My best friend is a hardcore fan, and in the early years, at her strong request, I finished reading the first Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, that I had a grand background on this. And have a shallow understanding of the magical world of the story structure. But unfortunately, in the next three or four years, my understanding of it stopped there.
Therefore, the following content may be biased and only represent the words of one family.
To introduce this story, I am afraid I have to talk about the events before the movie.
Heroes have been endowed with extraordinary powers from birth - in this huge magical world, the "Avada Suomin" spell, as an extremely cruel and one-shot black magic, has always been feared by wizards. In this context, Harry Potter, who was hit by it at a young age but survived, is particularly special and has attracted much attention. Obviously, Harry at this time has already revealed some of the characteristics necessary for early heroes.
Destined children have to deal with long periods of obscurity - a time of extreme danger, frustration or shame. Harry stayed at his aunt's house until he was 11 years old, didn't know Hogwarts, didn't know the wizarding world, or even didn't know his own background. Repression, silence, neglect, and bullying are the main themes of these 11 years, and Myth believes that facing and surviving such experiences requires extraordinary abilities. After what seemed to be a chaotic period, the creative value of the new factor was revealed, and Harry's true character traits were revealed. And this is the official beginning of the heroic story.
The call of adventure - the main line of the movie is the Triwizard Tournament, but a lot of space is used in the movie to foreshadow. Starting with a dream, conspiracy and darkness are intertwined, and a big net has been set from the beginning. The accidental Quidditch World Cup, which was thrown into the name of the Goblet of Fire, was directed at Harry. It's not an easy decision to play in a Triwizard Tournament that could kill you at any time.
Refusing the Calling - How to Go Against God's Will? Ordinary people may, but heroes cannot. From a viewing point of view, the audience knows that Harry will definitely participate in this competition, no matter how tortuous the process in the middle. From a supernatural point of view, the hero cannot escape the call, and he has no choice but to drive his spiritual power into the depths of his heart, that is, to overcome fear with firm will and courage.
Supernatural Aid - The power of protection is always present in the sanctuary of the mind, even in unfamiliar worlds. This includes two meanings, that is, aid may be from the inside to the outside, or it may be from the outside to the inside. Sirius Black reminded Harry that Neville (Dobby in the original book) gave Harry the gillsweed, and Fake Moody has been guiding him, all of which are external aids that ultimately act on the hero. What's more important is Harry's own mental strength, from fear to courage, from hesitation to firmness, which is the internal determining factor and the greatest aid he himself has given himself.
Crossing the first threshold - beyond the boundary, the individual can enter a new realm of experience, life or death. In order to successfully obtain the golden egg under the guard of the fire dragon, it requires not only ability, but also courage, composure and courage. As the last contestant to take the golden egg, Harry was already challenging uncharted territory the moment he stepped out of the tent.
The second threshold - the mermaid in the water kidnapped the players' most beloved thing (people), saving people is now not only a competition task, but also the most urgent thing for the contestants to do. And Harry showed some of the same qualities in him as a hero at this time, and he put winning and losing games behind him in order to save one more person.
The Devil's Rebirth - This is where the film begins to gradually reveal the foreshadowings buried in the front. In order to resurrect Voldemort, Barty Crouch Jr. and Peter Pettigrew and other Death Eaters set up a trap, leading Harry to come Riddle's Cemetery, which is also the first time Harry and Voldemort confronted Voldemort when he grew up. In mythology, the battle between the hero and the dragon is always fierce or even tragic, and the hero will not easily win, because this is the tempering on his way to steel.
Summary: After watching the Goblet of Fire movie and the Hero with a Thousand Faces, I was surprised to find that the growth of Harry Potter is in line with the general growth line of Western heroes, which is also in line with the universal values of Westerners , perhaps this is one of the reasons why the Harry Potter series is so popular in the West. Unfortunately, I have not read the original Goblet of Fire, so it is difficult to judge the degree of restoration of the movie. When writing this film review, I thought about it again and again and found it difficult to write. It is because I know too little about the Harry Potter series, and what I wrote is inevitably biased. Maybe I will finish reading this series in the future, and I will rewrite it. Write a movie review, but that's all for later.
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