Saturday, February 27, 2016

TOW #19 - Harry Potter Literal Trailer

            This “Harry Potter Literal Trailer” is part of a series made by a YouTuber called Tobuscus. This person makes parodies of well-known movie trailers where they simply describe what is going on in the video. It can be figured out that you do not want to watch these videos to figure out the plot of a movie.
            This video was created for people who simply want a laugh. There is no way to guess what Tobuscus is going to say, but the entire video is funny. This video was made after the Deathly Hallows trailer was released. It brings humor to the trailer while also promoting the movies (which probably was not on purpose, but still).
            Tobuscus uses humor throughout this video. The first time I saw it, I was a young girl, and my friend had to pause the video because I was laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe. By commenting on the arbitrary details of the trailer, Tobuscus alters the point of the movie. For example, Tobuscus comments on how Harry needs sleep and Voldemort does not have a nose. The average person knows that this is not the primary problem of the Harry Potter series.

            The author’s purpose in creating this text was to get his audience to have a laugh or find the video to be amusing. I would say that the author achieved their purpose because most of the people who watch this video find the humor.

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