Bring on the tough stuff. There’s not just one right answer.
- Why is it important that the Wizarding World is a part of our "ordinary" world, rather than another dimension or a realm that's very hard to reach?
- What elements of The Sorcerer's Stone work best as a stand-alone story, and what parts are designed to set up the larger story covered by the entire Harry Potter saga?
- What early things do we see in these characters that will come out in later entries in the series?
- How much are the characters defined by the Houses to which they belong?
- Why is so much of the movie limited entirely to Hogwarts? What narrative purpose does that kind of focus serve?
- How does it benefit the story to appear as a mystery? How does that overlap with Harry's discovery of the Wizarding World?
- How do Ron and Hermione's skills compliment Harry's in discovering the Sorcerer's Stone? Why is it so important that Harry be without them for the final confrontation?
- Why doesn't Snape like Harry (in this film—don't draw on your knowledge from the whole series)? How does that both place Harry more on his guard for danger and distract him from the real threat?
- In what ways is the Wizarding World the same as our normal world? In what ways is it different?