The Harry Potter franchise is guilty of a little "magic fatigue."
The Big Picture The legacy of the Harry Potter novel series and the film franchise that inspired it are very different. While the Harry Potter books have become overshadowed by the transphobic comments of their author, J.K. Rowling, the Wizarding World films served as an appropriate coming-of-age story for many young fans who grew up on the adventures of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson. Even so, the films do fall short when it comes to the use of spells and magic.
This attention to detail when it comes to specific spells is also a hallmark in the first few films. One of the most important scenes in 2002’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is when Harry and Draco Malfoy are learning how to duel from their new Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor, Gilderoy Lockhart .
There’s also a tremendous amount of time in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire spent on defining the three “Unforgivable curses.” The Cruciatus Curse generates intolerable pain for its victim, the Imperius Curse gives a user power over their victim’s actions , and the Killing Curse does exactly what it suggests.
In The Goblet of Fire, it’s important that Harry uses the “Expelliarmus” spell to ward off Voldemort after surviving the Triwizard tournament. While neither of the spells produces the desired effect because Harry is able to escape back to Hogwarts, both Harry, and Voldemort use the same spells when they reunite for their final duel.
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