A good beginning to the "Harry Potter" series

Rating: 7/10 (10 July 2011)

I have grown up with "Harry Potter" and as preparation for the last film, which is going to be shown this week, I am going to be re-watching all of the previous films this week.
Harry is an ordinary 11-year-old boy who lives with his mean aunt, uncle and cousin. Harry has absolutely no relief in his life. But on his 11th birthday, Harry learns a secret. He is actually a wizard. Harry is suddenly thrust into a world full of magic and is invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. In school, Harry makes new friends and learns many new things. However, Harry quickly finds out, that in the wizarding world, problems do exist and there are more dangers than he can imagine.
When this movie first came out, I was about 6-7 years old. While re-watching it again, I did look forward to some scenes. Those scenes were the ones that stuck with me through out these ten years. (SPOILERS:) Two scenes that I remember the most were when 1.) Hagrid did the tapping thing on the bricks and 2.) the chess scene- where Ron sacrificed himself. (/SPOILERS)
Re-watching this movie made me really feel nostalgic. Sure, the last time I watched this movie was just last year, in preparation for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1". But while watching it now, I still felt chills during the Quidditch scene and the ending. I don't think I'll ever stop feeling that.
Watching it again, I realized that I didn't find this movie as great as it was to me when I was younger. But there's no denying that this was still a great beginning to the now-legendary "Harry Potter" series.
Viewed on: July 10, 2011