Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them AMAZING

Rating: 10/10 (11 December 2016)

This is the first film J.K. Rowling has done about the wizarding world that was light and joyful to watch. Unlike the Harry Potter series this film is from a screenplay and not a novel. This gave Rowling a different role in the creation of the film AND I LOVED IT. This film is filled with amazingly awkward and fun actors. Newt played by Eddie Redmayne is my favorite character of all time. He is awkward, cute, and smart. His entire personality reminds me of myself. His connections to misunderstood magical beast was a truly beautiful connection. Other than Newt, Kowalski played by Dan Fogler was delightful to watch. Kowalski is a No-Maj aka muggle that was in the right place at the right time because he was able to enter the wizard world. Newt and Kowalski's friendship was better than any other. The quirkiness and love shared between them are what I aspire my friendships to be like. In comparison to the Harry Potter series this film was not as dark. Most of the Harry Potter series is about how dark the wizarding world can be, while in Fantastic Beasts it was about a wizard who wanted to change others minds about the misunderstood beasts that he loves. The film was mostly in high key lighting, besides when things went wrong like in any other film. When his beasts start to escape their leather briefcase the film starts to be in a darker light while Newt is trying to save his beloved beasts from the wizards who do not understand them. The music throughout the film also matched the ones used for Harry Potter, which is mystical and scary at the same time. It starts off happy then gets darker meaning everything will not be alright until the end where it picks back up again. The change that they made to the song was the harder beats of the drum. Creating more mystery of what will happen. Throughout the film, the audience is continuously misdirected to who the bad guy actually is. We are held under confusion until the end of the film where the bad guy was finally reviled. The film ends and I am in tears and wanting more. The film obviously ended at a point where Rowling can continue Newts story in the wizarding world.