Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone FULL Reaction
Added 2024-05-19 15:32:49 +0000 UTCI know it's been a LONG time coming, and an absolute nightmare of delays and copyright issues, but at long last, we are ready for the Harry Potter series. If you missed the first full reaction, here it is!
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Pottermore put me in Slytherin and I felt so offended lmao
April Nicole
2024-07-04 15:50:02 +0000 UTCthey decided to have Dudley stealing Harry's birthday cake to make it more justified that Hagrid attacked a child and gave him the tail. In the book, Dudley is not doing anything wrong and Hagrid attacks him and gives him the tail only because the grown-up uncle, Vernon, insults Dumbledore, which frankly, makes Hagrid look pretty bad.
Viera Galikova
2024-06-22 21:36:36 +0000 UTCFinally!!! I know you've had copyright issues on YouTube but I watched this reaction ages ago on Patreon and been wondering when the rest were coming. Also, not you trying to convince Quynh (hope I spelled that right) that Harry Potter the character is real 😂 Fun facts/answers to some of your questions: There are 7 books and 8 films - the last book was made into two films so the 7th film ends in the middle of the 7th book and therefore on a bit of a cliffhanger. The books/films take place between the years 1991-1998 (aside from the flashbacks obviously). The first book was released in 1997 and the last in 2007, same year the 5th film came out. Hogwarts is in Scotland. It is filmed in Alnwick Castle, Oxford University and Christ Church College. In the books/films it has numerous charms and spells on and around it that make it impossible for a Muggle to see it or locate it. They only see ruins and several warnings of danger. This book/film is called the Philosopher's Stone in English everywhere but in the US - not including translations. For instance, in Icelandic it's "Viskusteinninn" which literally translates to "The Wisdom Stone". Similarly, the Chamber of Secrets is "Leyniklefinn" and translates to "The Secret Chamber". But the original title in English is the same, even in Canada. It was changed by the US publisher and J.K. Rowling because they thought kids in the US wouldn't want to read a book with "philosopher" in the title, since it commonly refers to a scholar of philosophy rather than an alchemist or a wizard. Rowling has since said that she regrets having granted permission for the title change, but as a new author she wasn't in a strong enough position to fight it at the time (they even asked her to use the initials J.K. instead of her first name Joanne because apparently teenage boys wouldn't want to read a book written by a woman). The philosopher's stone is an actual real-life legend; an alchemical substance of legend capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold or silver. It is also called the elixir of life, used for achieving immortality. Additionally, Nicolas Flamel was a real person, an (alleged) alchemist believed to have created the stone. Fun fact: Each scene where the stone is mentioned in the films had to be shot twice, with "philosopher's" or "sorcerer's". The houses and what they represent: Gryffindor - Bravery, chivalry, honor, helping others, determination, recklessness, self-righteousness, short tempered and a desire to always be the hero. Someone who stands up for the little guy, challenges authority and has a tendency to act first & think later. Hufflepuff - Hard work, patience, loyalty, modesty, dedication, kindness and fairness. Someone who has a strong moral compass, is usually accepting of everyone and rarely starts arguments. (I am a proud Hufflepuff!) Ravenclaw - Intelligence, wisdom, knowledge, creativity, originality and wit. Someone who is academically motivated, logical, curious, eccentric, and accepting of people & things that others would consider 'weird'. Slytherin - Ambition, cleverness, cunningness, resourcefulness, pride and self-preservation. Someone who is always one step ahead, has a dark sense of humour, thinks reputation is important, doesn’t let anyone (or almost anyone) see their soft side and is possibly destined for greatness. While a lot of dark witches and wizards have been in Slytherin, not all of them are bad. I suggest taking the Sorting Hat Quiz on wizardingworld.com (formerly Pottermore). The house colours represent the four elements: Gryffindor is red and gold (fire), Slytherin is green and silver (water), Hufflepuff is yellow and black (earth - wheat and soil) and Ravenclaw is blue and bronze (air - sky and eagle feathers). Prof. McGonagall (Transfiguration) is head of Gryffindor. An M.G. McGonagall won best seeker in 1971 but it cannot have been Minerva as she was already a teacher at Hogwarts by 1910. Prof. Snape (Potions) is head of Slytherin, Prof. Sprout (Herbology) is head of Hufflepuff and Prof. Flitwick (Charms - the one teaching Wingardium Leviosa) is head of Ravenclaw. When they first started filming Daniel Radcliffe was 11, Rupert Grint was 12 and Emma Watson was 10. Chris Columbus wanted Daniel for the role of Harry since he saw him in BBC's production of David Copperfield, which he starred in with some of his future co-stars in Harry Potter, like Maggie Smith (McGonagall) and Zoë Wanamaker (Madame Hooch). J.K. Rowling approved and said they couldn't have found a better Harry. William Moseley, who was later cast as Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia series, also auditioned for the role. Having seen an ad for open casting, Rupert sent in a video of himself rapping about how much he wanted the part of Ron, and was successful. Emma's Oxford theatre teacher passed her name on to the casting agents and she had to do over 5 interviews before she got the part of Hermione. Richard Harris only agreed to the part of Dumbledore after his 11 year old granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again. Tom Felton originally auditioned for Harry and Ron before getting the part of Draco. Robin Williams and Rosie O'Donnell asked to play the roles of Molly Weasley and Rubeus Hagrid respectively, without pay, but were turned down because J.K. Rowling wanted only British and Irish actors in the films. Rowling hand picked Robbie Coltrane (RIP) Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman (RIP) for their roles. Uncle Vernon is played by Richard Griffiths and Ollivander is played by John Hurt (RIP to both of them). Furthermore, Nearly Headless Nick is played by John Cleese. Interesting fact: Daniel Radcliffe, who's eyes are blue, was initially meant to wear green contact lenses to match Harry's eye colour as well as his mother's, but the lenses gave him an allergic reaction so after consultation with Rowling, it was agreed that Harry could have blue eyes. However, he does have them in the last scene which was actually the first one that was filmed, and his green eyes are clearly visible in close-ups. In contrast, Ron has blue eyes in the book but Rupert Grint has green eyes. Emma Watson also wore fake buck teeth but she couldn't talk clearly with them. The floating candles in the Great Hall were practical. The were suspended from wires that moved up and down on a special effects rig to create the impression that they were floating. Eventualy one of the wires snapped due to the heat of the flame, causing the candle to fall on the floor. Fortunately no one was injured but the decision was made to re-create the candles using CGI for the films. I always wondered about why Ron couldn't just move during the chess game. In the book he learns from one of the chess pieces that each of them have to stand in for a piece and then the replaced pieces walk off the board. Ron isn’t riding the knight, he IS the knight, just like Harry and Hermione are different pieces. I assume they changed it for the film to make it look more dramatic. Also, the scene in the book doesn’t reflect especially well on Harry as he doesn't seem that concerned for Ron. But the general rules still apply and Ron can't simply walk across the chess board because it’s against the rules of the game. The game isn't valid unless every piece is in place and since no one is riding the horse then the Knight isn't playing. This is something that is never explained in the films so it's not a spoiler, but Harry HAS to stay with the Dursleys because when Lily sacrificed herself she invoked an ancient and powerful spell in which her blood serves as protection for Harry against Voldemort. As her sister, Petunia, is her closest living blood relative, Harry is protected as long as he stays where she stays until the age of 17. The way Qudditch works is that the seeker who catches the Golden Snitch earns the team 150 points and ends the game. But the team with the most points overall wins, so catching the snitch alone doesn't guarantee a win. Muggles can't see certain magic, like them running into the platform, due to an Illusion Charm and a Muggle-Repelling Charm. They just see a regular wall. "Great" in this case means "big". WWI was referred to as "The Great War" as it was big and important. Voldemort was great in that he was powerful, intelligent and gifted, but he used all of that for evil. He was "great" due to the enormity of his power and his crimes. And fun little details is when Neville is holding the remembrall which tells him he's forgotten something, he is not wearing his robes... because he forgot to put them on. When Harry's scar hurts first when he sees Snape, the back of Quirrell's head (Voldemort) is facing him. Mirror of Erised = Desire backwards. Dumbledore gave Harry the invisibility cloak. Dudley saying "I'm not Harry" to Hagrid is funnier if you know that Dudley's actor's name is Harry.
Heida
2024-05-26 22:58:44 +0000 UTCLet's do the whole series! :)
J C
2024-05-24 07:54:15 +0000 UTC
