Comparison Of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone
Introduction I first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when I was eight years old. It immediately became one of my favorite books. Over the next several years, I read the rest of the series many times, and I watched the entire series of movies almost as many times. However, I’ve never grown tired of re-reading and re-watching the first book and movie. The book, titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone upon initial release in 1997, was re-titled later that same year as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for its US release. J.K. Rowling’s 310 page masterpiece was published by Arthur A. Levine Books, a branch of Scholastic Inc. The movie, also titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was released in 2001 by Warner Bros.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone the book earned a number of awards, including a Booklist Editor’s Choice award, Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 1998, and earning a top spot as both a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller. The movie itself earned many rewards, such as a Critics Choice Award for Best Live Action Family Film, and individual people on the cast and crew were also recognized, such as costume designer Judianna Makovsky, who won a Saturn Award for Best Costumes; Rupert Grint, who won a Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding New Talent; and Emma Watson, who tied with Scarlett Johansson for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Leading Young Actress). While the original audience for both the book and the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone may have been children, there is no denying that it has transcended that audience, and appeals to almost every audience. On a scale of one to five, with five meaning completely representative of the book and one meaning not representative at all, I would give this movie a rating of four. Having read the book first, the movie-watching experience was very enhanced. The book provides a more complete telling than the movie, and you are better able to understand what is going on in the characters’ heads. That is also why I prefer the book to the movie. Since they are not confined within the few hours of a movie, the author is better able to develop to develop the characters more fully, and consequently the characters are more dynamic and more
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone the book earned a number of awards, including a Booklist Editor’s Choice award, Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 1998, and earning a top spot as both a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller. The movie itself earned many rewards, such as a Critics Choice Award for Best Live Action Family Film, and individual people on the cast and crew were also recognized, such as costume designer Judianna Makovsky, who won a Saturn Award for Best Costumes; Rupert Grint, who won a Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding New Talent; and Emma Watson, who tied with Scarlett Johansson for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Leading Young Actress). While the original audience for both the book and the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone may have been children, there is no denying that it has transcended that audience, and appeals to almost every audience. On a scale of one to five, with five meaning completely representative of the book and one meaning not representative at all, I would give this movie a rating of four. Having read the book first, the movie-watching experience was very enhanced. The book provides a more complete telling than the movie, and you are better able to understand what is going on in the characters’ heads. That is also why I prefer the book to the movie. Since they are not confined within the few hours of a movie, the author is better able to develop to develop the characters more fully, and consequently the characters are more dynamic and more