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Review: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016)
Rating: 8.8 of 10
Five years after the last Harry Potter movie, and fifteen years after the first, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is the first cinematic continuation of the universe that does not directly include Harry Potter himself.
In the center of the movie is Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander, a mild-mannered beasts expert from the British Ministry of Magic. He has this demeanor about him—a little hunched back, soft spoken, never really look at people straight on—that is so endearing you’d never want to take your eyes of him whenever he’s on screen. He befriends Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), a wide eyed No-Maj who dreams of something bigger; Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), a quirky yet determined MACUSA employee; and Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol), Tina’s sister and coworker and a bubbly mind-reader. Fantastic Beasts is full of fun and memorable secondary characters that help make the universe felt so rich.
Also, we get to see the culture of wizardry in the US and the workings of MACUSA (US’s version of Ministry of Magic), that includes an Auror played by Colin Farrell (he is unexpectedly perfect as a wizard, and also has the coolest outfit. Although I may or may not want to steal everybody’s wardrobe from this movie). The titular wild creatures are also infinitely weird, cute, and strangely endearing.
Fantastic Beasts is not a perfect movie, but honestly, you won’t really care. The second act should feel draggy and aimless, but the whole time you’d be too busy being mesmerized by all the wonders and charm the movie, the beasts, and the characters had to offer. By all means, Fantastic Beasts will definitely fill that Harry Potter-shaped void in your heart.
There are 2 major plots in Fantastic Beasts: Plot A is about Newt and his friends running throughout New York to find his missing beasts, while Plot B is about Grindelwald and the Second Salem movement that will eventually tie into the rise of Voldemort in later years. They both have very different atmostphere about them, and it’s pretty amazing that they didn’t feel disjointed at all. Newt’s subplot with the creatures and his friends is cute and charming, while the Second Salem goes way, way darker than you’d expect.
Ultimately, Fantastic Beasts is a fluff piece. It’s cute and light and whimsical (when it’s not directly tied to Grindelwald) but I wouldn’t have it any other way. As of now, there are talks for sequels that will focus further into the story of Grindelwald, and less into Newt Scamander. That makes me sad, really, because it’ll be a shame to say goodbye to these lovable characters and creatures.
TLDR; Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is as whimsical as you'd expect from Harry Potter universe, and indeed, fantastic. (I regret nothing writing that.)
Rules to date me:
1. Good grammar.
2. Nice smile
3. Be yourself around me
4. Loyalty
5. Adventurous!
6. Must be either Niall Horan or Eddie Redmayne.
Whouffle (11/Clara) vibes
A few months ago I was rewatching The Theory of Everything and seeing Jane and Stephen together reminded me a bit of Whouffle (11th Doctor and Clara) from Doctor Who.
Another thing is that they have similar characteristics.
Stephen and the Doctor loves/have a thing for Cosmology, Time Travel, and other sciency stuff
Jane and Clara are both English teachers and occasionally wear similar clothing (I guess?)
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Yes, I'm a die-hard whouffle/11xclara shipper.
If all goes according to plan, I’ll post a digital version of this soon. In the meantime… God do I wish I could watch this show for the first time again.
Newt Scamander ~ ❀
just saw my partner for the first time in 4 weeks and made them sit through my 45 minute analysis of Cabaret (the movie, musical, and 1998 broadway cast recording)
Somehow they still wanted to make out with me after
Originally had another Newt-related post for today… or maybe Wednesday? Well, this was planned for Wednesday but moved to today cause apparently, it is Newt’s birthday. Or was. Dependent on when you see this. Moved things around a lot trying to make my schedule work. But it was Newt and Tina but needed a pause on the couples-thing so here’s Newt with his other true love… Beasts!
Happy Birthday mr. Scamander!
How Crimes of Grindelwald should have ended
Eddie Redmayne as Einar Wegener, The Danish Girl.
Gosh, he was so beautiful and sensual in it.
les mis is really just the hunger games and everyone dies and the unlikely victor is marius
Fantastic beasts and Crimes of Grindelwald review
Ok this is a NO SPOILER review with my own opinions
+ Just because I love the character doesn't mean that I'm defending the actors with certain controversies. Actor=/=Character
Things I liked about the movie
- Newt and Leta's back to school storyline. I LOVED IT. The young actors who portrayed those characters were incredibly symmetrical to original actors and how a boy from Hufflepuff and girl from Slytherin hang out melted my heart
- Everyone's sense of fashion
- JONNY DEPP'S GRINDELWALD Oh my god guys. Whether you like him or not, it's just... he just nailed the entire performance. Honestly, I didn't like how they styled his hair and looks, but once you watch the movie, they don't matter anymore. It's just the dark wizard himself inspiring and grasping everyone's attention. Once you step out from the cinema, the only character I thought about was him.
- Grindelwald actually proposes a very reasonable and convincing agenda which scared me. He reminded me of Michael Fassbender's Magneto in X Men. Compared to Voldemort, who proposes an extreme dictatorship, G sounded like he was actually fighting for the rights for the wizards.
- MY BABY NIFFLER
- Lkie the first one, it was nice to see the adult's wizarding world where they are not students, but and actual member of the wizarding society with strong and built up abilities
Thing I didn't like
- The storyline was extremely weak tbh. The first act with Newt and his animals was interesting & exciting, but the second act was dragging the storyline. The story only built up with conflict and more conflict without a proper climax in the movie
- Leta's storyline was full of plot holes and mostly dragging the movie. There is a scene which includes her talking for the entire scene which I felt it was kind of unnecessary and makes you roll your eyes and go 'uhh, can we move on to next part now??' I liked Zoe's acting, but it's just David Yate's poor storytelling skills
- There were a lot of UNNECESSARY SUPPORTING CHARACTERS. Like seriously, the movie could have been 100% fine without them
- The title 'Fantastic beasts' sounds like an mere excuse to explain Dumbledore and Grindelwald's storyline. Both of it could have been a separate movie, where there is a spin off about Newt acting like a Pokemon trainer, searching and analysing magical creatures, but the main movie is about the actual Dumbledore vs Grindelwald storyline. Why combine those two??
It wasn't a movie you'd enjoy 100% in the cinema because it didn't really solve or developed a storyline, but it makes you wonder and get excited for the sequel. 6.7/10 for me
Newt Scamander
Fantastic beasts and where to find them review!
I've watched it today and this is going to be a short, subjective review - Eddie Redmayne's portrayal of Newt Scamander was like, the LITERAL IMAGE OF HUFFLEPUFF. Like, shit, Newt. You're the purest guy in the wizarding world - Also, I liked how all the wizards are so experienced and capable of magic without the need to say the spell out loud. Also they apparate so easily, like hell, the power of adult wizards. You can't compare them with the students - I found the female protagonist kind of boring, I found her sister more interesting - Ah, the uselessness of ministry of magic was global - Collin Farrell KILLED IT!. Like, Percival Graves was so charismatic and charming - I knew almost nothing about Ezra's role in this movie but like, I wanted to protect him so bad - Loved the humor, and I think a lot of scenes showed how well trained and skilled Newt is when it comes to treating the beasts - The last reveal was kind of, meh. The tiwst was great, but.. JK Rowling, did you really have to choose this guy? I mean, he doesn't look like what he is suppose to be! - The story in general was a little loose, and some visuals were kind of ?? The movie is already worth watching as it takes us back to the wizarding world, I loved the characters and new portrayal of the magical world. 7.5/10 in my opinion. I can't wait to see more Newt!
