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Line 4: '''''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''''' (''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' in the US) is the 2001 film adaptation of the 1997 [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel)\|novel of the same name]] by [[J. K. Rowling]], directed by [[Chris Columbus]]. An [[All-Star Cast\|all-star]], all-British cast was assembled around a trio of child actors, [[Daniel Radcliffe]], [[Rupert Grint]] and [[Emma Watson]] (of whom only Radcliffe had any acting experience). The film was ana ~~almost~~reasonably ~~perfect~~faithful adaptation of the book (helped in part by how short ''Philosopher's Stone'' actually was) -- entire scenes were reproduced word-for-word, gratifying fans no end. Still, there were inexplicable ~~cuts~~changes -- such as leaving Peeves the Poltergeist out completely, and substituting Neville for Ron in the The Forbidden Forest scene -- which upset others. Because of the difference in titles between the UK and US (thank you, Scholastic Books), every scene mentioning the titular stone had to be shot twice with appropriate changes in dialogue, resulting in two different versions of the film based on the market it was released in. Line 28: * [[Jittercam]]: Done very subtly within the first ten minutes: As the thousands upon thousands of letters begin to shoot down the Dursley's chimney, the camera begins to shake rather wildly to indicate that the house is being bombarded by scores of Hogwarts admittance letters. * [[Over the Shoulder Murder Shot]]: Partial example in this film when Harry, Draco and Fang accidentally interrupt Voldemort's unicorn meal in the Forbidden Forest. He doesn't turn around, but he does look up, and there is blood on his lips. * [[Preemptive Apology]]: Hermione apologizes to Neville before putting him in a full-body bind. * [[Scenery Porn]]: Seeing Hogwarts for the first time in ''Philosopher's Stone'', with the camera panning up from the students' point-of-view on the lake. * [[Simple Score of Sadness]]: During Voldemort's last attempt to kill Harry. Line 43 ⟶ 44: [[Category:Fantasy Films]] [[Category:British Films]] [[Category:Harry Potter (film)]] [[Category:Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]]