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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series based off the novels by J.K. Rowling. It is the tale of Harry Potter, an ordinary 11-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is snatched away from his mundane existence by Hagrid, the grounds keeper for Hogwarts, and quickly thrown into a world completely foreign to both him and the viewer. Famous for an incident that happened at his birth, Harry makes friends easily at his new school. He soon finds, however, that the wizarding world is far more dangerous for him than he would have imagined, and he quickly learns that not all wizards are ones to be trusted. |
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Chris Columbus
Christopher Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Columbus had most success with the first film in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, along with Home Alone, winning a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film.
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Do They Have Fans Writing the Harry Potter Screenplays?
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First off - I love the Harry Potter book series. I was one of those who dressed up in the wizard costume and stood in line at midnight to get the latest Harry Potter book. I then read the book as soon as I got it - then reread it in the morning when I could, being more awake, understand it better.
So perhaps it should come as little surprise that many of the Harry Potter movies have been disappointing to me. Not that they were bad technically or visually; the directors (usually) did a good job with the screenplay they had.
Indeed, it's the screenplay that killed the films. I know, I know, it's hard to make a perfect representation of J. K. Rowling's 300 or 500 or 800 page books - but really, they could've done better in most cases. It's the important, canonically, parts they cut out, that made the difference. And, in some cases, to replace said parts, the screenwriters added (sometimes subtly) other parts to the plot that weren't included in the book. Maybe it made for a better Hollywood experience, but what about the fans?
Okay, let me back this up a bit. Yes, of course, the movies are... movies, so they need to appeal to a certain kind of audience, one that doesn't necessarily care about the exact plot details and requires a lot of action. But I think the filmmakers could have stayed truer to the plot, that is, not diverge so radically sometimes (I'm talking about you, Prisoner of Azkaban!), while still satisfying the moviegoers' needs.
For the future movies, I'd like to see a better confluence of literary canon and movie action/intrigue/whatever they need. The Half-Blood Prince trailer certainly looks promising, but, of course, we'll only be able to say wh...
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reviewed by magicofpi (Filmaster.com) on the 28th of May 2009
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This adaptation suffers from sticking too closely to the book, not taking enough risks in order to make something more interesting. Then again, the plot of the first book, beyond Harry coming to Hogwarts, wasn't that great anyway. The main characters are well cast, fortunately. The movie, however, is strictly average.