The legendary composer John Williams’s “Hedwig’s Theme” has rightfully become the definitive Wizarding World theme. To be fair, apart from the visuals, there is not much to complain about Philosopher’s Stone. Perhaps the film is blameless, and the CGI technology was not as developed back then, but then Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring also released that year, and it looked so good with lesser budget that it still holds up well. Directed by Chris Columbus, the director of Home Alone who also directed the sequel, the film certainly did an undeniably good job at introducing the world of wizardry, but it was missing the visual quality that defined the latter films.

The first every Harry Potter movie, Philosopher’s Stone was released in the US, Philippines, and India as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for some reason. The movie was a slavishly faithful adaptation, and not only shared the book’s weaknesses, but added some of its own.ħ. But sometimes, this book took it too far. It’s a fantasy story and children’s literature, and some suspension of disbelief is expected. Not a ghost, as Tom Riddle explains, a memory.Ĭhamber of Secrets is also one of the weaker - if not the weakest - entries in JK Rowling’s book series and there are a few dodgy plot developments. After removing Voldemort from the back of Professor Quirrell’s head, Harry finds himself entangled with a young Voldemort. Also, it was pretty dull-looking for a world that was allegedly full of interesting stuff. But the film was overstuffed and the pace was at times extremely slow. Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsĬhamber of Secrets fleshed out the world of Harry Potter with delightful little details, taking over from the Philosopher’s Stone. I have not included Fantastic Beasts as that series is not done yet.Ĩ. Note that while I love all these movies, some were clearly better than others. To celebrate the anniversary and the reunion, I thought I would rank the Harry Potter movies. This year, the franchise completed 20 years and on the occasion, Warner Bros is releasing a reunion special for HBO Max like the studio did for Friends earlier this year. Hogwarts were situated in Scotland, but people of all genders, races, and other groups could get admission - the only requirement was magical talent.

Add to all that, the story was saturated with themes like love, togetherness, and acceptance that everybody could relate to.

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