By Olivia Hudak – Entertainment Editor

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” came out on November 14, 2001. The movie is directed by Chris Colombus and distributed by the Warner Bros. Company. This movie was based on the famous books written by author J.K. Rowling. In this series of movies, “The Sorcerer’s Stone” was the first one to come out, which is why it holds lots of importance. This series of movies consists of a total of eight films. This movie’s characters are Harry Potter, Hermoine Granger, Ron Wesley, Lord Voldemort, Professor Albus Dumbledore, Draco Malfoy, and many more. 

This movie is about the main character, Harry Potter, and his friends, who arrive at a wizarding school for magic. It starts off where Harry learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two very powerful wizards and he possess magical powers of his own. He starts to receive letters to Hogwarts and he soon becomes a student there. When there, he meets several friends who become his family and they then help him discover the truth about his parents’ mysterious deaths. J.K. Rowling explores some essential themes within “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” It shows the importance of friendships, love, and life lessons to tell apart absolute good and evil. Love is a recurring theme in the entire movie, and it dictates the dynamic of the plot. Sacrifice is another major theme in Harry Potter. Harry Potter’s mother, Lily Potter, sacrificed her life to save her son.

The “Harry Potter” series is a phenomenon because it tells a story that millions of people loved, and it introduced the world to an enormous and magical world that millions of people have dreamed of escaping into. This was a very important and magical movie. It opened peoples eyes to the world of magic. Hogwarts was a new world that was so thought out and planned so well that it stuck with everyone that had watched. Also, millions of people read the books before this came out and the books were already so popular. So when the movie came out, it was met with popularity, positive reviews, and success worldwide. 

The “Harry Potter” movies are one of the most celebrated movie series of all time – especially “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” because it introduces all of the characters and the magical world of Hogwarts. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars