Never Remake This Masterepiece

Rating: 9/10 (23 August 2014)

The day I went to see this movie in the cinema I can remember very well. The film was from 2001 and in those days I was 7, so it was one of the first movie's I saw in cinema. If you are the young you can't remember anything so a movie must make a very good impression on you. If it wants to be good. There was one scene in this first movie that I will never forget. It made such a big impression on me. It was were my love for Harry Potter started. Hogwarts was in a way a safe place for me, and the magic really hit me. And it still does today. This scene that impressed me so much was when the audience could see Hogwarts for the very first time on screen. You just saw this massive castle, in that was so impressive; I actually can't put it into world how enthusiastic I was. The children were sitting in the boats effortlessly and were floating over the water. The castle had something magical and I was sure I would never forget it.
I think this shows that Chris Columbus was a very great Director. He really brought the magic over on screen. I still think Chris Columbus was the best choice to make the first two films. His ambition and his effort were incredible. I have a lot of respect for this man on the way I made this film. And at times it wasn't easy. The biggest part of the casting were children of the age of 11 years old. And he always needed to be calm, never he lost his temper or his patience. He kept holding on to his job. And most important he really wanted it to be good, so if Rowling had any critics he really wanted to change it. Those reasons are for me the reason why he was the best man to do the first two films. I had loved to see him doing the whole series.
But more about that in my review on Film 3: prisoner of Azkaban. People sometimes forget that when they start making these movies they had to start everything. How does it sound when someone waves his wand ? How does the Hogwarts uniform look like ? How does wands look ? Etc. There were so much questions that needed to be answered, I think Chris dealt with that on an incredible way. He is certainly one of my Childhood heroes.
The pressure of the filmmakers was so big especially because of the casting of the characters and the look of the magical world; Hogwarts, Diagon Alley. The fans had certain wishes they really cared about the books and wanted it to be perfect. The filmmakers must have felt this pressure I am almost 100 % sure of that. So David Heyman (producer) and Chris Columbus had to cast the characters and as a fan I couldn't wish for a better casting. I most enjoyed Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore. He did such an impressive job and it is so sad that he died. He was perfect for the role.
That's the same for Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger , Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter. Actually I can go on and say it about the whole casting, because they were perfect. We, fans, had the best cast, the best directors, producers we could wish for in a franchise. And I really can't be more proud than I am now it is over. On the first film those actors did such an amazing job. And David Heyman and Chris Columbus did such an amazing job for the casting.
The storyline is something really important in a film. And I am just not very fond of Steve Kloves. In the first film he surprisingly did a good job and that's why, combined with casting , the first film is one of the best in the series. Sometimes you need to leave your favorite parts of the book and make selection to include only the most important. Steve Kloves did a very good job in the first movie but had of course help of J.K.Rowling. The thing I was a little disappointed about was that some lines that were meant for Ron were said by Hermione. This was because Steve liked the character Hermione. And I think that isn't necessarily at all. Because things characters say can develop characters, or show how characters are. It is very clear that the first movie is a very mysterious film you didn't get the answer immediately. For example when Harry looks at Snape for the first time. On the other hand there is a very good character development not only through the whole series but also in the first movie. Something that belonged in the story was how Prof.Quirrell got in touch with Voldemort ? I mean this is the most important question in the first film and is explained very good in the book. But you didn't hear Voldemort or Quirrell talk about how this happened. How did Voldemort get inside his head ? I rate this film 10/10 just because; as a fan I couldn't wish for a better start of the film series based on those books. I think the movies should never be remade, because Filmmakers will have the right, then to do whatever they want. To change certain things. A lot of remakes went wrong because filmmakers didn't respect the original source of the story. We should respect the effort the directors, the actors and everyone who worked on Harry Potter throughout the series had in this films. I absolutely Believe this story's; the books and this films are Timeless. People of all generations can grow up with this. Although not the same as the original generation. They can grow up with Harry, and watch these films. It was absolutely unforgettable.