Voldemort disappears, and Professor Dumbledore (played by Richard Harris), the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, drops the baby at the house of Harry’s non-magical aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley. Voldemort tries to put a powerful curse on the baby Harry but fails because the baby apparently has some powerful natural magic of its own. The story of HARRY POTTER begins with little Harry Potter’s parents being killed by the evil wizard Voldemort. Even so, however, parents and children need to know the dangers that this cultural phenomenon poses. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE has a lot of hype surrounding it, but the hype is somewhat deserved, because the book and its sequels have sold millions of copies. Witchcraft is a selfish, elitist form of gnosticism, an evil theology of secret, esoteric knowledge. Finally, despite some positive moral elements, the story’s occult, pagan worldview adds an elitist works theology to its occultism, both of which are condemned by God in the Bible, and rewards the children for disobeying the school rules at Hogwarts and lying about it. Like the book, however, the story of SORCERER’S STONE drags in the middle. Director Chris Columbus has done a marvelous job with the child actors, especially Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, and with the veteran adult actors as well. The movie almost perfectly depicts the fantasy elements from the book. The production values in HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE are state-of-the-art. Eventually, they must do battle with the mysterious villain who killed Harry’s parents, who wants to get his hands on some powerful magic that can make him immortal. Harry undergoes a series of adventures with his newfound friends, Ron and Hermoine. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE tells the story of an orphaned boy who’s invited to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he finds the home and family he has never had.

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