Actually, the book referenced by this particular wikipedia screenshot is Children of Men, not Prisoner of Azkaban. Cuaron's got interviews where he says that he did read the Harry Potter books before directing Azkaban and found them to be quite charming.
But yeah, Children of Men fuckin' SLAPS. The whole film is basically a perfect distillation of Gramsci's "pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will" into a tight action thriller. The temporary ceasefire scene makes me tear up everytime.
Actually, the book referenced by this particular wikipedia screenshot is Children of Men, not Prisoner of Azkaban. Cuaron's got interviews where he says that he did read the Harry Potter books before directing Azkaban and found them to be quite charming.
But yeah, Children of Men fuckin' SLAPS. The whole film is basically a perfect distillation of Gramsci's "pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will" into a tight action thriller. The temporary ceasefire scene makes me tear up everytime.