The Boyhood Trailer Done Harry Potter-Style Is Surprisingly Emotional

I hear the word “parody” and I expect funny. I don’t expect gut-wrenching pain. But that’s what Potterhood—a trailer for the Harry Potter movies done in the style of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood (review here), which followed one young actor for 12 years—gave me. He doesn’t wanna be a hero-OO-OO-WAAAAAAAHHHHHH.

(by Slate, via /Film)

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