Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts review: revisit the spellbinding magic
What: A heartfelt reunion that rekindle that known magic for the dedicated fans of J.K. Rowling’s magnificent Harry Potter, this is emotional, nostalgic, heart-warming and rendering.
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts synopsis
The 20-year retrospective special traces the franchise’s journey through all eight movies. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other esteemed cast members across all eight Harry Potter films as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise’s first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which premiered 20 years ago today.
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts will tell an enchanting making-of story through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts review
After Friends reunion which many of us agree that they should have met in a better way, Warner Bros - HBO Max gets it magically happy, delightful, charming, nostalgic, humorous and occasionally tearful in Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts.
For those who have grown up with Harry Potter since last 20 years, for them this journey is more emotional.
Divided into four chapters, this reunion feels like meeting your high school friends and discussing those good old days.
The directors Eran Creevy, Joe Pearlman and Giorgio Testi make brilliant use of clips to support its stories filled with nostalgia. You will find what happened behind that first kiss and how director David Yates tried his best.
The noted author J.K. Rowling appears to add good value
Apart from Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, the reunion sees Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis, and Evanna Lynch joining the ride with their anecdotes.
You will find honest confessions and revelations of those teenage crushes as well.
There are moments which touch you and stay for long and at the same time memories of those we lost - Richard Harris, Alan Rickman and Helen McCrory will bring tears to your eyes.
Final words
What a better way to welcome 2022 by reviving that ‘happy child’ we all grew with – Harry Potter in this 20-year-old spellbindingly magical reunion - Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts available on Prime Video in India starting January 1, 2022, 2:30 pm onwards.