Cheer for the Victor: Rethinking Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
There is one sentiment that seems to hold true among my friends and I regarding the fourth film in the Harry Potter series. That is that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is not a great film. With its apparent overacting and disregard for one of the most entertaining sequences in the novel the film has left us cold and unsatisfied at every re-watching. Thus was my thought as I settled in to watch all the Harry Potter films this Saturday Yet something intriguing happened, as I watched Dumbledore speak to the students of Hogwarts about eternal glory and the challenges that lie ahead in the Tri-Wizard tournament. I understood. I understood why the acting was punched up to 11, and why everyone seemed to be yelling at no one in particular. And I understood why everyone looked like beefed up rugby players. This is not a Harry Potter film I thought, this is the greatest rugby match ever...