Jumat, 25 Januari 2008

review

Harry Potter

And the Philosopher’s Stone

Orientation : By turns ignored and mistreated, Harry potter is brought up at No 4 Privet Drive by his aunt and uncle together with their spoiled, nasty son, Dudley. Then one day Harry receives a visit from Hagrid the giant, who tells him that it’s time to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Evaluation : The problem with a book as successful as the Harry Potter series is that No one wants to change the magic formula. So, the film is long and follows the book closely. It’s easy to see why Chris Columbus (Home alone, Mrs Doubtfire) was chosen to direct this particular film. He’s hard working, conventional ang great working with kids. Indeed, the film’s real magic is between Radcliffe, Grint and Watson. All of whom are wonderful and there are signs of successful show- biz careers in the future. The grown ups aren’t too bad either. Although lan Hart is terribly mis-cast as Professor Quirell.

Summation : John william’s music score is intrusive and leaden. The film never comes close to realizing the excitement of the book. If Harry Potter hadn’t been such a popular series and had somebody with the creative ingenuity of, say, Jean Pierre Jeuneur (The City of Lost Children, Amelie) been given free rein with the material then HP could have been a tremendous film.

(james Cameron-Wilson, Film Review 2002-2003, Reynolds & Heam Ltd. London, 2003)

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