Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Chukzombi said:

I would like to know who advised Watson and Radcliffe to shit on JKR while their careers are already in the toilet. You never shit on the money. They should have begged her to include them in new potter projects.

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You know the social media and hollywood pressure is why they said anything.

Animosity said:

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I actually like him as an actor. I can see him playing this part if directed well enough.

kroenen said:

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Lmao they got some Rings of Power guys to do the writing.

Perfect.

Its pretty book accurate but the kid playing Harry will probably have a lisp.

I can only assume there's a height difference if the announcement photo has them crouching.

spronk said:

‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Harry, Ron and Hermione

The HBO 'Harry Potter' series has cast its Harry, Ron and Hermione.

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Swarthy.

that contrast is hilarious.

Harry shows up and he's obviously Harry. Then Hagrid. Then Ron. Character after character flashes past, each recognizable as themselves. You start to get a little glimpse of hope.

Then BAM, brown Hermione, then BAM, black Snape. Gotcha!

Whats telling is the sequence. They know exactly what they're doing. They build it up, step by step, to maximize the surprise. Youre meant to be shocked by the contrast because if youre a "progressive" you get some kind of gay little thrill at being so brave and shocking and oooh wont this make the racists mad! And if you're a normal person well obviously you're like "hey thats fucked up, what happened?" and now you're a racist. So everyone gets some kind of reaction and engages with the ad at least a little.

I will give them this - after a few decades of this they are getting good at it.