Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002movie
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HBO MaxPeacock PremiumHBO MaxChris Columbus kicked off the Harry Potter film franchise with Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets, setting a high bar for those who followed.Pictures. After Chris Columbus left the director's chair, Alfonso Cuarón shook the franchise up to fit his own visionary style in Prisoner of Azkaban. While he might have ended up with what many deem the best Harry Potter movie, he didn't build its living, breathing world from the ground up like Columbus did.
When Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets appeared in 1998, it had the daunting task of expanding a magical world without losing the freshness of discovery.Harry is no longer just the Boy Who Lived; he is now the potential heir of Slytherin, his identity questioned by whispers and suspicion. Friendship remains central, but here it is tested by mistrust and fear. The tone darkens: blood-written warnings on stone walls, the terror of petrified students, and the myth of a hidden chamber paint Hogwarts as both wondrous and threatening.
