J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, approved the final script of the film.
哈利·波特书记的作者J·K·罗琳通过了电影的最终剧本。
However, many people have complained that the film is too long.
然而,很多人抱怨说这部电影太长了。
At 142 minutes, it is almost a half hour longer than an average film.
它时长142分钟,几乎比一部普通电影长半个小时。
While the sport of Quidditch is a vital part of the book and of Harry's school experience, I feel that too much time is devoted in the film to showing it.
魁地奇运动是书中的重要部分,也是哈利学校生活的重要部分,但是我还是觉得电影中用了过多的时间来表现它。
I think this is more to show off the special effects than to help the film's plot.
在我看来,这是为了突出电影高超的特效,而不是有助于表现电影的情节。
Also, it disappoints me that several interesting scenes are not shown in the film.
同时,几个有趣的场景在电影中被删掉了,这也令我失望。
Many people also complain that the film has a tendency to spend too much time showing Harry's life with the Dursleys.
许多人也抱怨电影倾向于花过多的时间展现哈利和德思礼一家在一起的时间。
This shows that the film-makers did not give enough thought to who the audience of the film would be.
这表明电影制作者对这部电影的观众群体的考虑不够。
Most people who went to see the film had read the book before going to the cinema.
大多数人在去电影院之前已经读过这本书。
They would already know that Harry is not happy with the Dursleys.
他们都知道哈利和德思礼一家在一起是何等的不开心。
The important and interesting parts of the film occur in the world of magic.
电影中重要而且有趣的事情都发生在魔法世界。
Much of this early part of the film could have been skipped, and more time could havebeen spent at Hogwarts.
电影这段开头的大部分内容可以跳过,然后花更多时间在霍格沃茨魔法学校里。
Even with these slight drawbacks, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is still a great film, and I certainly recommend it!
尽管有这些小瑕疵的存在,《哈利·波特与魔法石》仍然是一部很棒的电影,我绝对推荐!