Movies: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

It's a bit of harmless fun for kids. It's a wonderful fantasy series by a talented children's author. It's mostly fun, fluff and lightness. So...what did J.K.Rowling get right? Magical powers aren't instantaneous. Even children who are "born to" magical lives, in her stories, have to work to learn to use their innate powers. In the film, one such student is constantly blowing things up, another student, who we learn from the books comes from a "Muggle" family, excels, and is often the first in the class to succeed. She studies hard, works at her craft, and shows signs of becoming a powerful witch. Magical people see things a bit differently. In the books, when magical people enter the "Muggle" world, they don't quite fit in. They see things a bit differently. They are...odd. In real life, magical people are the same as other people, but they do have a stronger sense of imagination, a creative ability that is sometimes missing in others, which can cause them to stand out as a bit...odd. The tool chooses the practitioner. Harry's wand purchasing expedition in a shop may be out of place, but it often takes a student of the craft quite some time to find just the right tool for himself. In the instance of a wand, the student might spend several days seeking out the right tree to give him the wand. Spend a great deal of time meditating with it, cut and fashion the wand, and then find it isn't quite right for him. Many times, after working on crafting a beautiful working tool, the practitioner will feel compelled to give it to a coven-mate, or to a magical friend. While it is perfectly ok to practice with tools that aren't ideal for the practitioner, when the "right" tool finds a person, they usually don't wish to part from it!

Posted By: erisian_trubble on Jan-04-2003 23:45 (479 Reads) Comments (2) |

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Chamber of Secrets | Reply erisian_trubble Posted on Jan-04-2003 23:55 I saw the second movie a while ago...when I have seen it again, I'll be sure to post a review here!

Once upon a time | Reply Latramine Posted on Apr-30-2003 14:04 A really long time ago, I was a freak about Harry Potter and I feel way out of it, but still respect the fact that it's a great kids book. Now that I've become more knowledgable about the series, I see alot more flaws than I used to. So, you're right, but they are good books!