Every Hidden Detail/ Easter Egg in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (FULL FILM BREAKDOWN) 

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Quirrell showing the students an iguana is already 10x more than what Umbridge did as a teacher.

Did you catch in the Quidditch scene when Wood first shows Harry the snitch, he (Harry) is able to follow it with his eyes while Wood looks in the wrong direction almost immediately which hints to Harry being a great seeker

14:53 I re-read the Philosopher’s Stone, and when I read when Harry got his wand and used it, it said red and gold sparks came out of it, foreshadowing him being in Gryffindor

Mad props to Chris Colombus for paying attention to detail for this film. In my opinion, I believe he had the most passion for this series than the rest of the directors

Fun fact: not only was Chris Columbus' daughter in the movie, so was Tom Felton's grandfather, Nigel Anstey. He was the professor at the end of the head table you identified as Professor Kettleburn. He was also in the Quidditch scene in the stands next to Lee Jordan. He also appeared in the "Troll in the dungeon!" scene.

Fun fact: in addition to voicing the Voldemort face on his head, Quirrell actor Ian Hart was also the one who played Voldemort in his physical form for the Godric’s Hollow flashback.

8:04 that is the animatronic Hagrid head that was used throughout the series. Due to Robbie Coltrane not being Hagrid’s size (obviously) the filmmakers brought in a huge rugby player to wear the head and fill in for the shots that show how big Hagrid is. The head is currently at the Harry Potter Studio Tour in London. This is where I learned this information.

9:20 "...from a book I had laying around." gives off the same vibe as "I checked this out weeks ago for a bit of light reading." 😂😂

On the topic of Mrs. Weasley’s gifts at 32:28, it reminded me of something really heartwarming from Harry’s 17th birthday. She gave Harry her brother Fabian’s watch, something clearly special and sentimental, whereas she gave Ron a new one all his own for his 17th birthday. I’m not the first to say this nor will I be the last, but it really shows how good of a mother Molly is because she knew what each of them needed and would mean more to them; Ron, the boy who always got hand-me-downs, gets something that was entirely his own, and Harry, the boy orphan with no family keepsakes, gets something of a family heirloom. Molly may not have been a perfect person or mother, and she made mistakes at times, but dammit if she didn’t know and love all 8 of her children.

Didn't they say somewhere that the more powerful or skilled the wizard, the quieter their apparition? It would make sense for Dumbledore to be silent.

25:55 another thing I would like to add according to snape, mixing these ingredients would brew you a very strong sleeping potion, also known as the draught of living death.. this represents snape's life after lily's death

My theory on Dumbledore apparating silently is that he was so powerful that he could apparate without making the noise, kinda like how he can conjure such a powerful Disillusionment Charm that it makes him invisible.

Forgot when Harry is asking Percy who Snape is, that the back of Quirrell head is facing Harry. Harry thinks it’s Snape that made his scar sting but it’s actually Voldemort under the turban.

I’ve always loved that the scene of Wood showing the snitch to Harry & Wood releases it “Harry can follow it when looking at it but Wood can’t”… Nice detail as well. 😉👍🏼

The "Scary Hagrid" is a man named Martin Bayfield. He is a HUGE man (rugby player) who was Hagrid's double in scenes where Hagrid needed to look really tall. Even Bayfield had to wear a suit that made him wider and he walked on stilts. The reason Hagrid looks so scary is because it's a Hagrid-Mask that Bayfield had to wear in wide angle shots to look more like Robby Coltrane.

One of my favorite smaller details in this movie was when harry got sorted and just slightly in the background, Fred and George are chanting "We got Potter! We got Potter!" just like the books. I always thought this movie introduced the dynamic duo extremely well.

This dudes dedication to the series is unmatched. I salute you.

Just a little note about Queen consort Anne boleyn is that she wasn't actually a witch but was accused of being one because she had a sixth finger on each hand. She was executed because her husband King Henry thought she was having an affair and so he accused her of it and executed her. So it's a cool little detail because she was thought to be a witch but never actually was

My two favorite movies of the series are the first two. It might be because they introduced us to much of the wizarding world, but also buildings/scenery/special effects looked so much more real than the later films. I know it's not until Chamber of Secrets, but Dobby looked real/believable to me whereas in the later films he looked blurry and subdued. Thanks so much. Lots of things I hadn't noticed especially in Diagon Alley.

What’s interesting is that, and I literally learned just now by Tom Felton’s new books Beyond the Wand, that man who plays Professor Kettleburn is Tom Felton’s Grandfather, which I learned from Tom’s new book. I loved the video!

That first one is a stretch. Rowling stated specifically that she chose Privet as the name in reference to the Privet hedge, a type of hedge commonly found in the gardens of suburban homes. I had a privet hedge in my childhood home.

"privet" drive isn't wordplay with "private". It's called "privet" because a privet bush is a common dividing hedge in british suburbs.

MovieFlame never fails to make our day filled with Harry Potter Happiness Love you Morgan Sir ❤

I like how he's probably watched all the films and read all the books millions of times, but he never gets bored of the series. I respect that

While the books are generally considered to be overall superior, I have to admit the movies did a pretty good job considering what they had to do. Creating all the magical things to fill a whole world can't have been easy. I can appreciate it for sure, however I would have rather had some of the more important details included over the lesser ones. Winky, Ludo Bagman, Quidditch World Cup, Blast ended Skrewts, nifflers, Tri-Wizard maze event obstacles etc. I feel with the popularity of the series they could have made longer movies like LotRs and included these things.

The stand-in for Hagrid in the scene in the house on the rock (and every time he was a giant) was a guy on stilts, but they actually made a mask of Robbie Coltrane’s face! I love looking for the mask in every wide shot and try to see that weird face!

i thought the gold coins are gallions?

As a lover of the Harry Potter series and as a media student I absolutely loved watching this and seeing this breakdown as I hadn't really revisited the series to try the new skills I've learned. Also, great to see you like New Rockstars too.

I was born in 2000 so I was really young when the movies were releasing and just way too young for the book but I had a teenage sister so I was no stranger to the movies and I actually enjoyed them. I never read the books but after coming across your channel I decided to read them because of your amazing videos. Thank You!

8:04 bro got me laughing out loud 😂 “Hagrid’s” facial expression is hilarious too

About the "who the hell is that" bit when you see a creepy looking Hagrid in the back of some shots: its a large animatronic head they used in shots where they have Hagrid in the background. Obviously Robbie Coltrane isnt as giant as Hagrid, which is fine when they do his close up shots, but when Hagrid is facing camera in that type of shot, they couldnt have Robbie Coltrane as we'd know he was too short, so they had to use this weird looking animatronic head that sat on top of the head of the person playing him in that shot to give the impression hes that tall. There are actually a bunch more shots where we see it and once you notice it it's hilariously distracting haha

Also when the train in leaving at the end of the year, you see Hermione with the buck teeth that were mentioned in the book, since it was the first day. But it didn't work out too well and they scrapped that for the film and have her have normal teeth.

Very nice video, but I have to mention that there is a German series by Coldmirror called "5 Minuten Harry Potter" where she splits the movie into five minute pieces and goes through it frame by frame, each video is roughly an hour long. So it's pretty detailed. Well veeeery detailed. So detailed in fact she shows background toys, looks through old post cards to verify if a specific path was already tarred at a specific point in history, translates Latin and comments on funny things like the "Soup soup soup" in the Leaky Cauldron. It is wild!

OMG! I always thoughts that Ron couldn't change Scabbers' colour because Fred and George gave him a fake spell to make fun of him...and now you blew my mind telling us that it didn't work because that wasn't a rat in the first place...OMG, it makes perfect sense!🎉

I've always wondered why the "fat rat yellow" spell was the only one in the entire series that used a full incantation rather than just the name of the spell to cast it. I assumed it was just the twins messing with Ron and that was why it didn't work.

legit been waiting for you or the vossman or scb to breaks these down i was born halloween night so i always marathon them for my bday

In the book the Wesley twins chant “we got potter” after harry was sorted inside Gryffindor, and if you listen closely you can hear them say “we got potter” I only found this out on my 5th rewatch of the movie

a cool detail you missed: at 21:05, the guy who played mr kettle burn is tom felton’s actual grandpa

This is awesome! I can't wait for the rest of the series! For the full body Hagrid shots, they used a 6'10" body double. He had to wear a giant animatronic head. The same thing happened with Madame Maxime's body double. I've seen the robot heads at the studio tour. They are the creepiest things ever. The way their eyes and lips move freaked me out but still glad to have heard those facts.

The first film did such a splendid job portraying stuffs as close to the novel as possible. Huge props to Chris Columbus.

Between MovieFlame and SuperCarlinBrothers we have had so many Harry Potter full series breakdowns and theories recently which I have immensely enjoyed

21:44 This would have been a colour grading issue. The person colour grading the shot just missed it! This is also why Legolas has green arrows in one shot of the LOTR where it would usually be yellow.

As both a book reader and a movie watcher. I LOVE THIS

20:12 Look at how a to be gryffindor kindly speaks to a to be slytherin with latter smiling and listening interestedly. The sorting hat is the main cause of all rivalry in HW for real 💥

PLEASE make this a series, this is amazing!

Your Harry Potter videos are so interesting. I love anything that keeps the HP world alive.

I guess the deleted scenes don’t count here. There’s a deleted scene right before Harry gets the mail, in which they take pictures of Dudley for Smeltings, Petunia tells Harry what his robes would be, and Harry commenting that it was Dudley’s previous robes, and that it would fit on him like an elephant.

Fact check: DVDs didn't start coming out until the mid90s, and weren't common until the very early 2000s - so it's probably a VCR (or just another rectangular boxed gift.... Dudley got plenty!)

Amazing video Morgan! Something that I find super cool is the background music. I think this one is done perfectly because the calming violin like music gets a little repetitive. The editing is also amazing, you have really outdone yourself and I can’t wait until the next episode ❤👍👍

A nice detail: at the house of Dudleys we can see a hanggin plant outside, a Petúnia

One of the biggest reasons I love Morgan’s videos is because of how he’s so adamant about giving information from the source material. I’ve read all the books countless times and I don’t particularly like watching past the 3rd movie because it just feels too different and too modern. I know you obviously can’t fit everything from books into movies but there’s still so many differences that it seriously does feel like another universe. Harry Potter is one of those stories where you really can’t call yourself a true fan if you haven’t read the books because there’s just so much information not put into the movies and so many changes. And it’s so frustrating seeing people who have never read the books, rudely tell people they’re wrong about something when they’ve accurately talked about something from the source material. A few years ago my friend was getting mad at me when we were hanging out with friends and I was talking about it taking place in the 90s and she was telling me I’m wrong. Because of the movies, she thought the series took place in the 2000s and she was actually getting mad at me about it lol I told her to google it and then she was quiet. I would tell her she needs to read the books but she refused yet still acted like she knew everything about it 🤷🏻‍♀️

Super excited for the second video! All the things I’ve missed and learned! Thanks for taking the time to make these!

It's amazing how much love was put into both this movie and your video Morgan! Thank you :]

Morgan, I have a suggestion for a video. You can do what happy moment hp characters were thinking when they made their patronus.

And if were going this deep, then when wood let's go the golden snitch, then he looks arround evrywhere looking for it, but Harry's eyes snapt on it instantly. There just show how good seeker Harry is.

I always assumed it was Privet Drive since a privet is a common shrub used as a hedge in neat, tidy, private neighborhoods. I can appreciate this point of view, though.

If it was 1991, it would be quite impressive to own a dvd player, technology not released until 6 years later

I watched the second video first and thought to myself it was like an Erik Voss breakdown. Enjoying the videos!

To be fair, lightning strikes every second, so the bloodred potion part of becoming an Animagus isn't that hard if you have the potion. But damn, leaving a leaf in your mouth sounds like pain.

Great job, and I love the NR shoutout to Erik Voss. I kept thinking back to the original DVD release with navigating the BTS and features, loved it so much as a kid. Can't wait for the next one, and hopefully you bring up the fact that Susan Bones was sorted into Hufflepuff, but nepotism has her in all of the Gryffindor and Slytherin classes which confused me so much when I was younger and didn't know she was Chris Columbus' daughter.

You have to watch coldmirrors analysis on the first film. Sadly it's in German but maybe you could understand it with subtitles. It's called "5 Minuten Harry Podcast" from coldmirror. I guarantee that you won't regret it.

Another Easter Egg: the station used for Hogsmede is Goathland, which is also the town where the majority of the TV show Heartbeat was filmed

This is such a high quality and interesting video. I love HP, but I'm outclassed by you in every way lol... Great job on editing specifically; I know how time-consuming it is and you did a top-tier job.

This guy really have a thing for the Wizading world 😅..... I mean he explained each and every thing about Diagon Alley.... Awesome work by the way❤❤ ~~Fan from India🇮🇳

Durch 5 Minuten Harry Podcast schocken mich 40 Minuten Analyse nicht mehr 😄

Great video I love and appreciate the work you put into these videos!!😁

I love all your HP content, honestly this video made my day so thank you 🤍

With the Dark Arts class decor and the Iguana in the first film, it could also be because Quirrell had been travelling around the Black Forrest prior to Harry attending the school (I think it is mentioned that he had just got back, It's also how he ended up with a "Mouldy Volde" head on the back of his...) and it makes him seem more exotic.

this was so fun to watch...took my mind off all the stress of studies and exams going on thank you morgan

This is one of your greatest videos! Very well made! Thank you ☺️

Fantastic job covering all the details! Well done!

Brilliant detail Morgan, it’s great seeing new things in a 20+ year old film

Fun fact: Emma Watson wore Hermione's buck teeth in the last scene of the film(the 1st thing that was shot), when she's leaning out of the train. But they ended up not using them after the scene was shot. They're subtle, but they're definitely there.

I know I am late to the party but your breakdown of the shops is freaking amazing. Best part of the video. You must have done a lot of research. I hope you get your props for that.

Yess I’ve been waiting for more harry potter content I keep rewatching your video playlist

I agree about thinking about the books and the movies as 2 different HP universes. I've done that, too, to make it easier to enjoy both.

You are just so amazing! A true Harry Potter detective ❤

thanks for making this video bro i’ve been waiting for you to make one of these

Once again, what a wonderful work of research! Thank you for this video. 🤗

Maybe Dumbledore could have "appeared suddenly & silently" because he was being invisible, not appariting because we KNOW he CAN be invisible WITHOUT an invisibility cloak . . . Just a thought . . . 🤔 And Puddlemere United is Dumbledore's favorite team; it says in the book Quidditch Through The Ages (I think 😉)!! Also, the hair potion thing is funny (& ironic) (@ least to me), considering BOTH Harry & James had messy hair!! 😅 That part about the staircases to the dorms WAS literally SAID in this movie by Percy earlier, too!! 😂 Also, in the books Ravenclaw's colors are BLUE & BROZE, not blue & sliver!! And I also think that Dumbledore let the wolf pups live there as way to dissuade students from entering the forest in the 1st place (not that it really works 😅). 😉 And that last scene is when Chris Columbus realized that Daniel Radcliffe would be a "great actor" one day. 😊

i can't believe that after all these years and after watching the movies several times, just now i know what was the thing that Neville forgot

This video is so much fun to watch! Well done!

11:20 I think it is for the latter as the mannequin is male and the Harpies are an all female team.

So excited for the rest of this series

What an amazing video, I love it it was very enjoyable to watch. Can't wait until part 2😊

I've been reading the books again recently, after binging the movies again a few weeks back. I was inspired after watching all your movie vs. book videos to finally read the books again, some I hadn't read since my childhood and some I'd never actually read. I just finished Book 3 last night and I'm about to start 4, Goblet of Fire, probably the one I have been looking forward to the most, knowing how much the movie cut. These are also amazing because, especially after your series about all the differences, this series really makes you appreciate the movies for what they are, and how accurate they were to so much, despite all that was changed or cut. I really like the idea of treating the two as their own seperate universes, rather than always comparing them, because there are bits of the books I love, sure, but also bits of the movies that I love even more because of how they were changed or altered. I want to love them both.

Your videos are so thorough and entertaining...thank you for being the driving force behind me making my own Harry Potter Channel!!🤓

I love breakdown videos because I feel I learn so much more about what’s going on and extra tidbits that I wouldn’t have otherwise figured out

Great video! Love this kind of content!!!

It's not an iguana that Quirrel is holding, we can hear it scream like a dragon. It's a magical beast that looks like an iguana.

I can't even watch the ending scene of this movie without tearing up. All because of the line "It's not Hogwarts without you Hagrid."

I can’t wait to see this whole series I love these movies and your channel.

This made my day. Thank you for the upload.

Yes, I consider the book and movie canon seperate universes. I think there exist four parallel universes: The book universe, the movie universe, the game universe (which also divides itself into a seperate Lego universe) and the stageplay universe.

Great job on this video! Really fun. 🎉

Wow awesome! Appreciate all the digging, I learned some new stuff :)

See I always thought that, to please everyone, the true canon should be a mix between book and movie based off of which did what thing better (which I know the books did more things better than the movies because they came first and can go into more detail but there are still lots of things that the movie did do better) but the alternate HP universe theory does make more sense.

I thought the second task we see them go through, with the flying keys, was done by Madam Hootch. I mean, flying on brooms, and catching winged keys. Having the sharp eye to spot the right key out of a whole group of keys

After experiencing a loss, I thought it would distract me if watch your Easter egg videos and then view the movies with an eye for details I missed. It’s helping!