Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone book compared to the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer
... The hardest part of transforming stories to screen is pleasing those readers who have read the book and who have developed a sense and feeling about the world that can differ from reader to reader (Hsi, Movie Review…). The objective of this research paper is to compare the “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” book to the “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” movie as well as explain how moviemakers use certain elements to create good movies out of books. Is it better than the book? It’s the question on everyone’s mind. No, it is not better than the book. Of course that’s also the wrong question. When the film is essentially the same as the book, the film is always worse. ... An element that can be a great asset to a book can be a huge liability to a film. Unless steps are taken to change the story to take advantage of the unique assets of film, it will always live under the shadow of the book (Gilman, Jiminy Critic). ... Age and maturity make play a big role in comparing a movie to a book. ... Rowling book Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone was and always will be better than the movie because… Firstly, the book increases a child’s imagination and lets them decide what everything will look like in their mind. Secondly, reading skills are valued and the book will always help with a child’s use of words and improve reading. ... Compared to the opinion of an 8 year old. “I think that the movie Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone was better and will always be better than the book. Firstly, the movie is better than the book because you can hear and see all the characters and action. ... Secondly, the movie has graphics and the book does not, for example I did not know what Wizards chess was till I saw the movie. ... Thirdly, I did not know what Hermione, Ron, Hagrid, and Harry Potter looked like, somebody read the book to me and I could not picture what Harry Potter looked like. ... the movies was about fifty - fifty, which is no surprise considering that there is about an equal amount of young and old aged fans of Harry potter.