There are of course some interesting moments interspersed between those scenes, like Snape’s altercation with Filch, but that doesn’t fill the void of something left to be desired: an immensely entertaining experience. We see the trio struggle to put the pieces together but it just isn’t entertaining enough and it feels like your standard detective fare. Stone seems to slog along after the quite-eventful Quidditch match.
The trend continues with the centaur Firenze, and Harry chasing flying keys to progress further into the plot with the Sorcerer’s Stone. If you compare the budget of Stone with Fellowship of the Ring (released in the same year), it’s inexcusable that the former has inferior visual effects, particularly the fight with the troll and Harry being jerked around by his seemingly possessed broom. Director Christopher Columbus didn’t direct a single visually exciting shot in the film, and it’s a testament to his skills when put into the context of later directors who came to helm the series.Īs for the visual effects, it’s difficult to be immersed into the world when they look quite terrible. The same feeling is replicated with each exterior shot and is experienced again, but to a lesser degree, when we view the interior. As John William’s sweeping score permeates the boat ride up to Hogwarts, one cannot feel what the filmmakers intend because the experience is ruined by looking at the castle. The performances by the adult actors and the younger cast members cannot be thoroughly enjoyed when their presence is heavily accentuated and marred by a bland-looking castle with very little pop, and some of the worst visual effects from that year. The main issues with Stone (this is true for Chamber as well) are the boring visuals and the eventuality of the film losing the audience’s interest. The problem here is that that wonder, for the audience, disappears quite quickly. Harry enters the unknown and is marveled at what he is seeing and has been missing all of his life.
The film shows us the difference between the Muggle world and the world occupied by magical beings.
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What the first entry into the film series does well is setting up and establishing the wizarding universe. The same can be said for Chamber, but I eventually came to dislike it. I will preface the discussion of these films by stating that I loved Stone when I first saw it, but over the years began to develop a love-hate relationship. The only logical way to begin such an analysis is to start with the films that established the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and the Chamber of Secrets, both directed by Christopher Columbus. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS I also will not go into detail on the plot and story of each film as this analysis assumes that you have seen them and know the information. Therefore, no comparisons to the novels will be made on my part. It’s preferable that a critic of the films, who also happens to be a fan of their book counterparts, only discuss what’s present on screen to prevent the discussion from becoming off topic with irrelevancies and disappointments of inaccurate, minute details. This type of criticism does not consist of nitpicks and complaints on what aspects from the books should not have been excluded. Rowling wrote because that tends to bog down legitimate criticism. The Harry Potter film series will soon come to an end and what better way to acknowledge that than by analyzing the series? What are the positive and negative attributes? What are the best and worst aspects? How well do the creator’s perform their task of keeping the audience engaged and intrigued? Read on to find how I, a fan of no importance, answer these inquiries.Īs a fan of the novels (the last five, anyway), I no longer compare the films to what author J.K.
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