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News movies & tv series 05 August 2020, 15:49

author: Karol Laska

Dirty Harry Potter; Fans Swap All Wands for Firearms

An anonymous artistic group has spent the last 5 years on one of the more crazy and controversial fan projects to be released recently. Here is the first part of Harry Potter with guns instead of wands.

Another reason to rewatch Harry Potter.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Weapons is a full-length reworking of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The film recreates scene by scene the plot of the original with one key difference. The young wizards are not equipped with wands, but pistols and rifles of all kinds. Nowhere will you see a more "American" satire.

It is worth looking at the numbers, because it is the result of as many as 5 years of hard work of an anonymous artistic group, which resulted in 175 completely new special effects. The execution is top notch with a proper sense of distance and sense of humor. But the creators want to say something more.

The project lead points out that the initial parodist idea turned into a social message and criticism of Hollywood - the weapons have become a toy and a course of the day for the movie industry. It is used as one of the components of entertainment cinema when it actually serves to hurt and kill. This is what the anonymous artist claims, who has posted appropriate instructions on the homepage of the work, which suggest what to do to contribute to minimizing gun violence in the US.

We will find a link to the full movie on this website.

Movies official poster.

Karol Laska

Karol Laska

His adventure with journalism began with a personal blog, the name of which is no longer worth quoting. Then he interpreted Iranian dramas and the Joker, writing for cinematography journal, which, sadly, no longer exists. His writing credentials include a degree in film studies, but his thesis was strictly devoted to video games. He has been writing for Gamepressure since March 2020, first writing a lot about movies, then in the newsroom, and eventually, he became a specialist in everything. He currently edits and writes articles and features. A long-time enthusiast of the most bizarre indie games and arthouse cinema. He idolizes surrealism and postmodernism. He appreciates the power of absurdity. Which is probably why he also tried soccer refereeing for 2 years (with so-so results). He tends to over-philosophize, so watch out.

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