Definitely A Worthy Transition Of The Books

Rating: Null/10 (24 October 2002)

As many of us who read the book know, Harry Potter(the franchise) uses the age-old fashion of teaching kids lessons(bravery, friendship, trusting, snootiness, etc.) through a hero that has a power that many kids would love to have, but love more to follow the adventures of. Although some say that it teaches children witchcraft, more of us know that it's a way to hook children into reading beyond the expectations of schools(six year olds reading the 100-600+ page books in just weeks) and teach them lessons that may not be well taught in schools. By having Harry as a hero, kids love to act like him, but they're smart enough to know what's sensible and what's not. Harry Potter plays on that, so they can make children do the right thing for many, not just themselves.
The movie is a great representation of the book. While many critisise it for it's length, it was either that or not following the books at all. Many critisise it for taking the imagination out of reading. Well, I think children love to use their imagination much more than rely on something, though it serves well for children who are dislexic or whatnot and can't read the books or have trouble imagining what's happening. If parents are that upset, don't show it to them. The sets are fabulous, the cast is great and now can be shown so that no one can agree it could have gone better, and it's a classic good-versus-evil plot, if a little controversial with some people.
Like a great, famous, and classic nursery rhyme.