Fantastic Beasts

Rating: 9/10 (10 December 2016)

Once I heard there was going to be a movie that stems from the Harry Potter series I knew that I had to see it for myself. And once I heard the Harry Potter theme music to start the movie I knew it was going to be a good one. If you are a Harry Potter fan then it is a must see, well it is a must see either way. There were so many references throughout the film such as Bellatrix Lestrange and Albus Dumbledore, but they don't just lay it out there for you, you must pay attention through the movie to catch them. Each of the characters in Fantastic Beasts was similar to the three main characters in Harry Potter which were Harry, obviously, Ron and Hermione. Newt was most similar to Harry in that he was a witty wizard who always had a plan on his mind and how to get out of situations. Kowalski had a parallel with Ron as he provided a lot of comic relief throughout the movie and seemed to be along for the ride. Tina ran similar to Hermione as the no nonsense character and did everything by the books written by the ministry of magic. J.K. Rowling did a fantastic job as this was her first screenplay done by her and I hope and look forward to more films coming from this series!