Showing posts with label Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (David Yates, 2022)
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Rating: Q=7, P=6 / Can't Get Enough
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Fantasy, Magic, Adventure, Complex Relationships

I truly enjoyed this film, but that should not be surprising based on how much I've enjoyed all the other films and stories in this universe. The first and second parts of this collection I think were much stronger and stand on their own better, but this one is still fun and answers more questions. At times, the urgency of Grindelwald's menace doesn't seem emphasized quite as much as it should be after what happened in part two, but the mysteriousness and back story of Albus Dumbledore makes up for it. That being said, this film doesn't make any sense without having seen the first two films. But the visuals and adventuring would probably still be exciting. The overall atmosphere here is somber. And I like that, given the nature of what's going on in the story. Mads Mikkelsen, Jude Law, and Eddie Redmayne are all so good.



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Monday, November 21, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (David Yates, 2016)
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Rating: Q=8, P=8 / Obsession
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Fantasy, Magic, Adventure

J.K. Rowling's universe is so enchanting, delightful, surprising, and fun. I knew I was going to enjoy Fantastic Beasts...how could I not? So imaginative, such an escape. Eddie Redmayne gives another incredible performance that makes me want to meet Newt Scamander. And that cute niffler creature...I want one!

Upon reflection, though, I'm deeply impressed by how Rowling writes about fear. Yes, her fairy tale stories are steeped in discussions of good versus evil and the all the greyness in between. But fear is a regular theme in her stories. It is always stemmed from uncertainty and a lack of understanding. Knowledge/education is always the answer and that makes me smile.

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