I just love the first 2 movies so much because well alot to explain but it can be summed up as this, they just feel so.....magical.
Its helped with the childlike/whimsical/fairy tale athmosphere, like the first 2 movies felt like Disney movies, as in the older disney movies like Mary Poppins and the Princess movies of yore. If anything visiting Hogwarts in those 2 movies was like visiting Disney Castle but as a school of magic.
Also John Williams score for the music furthur nailed it I mean listen to these tracks:
The Cinematography, the casting (Richard Harris Dumbledore was just loveable), the I love the British way of dramatic acting. Everything just felt warm and magical. But even than the movie had its dark moments that still felt appropriate to the fairy tale tone, Voldemort sucking unicorn blood and the darker dungeons of Hogwarts, the Spiders, the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk. Overall I just loved the fairy tale/magical athmosphere of the first 2 movies.
Than movie 3 came and everything darkened and changed.
Movies 3 and 4 became akin to Tim Burton Movies, than movies 5,6,7 became akin to Nolan movies. (Personally though between the 2 I prefer the dark tone of the Nolan-esque movies than the Tim Burton esque ones)
ANd I get that's the point of the movie's story and theme, we grew up, the older movies of Hogwarts is now a childhood memory. But it does make for an overall inconsistant tone and setting. Hogwarts itself change over the years becoming Darker and Gothic (Which explains why a good portion of Harry Pottr fangirls are emo/goths, especially from that infamous fanfic)
I mean you would never see Richard Harris Dumbledore in the later movies especially Movie 5 and 6. (Which thinking about it they would have casted Michael Gambon anyway even if Harris lived)
Overall I don't think the later movies are completely bad, far from it, but I still cherish the first 2 movies in my heart, so just to rank it:
1. Harry Potter 1 and 2
2. The last part of movie 4 (when Voldemort did came back), 5,6,7.
3. The whole of movie 4 prior to the end and movie 3.
Its helped with the childlike/whimsical/fairy tale athmosphere, like the first 2 movies felt like Disney movies, as in the older disney movies like Mary Poppins and the Princess movies of yore. If anything visiting Hogwarts in those 2 movies was like visiting Disney Castle but as a school of magic.
Also John Williams score for the music furthur nailed it I mean listen to these tracks:
The Cinematography, the casting (Richard Harris Dumbledore was just loveable), the I love the British way of dramatic acting. Everything just felt warm and magical. But even than the movie had its dark moments that still felt appropriate to the fairy tale tone, Voldemort sucking unicorn blood and the darker dungeons of Hogwarts, the Spiders, the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk. Overall I just loved the fairy tale/magical athmosphere of the first 2 movies.
Than movie 3 came and everything darkened and changed.
Movies 3 and 4 became akin to Tim Burton Movies, than movies 5,6,7 became akin to Nolan movies. (Personally though between the 2 I prefer the dark tone of the Nolan-esque movies than the Tim Burton esque ones)
ANd I get that's the point of the movie's story and theme, we grew up, the older movies of Hogwarts is now a childhood memory. But it does make for an overall inconsistant tone and setting. Hogwarts itself change over the years becoming Darker and Gothic (Which explains why a good portion of Harry Pottr fangirls are emo/goths, especially from that infamous fanfic)
I mean you would never see Richard Harris Dumbledore in the later movies especially Movie 5 and 6. (Which thinking about it they would have casted Michael Gambon anyway even if Harris lived)
Overall I don't think the later movies are completely bad, far from it, but I still cherish the first 2 movies in my heart, so just to rank it:
1. Harry Potter 1 and 2
2. The last part of movie 4 (when Voldemort did came back), 5,6,7.
3. The whole of movie 4 prior to the end and movie 3.