A Mythological and Archetypal Approach to “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by JK Rowling
June 30, 2010
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The first installment in the series of Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, can be analyzed through the various archetypes and myths present in the novel.
To start with, let us look into the so-called heroic quest of Harry. As the story unfolds, Harry goes through the classic and mythic stages of a hero’s journey. First to these is a shout to adventure. In the story, Harry receives the letters from Hogwarts. Second is a…
David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Can’t Overcome Inadequacies of the Book
August 13, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (David Yates, UK/USA, 2009)
Dir. David Yates; starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
David Yates again takes the director’s chair for the sixth installment of the Harry Potter series. As Harry returns to Hogwart’s school of wizardry for another year of teenager angst and dark magic. Director Yates has the difficult task of adapting J.K. Rowling’s …
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Movie Review
August 9, 2009
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (My 0-10 rating: 7)
Director: David Yates
Screenplay: Steve Kloves, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham-Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis
instance: 2 hrs., 35 min.
Rating: PG (scary images, some violence and vulgarity, mild sensuality)
No surprise. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” needs one rati…
Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets Printable Trivia Questions and Answers
July 14, 2009
Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets
The Harry Potter phenomenon continues. whether you are like me, you are eagerly awaiting the sixth movie, ” The Half Blood Prince” which will continue the saga of Harry Potter and his friend’s struggle to defeat Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
It has been a faraway date since the release of the second movie, “The Chamber of Secrets”. How much of Harry’s second year adventure do you remember?
Ron and Harry reach at…
Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
July 14, 2009
Every character has an critical role to play whether in the start or in the end of a specific story. Harry Potter is one sequence in which every role is well defined and emphasised, where everyone is created for a purpose, and as soon as their objective is completed, they vanish or meet their demise.
Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is an fundamental focus in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. His role all through the story has been curious a…
Harry Potter At Last Fulfills His Tasks Left to Him by Professor Dumbledore
December 26, 2008
The Muggles All by the World Bid Adieu to Their Beloved Wizard
There exists another world beyond the magical world of Harry Potter—that is the frenzied world of Potter maniacs where Harry Potter is the new twenty first century icon and J.K Rowling is the name of an unbeatable make of new age literature.
This is a world of different kind that is dominated by the obsessed Muggles that can do just about anything to grab their share of the latest Harry Potter saga! They break into same le…
Before You Hit the Theater to Watch the 5th Harry Potter Film
December 26, 2008
Do you often get confused amoung Death Eaters and Dementors, Dumbledore and Fudge, and likes? soon after you could use the help of a wizard glossary to help you sail effortlessly through the Harry Potter movies. Here is one for your consultation for when you go to catch the latest Harry Potter film.
Last week saw the Potter mania reaching a fever pitch!
Harry Potter and Deathly Hollows, the last adventure of the boy wizard, is hitting the book stores that week! The 5th Harry Potter film, Harry P…