Fan Video Reimagines Harry Potter as a Guy Ritchie Movie, And Honestly? We'd Watch That
We've already seen multiple AI-generated variations of Harry Potter characters. Now it's time for the most unexpected live reenacting of the beloved franchise.
Brace yourselves, because while life hasn't prepared you for this, the brilliance of the below is undeniable.
British filmmaker Guy Ritchie is known for his gangster flicks. Be it Snatch, Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, or RocknRolla, Guy Ritchie has definite trademarks.
His heroes are tough, cranky gangsters who get into the most unbelievable, often bloody situations as a result of bizarre coincidences.
The movies by the British director can be recognized from the dialogues alone. What would it have looked like if he had accidentally ended up in the director's chair of the Harry Potter movie series?
Well, at least one TikToker was curious enough to film a short video depicting precisely that.
The video showing what the fantasy series would have looked like with Guy Ritchie as director was uploaded by TikToker ScheifferBates. Spoiler: Harry Potter's gang wants to break Voldemort's legs...
Warning: the video contains strong NSFW language.
@scheifferbates Guy Ritchie, but he directs Harry Potter #harrypotter #guyritchie ♬ original sound - Scheiffer Bates
As Ritchie fans would expect, the entire Potter ensemble is transformed in the video into rough rascals from London's underworld.
Voldemort threatens Harry in his worker accent, Ron wants to break his legs for it. Hagrid is a con artist who sells dragons instead of dogs to his customers.
Such dialogues could just be straight out of Ritchie's cult films. Backed by the edgy soundtrack, vulgarities and threats are exchanged here in underworld slang.
Hagrid is reminiscent of Brad Pitt's character from Snatch, Harry could easily be played by Jason Statham.
Another very Guy Ritchie trait is that Hermione, the most important female protagonist of the Harry Potter series, is nowhere to be seen.
Ritchie is known for often focusing on a group of men in his films, while female characters are barely featured.
While it is obvious we'll never have Harry Potter series re-shot by any of the prominent filmmakers, this pure gold of a TikTok video might give us a chance to experience Harry Potter like we never knew we wanted.