Sirius and Peter figured out Lupin was a werewolf and spent a few years teaching themselves to become anamagi so they could keep their friend company while he was a werewolf and still be safe. They also created the Marauder's Map during that time and used nicknames as the authors. Moony = Remus Lupin/werewolf Wormtail = Peter Pettigrew/rat Padfoot = Sirius Black/big dog Prongs = James Potter/stag

Sirius never wanted to delete Harry, He was going after Peter.

love the adult point of view of seeing these movies for the first time. you are asking so many questions about the safety of the school that i never thought of as a 11-18 year old watching these movies for the first time and i only started thinking about on watch number like 15. Talking about having someone with you to explain things, my dad and i had to explain to my mom the who what how and why of the movie after each one so that she could be up to speed more. The next movies include even less from the books because the books get progressively bigger and logically they needed to cut stuff to fit everything into a two -ish hour movie so stay tuned for that.

My man, you don't have to disrespect Michael Gambon like that. Richard Harris unfortunately passed away and Gambon was asked to fill the shoes of one of the biggest roles in history. He was dealt a difficult hand from the start and I think performed more than admirably in his portrayal of Dumbledore.

This was also my favorite when I first started watching the movies. This is the movie that made me want to read the books. They definitely start to get darker, and this is where that shift started for me.

I saw the three movies up to this point before reading the books. I agree, this is the best one of the first three.