J.K. Rowling again does brilliant magic this time in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, an entertaining new series in the Harry Potter film universe. From one of the wizarding books that was used in the series, the film introduces us to its author Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne perfectly cast) and his trip to New York City in 1926 with a mission to save the beasts and put them into their rightful place and purpose.
As one among those who followed the series, I find it refreshing that the setting was moved to America and director David Yates truly created the Big Apple with it's own distinct character as similar in earlier Potter films. The writing is also spot on with an emphasis of using the word nomaj as the American term in the wizarding world for a regular human as opposed to the now popular muggle in the UK.
The film is best seen on the big screen (I saw it
on IMAX). It also boasts of an outstanding supporting cast led by Collin
Farrell, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Dan Fogler
and Carmen Ejogo among others. There is also a big surprise in the film
that sets it up for the next ones that is planned. I'm looking forward
to that and I'm pretty sure you will too.
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