Dumbledore gave Harry a main quest.
As an attempt to milk the franchise they decided to split this into two movies, which probably worked out better anyway because the books were so damn long. At the crux of the story is when Harry drops out of Hogwarts not to pursue his tech start up dreams, but to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. With no clue where to start or begin, he relies on Hermione who is the only one…
The second series to use the Volume, after being pioneered by the Mandalorian. Probably going to see it being used more after seeing how much realism and immersion it can bring onto a sound stage. Like other 'Making Of' documentaries, it's nice to see the effort put into the craft of 1899, from the set design, to the costumes, to the audio, and the synergy created among the cast and crew. Bo and Jantje said they were more traditional film makers, and you can see how they retain the love of that while embracing new technology.
During the Cultural Revolution, in order to increase the labour needed for agriculture and prevent a revolt by the Red Guards, Mao sent millions of youths to the rural countryside to work. Many were forced to give up their education and youth to take up manual labour under harsh conditions. This was sold with the lie of the countryside being fruitful and plentiful, a far cry from reality.
It's no surprise that many of such youths went into it naively,…
