This movie is charming and a great introduction to the Wizarding World. It’s very clearly setting up everything to come though. At the time the movie was made, it wasn’t certain that there would be more movies, so it felt larger than life, a children’s epic. Looking back on it after watching the entire film series though, the movie feels smaller somehow. It’s a fantastic adaptation, but the scope of the movies and the talents of the main actors only grow after it.
The one that started it all. Admirable in how faithful it is to the book even if it makes it a bit longer than it needed to be. It’s wild seeing how young everyone was in this one. So full of charm and magic. About as good of an adaptation of the first book that you could hope for.