Filminspelningen startade i september 2000 pa leavesden film studios och. Harry potter is a british film series based on the harry potter novels by author j. As a movie, harry potter and the sorcerers stone has no inner life no pulse of its own. A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with fantastic.
The film was loved by fans, but deviated from the source material. The beloved first book of the harry potter series, now fully illustrated by awardwinning artist jim kay. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. I think that can be attributed the the plethora of great characters that j. Since harry potter book 1 first publication, harry potter and the philosophers stone, on 26 june 1997, the novels have discovered tremendous popularity, critical acclaim, and business success worldwide. Harry potter quiz movie 1 10 questions developed by.
Can you answer these harry potter book vs movie questions. The harry potter movies and the books that preceded them played a huge role in my childhood. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. In the book, harrys eyes are green while in the movie they are blue.
Get ready to be amused and petrified as harry potter shows hes more than a wizard, hes a hero. Rowlings magical novel harry potter and the sorcerers stone hit u. What are the differences and similarities between the. Only true harry potter fans can answer these book vs. The way harry, ron, and hermione all meet is basically the same, except the dialogue is a little different. Despite being the titular character, i have found that harry is not the favorite character of the majority of readers. Below are a list of changes made to the stories of the harry potter books when they were adapted into feature films. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was the first moviebook in the franchise. Rowlings beloved harry potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated fullcolor editions. Chris columbus movie is an enchanting classic that does full justice to a story that was a daunting challenge. The curse inexplicably reverses, defeating voldemort and searing a lightningbolt scar in the middle of the infants forehead. This could be a deliberate choice by the filmmakers to clearly show each of their skills hermione with spells, harry being a seeker, and ron with chess. The casting directors of the harry potter series definitely had their jobs cut out for them.
All questions will be over the first harry potter book only if youve seen the movie, but not. I havent read the printed version but would imagine that stephen frys magical narration adds to the story. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an impressive number of secrets. This article is very wrong about the age recommendations for harry potter books and movies. I know what youre thinking harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the closest booktofilm translation youve ever seen. After doing the harry potter books ranking, i also wanted to do a movie ranking. An eleven year old boy, harry potter, who lives with his uncle, aunt and cousin, having lost his parents as an infant, finds o. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, came out when i. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. In this post, we summarized the harry potter novel and convert it into harry potter trivia questions and answers. Bookish item ranking the harry potter movies the book. Daniel radcliffe begins his sixth year at hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as the property of the halfblood prince and begins to learn more about lord. Harry potter is a series of fantasy books composed by british writer jk rowling. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, book 1 audiobook.
A lot of things could have gone wrong, and none of them have. Still, i think there are too many things we need to know about harry potter. Rowlings popular childrens novels about harry potter, the liveaction family adventure film harry potter and the. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 official trailer daniel radcliffe movie hd. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 introduction. At the end of the book, harry and voldemort are in a standoff, and harry explains to voldemort why hes been wrong all along. I know it says bookish item, and then i put movies in the title but hear me out haha. Start book 1 sorcerers stone sometime around 11 years old, as a readaloud book.
The movie is based on the book and so is quite similar. How the harry potter characters looked in the books vs. Harry potter flim series bluray 1080p 720p 480p dual. Differences between harry potter and the philosophers. Harry potter books and movies in order vinod sharma medium. This is a quiz that i hope will give credit to the great book of harry potter. This is the tale of harry potter daniel radcliffe, an ordinary elevenyearold 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.
However, its extremely clear what an immense challenge it is to turn philosophers stone from book to film. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a redblooded adventure movie, dripping with atmosphere, filled with the gruesome and the sublime, and surprisingly faithful to the novel. There is, as there always is for me, so much enjoyment in reading for myself with my own timing, like stopping to imagine a scene. Explore products from your favorite movies and tv shows. Harry is of course the young wizard featured in numerous incredibly famous books written by author jk rowling. Harry potter character 8 harry potter movie franchise 8 hereditary gift of witchcraft 8. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 official trailer daniel. In the book, the chess game depicts the pieces simply knocking each other out and dragging captured pieces off the edge of the board. Also, one of the biggest things that are different is the the book is called harry potter and the philosophers stone and the movie is called harry potter and the sorcerers stone. For some reason, the family has always mistreated him. After murdering harrys parents, james and lily potter, evil lord voldemort puts a killing curse on harry, then just a baby.
The bluray edition of philosophers stone includes commentary from director chris columbus that reveals that the final scene of the film where harry, hermione and ron depart. Peeves was originally in harry potter and the sorcerers stone movie. I know what youre thinking harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the closest book tofilm translation youve ever seen. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone chris columbus. Would you consider the audio edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone, book 1 to be better than the print version.
Find the complete harry potter book set, the original screenplay of fantastic beasts and where to find them, and the best wizarding toys, collectibles, legos, accessories, and more. All 8 harry potter movies, ranked from worst to best. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of release 1. Rowling harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. For many book fans, though, you arent a true harry potter fan until youve read rowlings books. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of release. What other book might you compare harry potter and the philosophers stone, book 1 to, and why. Harry potter and the order of phoenix has a lot a lot a lot of differences between the movie and the book as the books grew larger and the movies were still under 3 hours, a lot of compromises were done and a lot of stories were shaved off. Would you consider the audio edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone, book 1 to be better than the print version.
List of differences between the harry potter books and. I, unfortunately, am one of those people that constantly picks apart booktomovie adaptations for their differences, but id never done it with. But before harry potter and the deathly hallows, part i, no one had had the audacity to divide a preexisting story in two. On his eleventh birthday, a giant man named rubeus hagrid robbie coltrane hands him a letter telling him that he has been accepted as a student at. What if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. The series was mainly produced by david heyman and stars daniel. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002 official trailer daniel radcliffe movie hd duration. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Ive read the first book twice but it had been at least 4 years since i read it last. Rowling may have set the literary world afire with her book series centering on a young wizard with a dark past and an uncertain future, but the eight films based on her harry potter series. Harry potter and the philosophers stone film wikipedia. I recently listened to harry potter and the sorcerers stone on audible while i was driving to california to go to the wizarding world of harry potter fitting right.
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