Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: 5 Reasons It Was the Perfect Magical Reboot
The result? A surprisingly solid, dark, and whimsical return to the Wizarding World. Here is why the film worked so well. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016 10...
The movie lives up to its title. The creatures are spectacular. From the Niffler (instant comic relief gold) to the majestic Thunderbird (Frank), the CGI was top-tier. The sequence where Newt tries to lure an Erumpent with a mating dance is a masterclass in physical comedy mixed with genuine danger. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: 5
While the search for the beasts is the A-plot, the B-plot involves Colin Farrell as Percival Graves. Farrell is menacing and suave, but the reveal of who he really is at the end of the movie caused theaters to erupt. It tied the "fantastic beasts" directly back to the darkest wizards in history, setting up a decade-spanning arc. The movie lives up to its title
8/10 Best Scene: The Thunderbird release in the storm. Worst Scene: The weird "wand pointed at the heart" romance between Jacob and Queenie.
When Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hit theaters in 2016, it carried a weight that most spin-offs don’t: the legacy of the Harry Potter franchise. But instead of trying to rehash Hogwarts, director David Yates and writer J.K. Rowling took a huge risk. They traded school robes for fedoras, the British countryside for 1920s New York, and a Chosen One for a nerdy, suitcase-carrying magizoologist.