Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Rowling includes malfoy in the story partly as a foil to harrys character. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the book, harry gets a ride on firenzes back and he escorts the boy back to hagrid, draco, fang, hermione and neville. Sorcerers stone book vs movie question about malfoy and. Differences between harry potter and the philosophers stone book. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone movie was very accurate to the book, but just didnt have important details like how harry potters eyes are green, the sorting hat didnt sort right and sing a song, and how at the end of the book, there was no potions task in general. I thought id share the main differences for those of you that are either like me, or have only ever seen the movie and dont know what youre missing. Ronweasleyswife harry potter movie scenes harrypotterandthesorcerersstonemovievsbook21403114080. The film was loved by fans, but deviated from the source. It was published in the united states the following year by scholastic corporation under the title harry potter and the sorcerers stone. They travel to a place called the railview hotel, but are soon bombarded on july 31, harrys birthday, and handdelivers the. When it comes to harry, i love them both but there are a lot of details left out if you only see the movie.
Here is a great extension or extra credit activity for students who have read harry potter and the sorcerers stone and then have seen the movie. In the film, house points play a major role only in the philosophers stone. List of differences between the harry potter books and films harry. Tolkiens epic fantasy series, the lord of the rings. As harry is whisked away suddenly to find his place in the wizarding world. If you think about marketing a book, it is possible that someone hears philosophers stone and thinks its a book about philosophy, levine told the author in 2006. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone movie vs book activity. Stay tuned for tomorrow where well discuss harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was published on june 26, 1997, by bloomsbury in the united kingdom. Some of these changes and exclusions were apparent to the book readers, while. What are the differences and similarities between the. Ive read the first book twice but it had been at least 4 years since i read it last. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone ive never met a movie i like more than the book.
The dursleys leave their house at number 4, privet drive to escape the horde of owls delivering letters to harry. Now its time for us to do some magic to find the differences between the first 3 books and films. This movie was based off the bestselling novel, which was written in 1997 by j. If you were to read this book and watch the movie you would find many differences, but the main difference between the two is that the book gives more information to the reader than the movie gives to the viewer. The film was loved by fans, but deviated from the source material. While it was a close race, in the end the prisoner of azkaban poa came out on top an interesting element to poa is that it is the first movie in the series not directed by chris columbus. The second highest grossing movie in 2001 was the first of j. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone movie vs book activity by wise. Discuss which adaptation of the first year of the harry potter series you prefer. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone analysis shmoop. If you were to read this book and watch the movie you would find many differences, but the main difference between the two is that the book gives more information.
The harry potter and the sorcerers stone movie was almost a stepbystep reenactment of the book itself, but some key moments, characters and points simply disappeared or were changed. Film when a series as well known and well loved as the harry potter books get made into films, it is fairly predictable that they are never going to manage to be wholly accurate conversions. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001 full cast. It is somewhat ironic that issues of good and evil dominate most christian conversations about this series as the first film in the series, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, deals very explicitly with issues of good and evil. The reason the dutch title includes the reference to the stone of the wise is that this is simply an alternative name for the philosophers stone, and the one most readily in use in a dutch context. Harry potter and the sorcerer s stone ive never met a movie i like more than the book. Wed like to point out that british readers apparently did not have that problem, considering the book became a bestselling phenomenon in that country and quickly. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was the first of seven book series by j. I had definitely forgotten certain differences between the book and the movie. A movie that came out in 2002 was harry potter and the sorcerers stone.
The title of the movie was changed to harry potter and the sorcerers stone because the books name was also changed to this. List of differences between the harry potter books and. Here is a great extension or extra credit activity for students who have read harry potter and the. Why the name change from harry potter and the philosopher. I know what youre thinking harry potter and the sorcerers stone is the closest booktofilm translation youve ever seen. They were the last people youd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didnt hold with such nonsense. Jk rowling agreed to change the title of the book from harry potter and the philosophers stone to harry potter and the sorcerers stone because the publishers thought that american readers wouldnt pick up a book called harry potter and the philosophers stone. Harry potter is one of the most popular book and movie series of all time. Ah, you see, only a person who wanted to find the stone, find it but not use it, would be able to get it. Rowling wrote harry potter and the sorcerers stone and was published in 1997, it became a huge success around the world. Having watched all of the movies, im currently reading the books through audio books on my commute. What from the harry potter and the sorcerers stone book wasnt. Harry potter and the philosophers stone filmbook and film.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone filmbook and film differences. If you were to read this book and watch the movie you would find many differences. There are at least two big things to take away from this title. Dursley, of number four, privet drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. When dudley goes to the zoo with harry, his friend piers is also with them in the book, in the movie he is left out of the plot. In the other films, almost all mention of house points are omitted except for one instance. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book vs movie add a difference. The two title differences dont really sway readers and typically doesnt cause any type of confusion. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone quotes shmoop. Though both are official titles in their separate regions, the original and, in my opinion as a british citizen, the only title is harry potter and the philosophers stone. In the movie, malfoy plays as well as harry and is also a. I just couldnt not have this book in my book collection.
In the film, the ride is omitted and draco and fang return to the scene of the crime with hagrid, ron and hermione to find harry, firenze and the dead unicorn. Some of these changes and exclusions were apparent to the book readers, while others were as elusive as the golden snitch. They meet for the second time on the hogwarts express, where draco makes a snide remark about choosing his friends wisely. Of course there were some changes as not everything translates to the screen and due to time constraints. The book was first published in the united kingdom on 26 june 1997 by bloomsbury. Sorcerers stone book vs movie question about malfoy and quidditch. The title was changed from philosophers to sorcerers for publishing to. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone movie vs book activity with. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book vs movie. Let take a look at the differences between the film and the book of hp book 1. Jul 23, 2012 here is a great extension or extra credit activity for students who have read harry potter and the sorcerers stone and then have seen the movie. No book tofilm adaptation is perfect, but for a long time, harry potter fans have felt that the philosophers stone was the closest to perfect that fandom got.
One moment i was staring in the mirror and the next dumbledore. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book vs movie. Rowling, called harry potter and the sorcerers stone. The harry potter and the sorcerer s stone movie was almost a stepbystep reenactment of the book itself, but some key moments, characters and points simply disappeared or were changed. Rowlings immensely popular novels about harry potter, a boy whose life is tranformed on his eleventh birthday when he learn. Why was the title of the first harry potter film changed. I got this book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, after my old copy got lost during a move. The movie is based on the book and so is quite similar.
Having just started, i havent finished ss yet, but had a question in regards to malfoy and quidditch. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone sounds exciting and magical. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was the first moviebook in the franchise. This four page activity will have your students compare the movie to the book through. The book will go more into depth about people, things, and places because they have more chapters, characters, and views on certain things than the movies will go into. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was the first movie book in the franchise. Our final two came down to the sorcerers stone and the prisoner of azkaban.
Last week our instagram poll asked what was the best harry potter book. Rowling and how the book compared to the movie summary overview. The son of a long line of wizards, malfoy is the opposite of harry in his familiarity with the hogwarts experience, his sense of entitlement, his snobbery, and his generally unpleasant character. In the book, vernon dursley encounters many references to the wizarding world on the day of voldemorts downfall, prior to the arrival of harry potter to his home, such as. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone chapter one the boy who lived mr. The harry potter books were the reason i fell in love with reading and makebelieve worlds and i have jk rowling to thank for that. It is about the adventure of an elevenyearold boy who grew up with his aunt and uncle and later discovers that he comes from a family of witches and wizards. Book test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book and movie differences. In the sorcerers stone book, harry first meets draco at madam malkins robe shop in diagon alley, where hes blatantly rude to hagrid.
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