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What factors made Harry Potter so successful?
What has made the Harry Potter movies so wildly successful? Is it the actors, the producers, the fantastic special effects?
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hi jonsigler!
From my personal point of view, I would say that the movies are successful thanks largely to the books. According to Wikipedia's list of best selling books, the 7 (+3 companion books) Harry Potter books netted over 400-million copies. That would be roughly about 40 million owner per-book. With the captivating storyline and - yes - fantastic special effects, the movies were granted success even before they were made, I'd say.
The young main actors – while from a critical point of view, aren't overly brilliant – made the characters identifiable largely because the actors literally grew up along with the characters. And thus give the viewers – most of whom grow up with the book – a realistic sense of progression with the storyline. The older actors were brilliantly picked, though, in spite of the unfortunate change for a very important cast (Richard Harris who played Dumbledore died and was replaced by Michael Gambon for the role).
From my personal point of view, I would say that the movies are successful thanks largely to the books. According to Wikipedia's list of best selling books, the 7 (+3 companion books) Harry Potter books netted over 400-million copies. That would be roughly about 40 million owner per-book. With the captivating storyline and - yes - fantastic special effects, the movies were granted success even before they were made, I'd say.
The young main actors – while from a critical point of view, aren't overly brilliant – made the characters identifiable largely because the actors literally grew up along with the characters. And thus give the viewers – most of whom grow up with the book – a realistic sense of progression with the storyline. The older actors were brilliantly picked, though, in spite of the unfortunate change for a very important cast (Richard Harris who played Dumbledore died and was replaced by Michael Gambon for the role).
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