I saw this documentary on Hulu. I am not a Harry Potter fan and found the first book and movie to be passable entertainment. I saw a few of the other movie adaptations and thought they were passable. I happen to be a Trekker and so understand obsession with a particular entertainment with wide culture changing appeal. So , going into this documentary I was keeping an open mind because I didn't want to be unfair to the subject.
With all that said, I have to give this film a lukewarm rating. There was so much this documentary could have covered beside the mediocre musical performances from rock star wannabes and badly recited monologues from frustrated actors. For example, the school I used to work in had teachers who loved the Harry Potter books, do you think the director could have gone into the school system and perhaps secured an interview with a teacher and gotten some insight there? Or how about members of the Neo-Pagan community, and seeing what they felt about Harry Potter books and maybe reveal to us how they have used the books to enhance their craft? The documentary just falls way short of what could have been explored here.
With all that said, I have to give this film a lukewarm rating. There was so much this documentary could have covered beside the mediocre musical performances from rock star wannabes and badly recited monologues from frustrated actors. For example, the school I used to work in had teachers who loved the Harry Potter books, do you think the director could have gone into the school system and perhaps secured an interview with a teacher and gotten some insight there? Or how about members of the Neo-Pagan community, and seeing what they felt about Harry Potter books and maybe reveal to us how they have used the books to enhance their craft? The documentary just falls way short of what could have been explored here.