Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was filmed in 2001 from the first JK Rowling book about little Harry, who learns that he is a wizard and is going to Hogwarts Magic School. In Indonesia, 18 years later, the story “Alfa” was created, in which a boy discovers his magical heritage and then goes to a magic school. Coincidence? Or a bold clone who (until now unmolested) is riding the Harry Potter wave?
Indonesian Harry Potter copy passes off similarities as coincidence
Sometimes it takes a little longer for plagiarism to be discovered. Or until it gets big enough to be penalized by the trademark owner. The Indonesian production company MD Entertainment is behind the unauthorized Harry Potter variation Alfa. And that seems to have escaped the eye of the Harry Potter copyright guards for the past four years.
“Any similarities in this story to characters and locations are purely coincidental”it says at the beginning of each of the 40 episodes roughly translated. But when the protagonist, who lives with his aunt and uncle, receives an enchanting invitation to school, which his relatives tear up only to then be bombarded by owl mail, it should already be clear after 3 minutes that the parallels are a little too obvious to pass as coincidences.
Here you can watch the Harry Potter copy Alfa every 42 hours:
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Even the cheap sets and bad effects can’t hide the fact that Harry Potter’s glasses-free twin lives through the adventure of his predecessor. A few “highlights” in the first episode:
If three-headed dragons suddenly appear or the beardless Hagrid sneezes a door, the Indonesian series still fills its plot with its own ideas – but does it make it better?
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If you don’t feel like wasting almost two days of your life watching all the episodes of the Harry Potter rip-off, you can also watch the short videos by TikToker matthewables, who draws a few comparisons to the original:
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It’s always amusing to click through the slightly worn-out Indonesian Harry Potter version. Unfortunately there are no subtitles on YouTube.
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For a high-quality new edition, we will have to wait for the official Harry Potter series, which is currently being planned.
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