Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone (2001)
- Information at Internet Movie Database
- Cinema in Focus, a social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman.
- Looking Closer, review by Jeffrey Overstreet, "searching for truth, beauty and meaning in the movies."
- Review, Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin, Journal of Religion and Film.
- Movie Parables review.
- Hollywood Jesus visual review.
- "Peeling Back Layers in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," Steve Lansingh, TheFilmForum: Christian Conversation about the Movies.
- Values & Visions Video Guide: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health - Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
- Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health - Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
- Themes
- Confrontation with
Evil
- At Harry's final confrontation with Voldemort, the bad guy, Voldemort begins to pretend to be kind to Harry. He tells Harry that he could have eternal life if he kept the stone, and says that if he joined him instead of fought him, he could have the things he desired most. Continuing, Voldemort tells him "There is no Good and Evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it." Harry seems to be tempted to succumb for a moment, but then in a realization of truth he yells that Voldemort is a liar. At that point Voldemort stops trying to convince him and they enter "hand to hand combat." This is an excellent clip that shows a perfect portrayal of the arguments Satan uses on believers: the lure of material happiness, and the blurring of the line between sin and righteousness. Harry does what we hope any good Christian would: scream in the enemy's face that he is a liar. (Lindsay Braman, Parsons, KS)
- Confrontation with
Evil
