HBO's highly anticipated Harry Potter reboot was meant to bring back excitement and nostalgia around the franchise, but its first teaser has invited all kinds of backlash and scrutiny, one centred almost entirely on how it looks.
Within hours of the trailer's release in late March, fans began criticising its flat, desaturated visuals, comparing them unfavourably to the warm, richly lit world of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
