Doubtfire.Ĭuaron’s entrance into the Harry Potter franchise would set the tone for a more complex adaptation of children’s books, heading into a prolific time for adaptations of young adult book series in particular (partially inspired by Harry Potter‘s success). Cuaron didn’t just change the Harry Potter franchise with his direction of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
This makes sense, given that American director Chris Columbus, who helmed the first two movies, had made many of the most iconic family movies of the last few decades, including Home Alone, Adventures in Babysitting, and Mrs. Rowling’s bestselling series, more or less in line with other film adaptations of children’s books. As we reach the 15th anniversary of the film’s release, let’s break down why this film was so important in the history of cinema and adaptation storytelling…īefore Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron came on board the Harry Potterfranchise to direct the third film, the series was very much a straight-forward, by-the-book adaptation of J.K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanisn’t just the film that changed the Harry Potterfilm franchise forever, creating a richer on-screen universe for this beloved story, but helped shape the next decade of young adult film franchises for the better as a whole.
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