Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them

Hello Everyone, 

Spoiler Alert!!!!!

     Time for another review and this movie is part of a franchise that has a special place in my heart. And that franchise is the wizarding of Harry Potter. The reason why Harry Potter has a place in my heart is because it got me into reading books. So anything that has to do with that world is going to get me into the theater and get me hooked and interested in the story. Let's begin with the review of the prequel series Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them.

     Let me start out saying again that this is a prequel series and place before Harry, Ron and Hermonie so you won't be seeing them but you will be seeing characters that weren't explored instead was just mentioned in the original series. Despite the fact that Fantastic is a spin off series of a huge popular series, it is also a good stand alone film. One of the things I really liked about this movie is that it gives some of the secondary Harry Potter characters s lot of backstory. The characters that were barely seen or maybe only mention, Fantastic Beasts brings them into the light and allows the audience learn more about them. I also liked the fact that it was a prequel and went into more depth about the stories that were introduced in Harry Potter and by doing that it really sets up Harry Potter. So it is a great lead up to a highly popular franchise. And it really raises the stakes for all the characters in both Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter. 

     Another thing that is nice about the movie is that it takes place in America. If gave us more information about the wizarding world/community in America and how it differs from the wizarding world in the United Kingdom. And J.K. Rowling has stated that there was a wizard school in America so they wouldn't go to Hogwarts which is in London. We actually had gotten a little bit of explanation of other wizarding schools in Goblet of Fire with Dunstrung and Beaubatons which are located in France and Russia. Fantastic Beasts took it a step further and explain about the world across the Atlantic Ocean. By having the film take place in America really expanded the world and maybe got other kid/people interested in the story that maybe at first wasn't. So it open the other the door to a whole new audience.

     The cast was fantastic no pun intended and for those of you who haven't seen the movie and may not know there is a awesome cameo that you wouldn't want to miss. So I am not going to give away who it is, I got to leave you with a little mystery to get you want to watch the film. Which is if you think about it is what the movie is about to a degree; mystery. Trying to solve who is responsible for all the chaos and destruction. Fantastic Beasts has all the wonder that Harry Potter has and is a great prequel to a great story. 

     Though this review may be a little bias meaning that I love Harry Potter as it got me to enjoy reading. But who cares it's still a great flick.

                                                -Katiejayforever

P.S. Stand by for next review!