densening

I was really impressed by the first film and when I saw that the sequel didn't bring any character development, plot densening, increase in the sense of danger and evil and showing a clear and shallow preference for show-off special effects since when does Expelliarmus sends you flying and twisting in the air?

Harry Potter Through Fresh Eyes: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | /Film 2009

As the spring comes on, and the densening outlines of the elm give daily

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Various

An analogous phenomenon is presented by the church, whose priests have intuitively exhausted their ingenuity in weaving webs of ceremonial, as soldiers have directed their energies to perfecting manuals of arms; and the evidence leads to the conclusion that increasing complexity of ritual indicates a densening ignorance and a deepening despotism.

The Emancipation of Massachusetts Brooks Adams 1887