Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. Produced by David Heyman, it is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and the second instalment in the Harry Potter film series. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger respectively. The story follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the Heir of Salazar Slytherin opens the Chamber of Secrets, unleashing a monster that petrifies the school's students. The film was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on 15 November 2002, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Critics praised its darker plot, sets, performances (especially Branagh, Coltrane and Isaacs), and a story appropriate for a young audience, and it became a critical and commercial success, grossing $878 million worldwide (domestic 29.7% and foreign 70.2%) and becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 2002. The film was nominated for many awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects. It was followed by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
What are you playing at? You're a Parselmouth? Why didn't you tell us? -I'm a what? -You can talk to snakes. I know. I accidentally set a python on my cousin Dudley at the zoo once. Once. But so what? I bet loads of people here can do it. No, they can't. It's not a very common gift, Harry. This is bad. What's bad? If I hadn't told that snake not to attack Justin-- -That's what you said to it. -You were there. You heard me. I heard you speaking Parseltongue. Snake language. I spoke a different language? But I didn't realize-- How can I speak a language without knowing I can? I don't know, but it sounded like you were egging the snake on or something. Harry, listen to me. There's a reason the symbol of Slytherin house is a serpent. Salazar Slytherin was a Parselmouth. He could talk to snakes too. Exactly. Now the whole school's gonna think you're his great-great-great grandson. But I'm not. I can't be. HERMIONE: He lived a thousand years ago. For all we know, you could be. Who am I, Hedwig?
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So anyway, I told Justin to hide up in our dormitory. I mean to say, if Potter has marked him down as his next victim... ...it's best he keeps a low profile for a while. But why would he want to attack Justin? Well, Justin let it slip to Potter that he was Muggle-born. And you definitely think Potter is the Heir of Slytherin? Hannah, he's a Parselmouth. Everyone knows that's the mark of a dark wizard. Have you ever heard of a decent one who could talk to snakes? They called Slytherin himself "Serpent-tongue." Harry always seemed so nice though. And after all, he is the one who made You-Know-Who disappear. That's probably why You-Know-Who wanted to kill him in the first place. Didn't want another Dark Lord competing with him.
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