harry potter and the sorcerer's stone jk rowling

With that said, I wish they would have involved Professor Quirrell more in the main plot. Even though in Sorcerer's Stone it's hard to really call him in the big-bad, considering he's not resurrected yet, but his presence is definitely felt. Granted, heroes are only as good as their villains, and luckily they have a great one in Lord Voldemort.

Watching the three of them play off each other so effectively at such a young age is truly awe-inspiring. Yes, the rest of the film is also impeccably casted with Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, and Tom Felton just to mention a few, but it's the core three characters that carry this franchise. I feel like I should first mention just how impressive it is that Warner Bros and their casting directors found the perfect Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

I'm happy to say that the first film, The Sorcerer's Stone, still undoubtedly holds up. In many ways, this was our generation's Star Wars. I, like many others, grew up with this franchise. If for nothing else, the Harry Potter films always find a way to give me a great sense of nostalgia. Rating: PG (Some Scary Moments|Mild Language)ĭolby Stereo, Dolby SR, Dolby A, Dolby Digital, Surround, DTS, SDDS There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own.

Harry potter and the sorcerer's stone jk rowling