In this essay, I choose the movie Harry Potter: The Chamber of Secrets as the object, aim to discover its critical and commercial values in the popular culture industry; but more importantly, I will try to analyze key themes and approaches the movie tends to deliver, as well as discussing its strengths and shortages as an artifact from an audiences perspective. Unlike written content, images have the power to dramatically depict the events and actors (Bleiker, 205), which are more visualized. Movies, therefore, are more vivid and easier to be interpreted, since they would speak for themselves through actors, scenes, and music. The second installment of the Harry Potter movie series, The Chamber of Secrets continued from the preceding episode, illustrating the wizard boys second-year adventure in the magic world. This time, as the topic states, is about a myth in Hogwarts: there is a secret chamber built by Slytherin, one of the founders of Hogwarts, who believed that only the wizards with pure blood were qualified to study at school, stocks a terrible monster. This monster will attack wizards who are half-blood or muggle, and only Slytherins heir can open the ch
amber of secrets. No one knows where the room is, but it shows that the door has been opened and victims in the school appear one after another. Who is the one who opens the chamber? And who is the heir to Slytherin? At the same time, Harry Potter found himself attracted by a sound that no one else could hear; he also accidentally found his capability in parseltongue, a snack language used by Slytherin and Dark Lord Voldemort, as well as a connection to Voldemorts mind and feelings. All of these things make Harry confused and even more painful that he might be the heir and might become a dark magician. In the face of Harrys confusion, Dumbledore replies, It is not our abilities that show what we truly are, it is our choice. Eventually, Harry uses his talents and courage to uncover the mystery of the chamber of secrets, saves his friends, and defeats the monster and Voldemort. The genres of the movie include fantasy, adventure, family and friends, and mystery. Besides the adventure and self-identification parts, hierarchy is one of the key themes in this movie, and this is the main approach I will discuss later, which can reflect the race problem in real society.