Fantastic Beasts - Harry Potter in Disguise?
Since the conclusion of the seemingly endless Harry Potter saga, director David Yates' resume has thinned as he slid quickly off the Hollywood grid. Going for a comeback, Yates made an attempt to reinvent Tarzan, which grossed $347.2 million in box offices worldwide, deviating from the wizard assembly line, proving that he was not a one-trick pony. Meanwhile, J.K. Rowling, unable to steer clear from her fetish for magic, published a novel - eerily similar to the series that put her on the map. she title it Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. Don't be deceived by the incredibly love name. It's not related to Harry Potter - although, film-wise - the two could be twins.
This spin-off frames the adventures of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) as he delves in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. In the briefcase he carries, magical creatures mischievously rummage about, sometimes falling out, spawning almost impossible games of cat and mouse; the Nifler - a platypus-like creature which has a habit of shoplifting; the Bowtruckle, a spindly green plant that suggests a tiny version of those wind socks you see at car dealerships; and the Erumpent, which resembles a rhino with a pool of lava glowing beneath its horns.
The plot branches out with sub-plots of these beasts but inevitably meander back to the trunk that is the big picture in a push-and-pull-me fashion (much like Harry Potter 1,2, 4,and 5), making it difficult for viewers to follow. In this respect, it's a lot like a Woody Allen flick. And, as Newt fumbles and bumbles, I saw a resonance of the comedian that - I think - was an unintentional slip-up by Yates. Much like Harry Potter, the protagonist befriends a man and a woman, who become wrapped up in abetting Newt. Similar to Harry, Newt is always late: He arrives in New York just as the city's wizards squabble over a hard-to-control force of evil erupting all over the city and (so they fear) will force them to come out from their average-joe facade to defend the metropolis.
The crisis births a much stronger part of the story that focuses on the actors, instead of CGI effects and brings Eddie Redmayne face to face with Collin Farell's character, the untrustworthy Percival Graves. Jet-black hair and a demeanor like the Upper East Side's most discreetly expensive funeral director, displays an unseemly interest in that unruly force, which runs deeper and darker than the subway. One question: why did Rowling pick New York as the setting? It's comparable to Peter Jackson choosing Brussels for King Kong!
This spin-off frames the adventures of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) as he delves in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. In the briefcase he carries, magical creatures mischievously rummage about, sometimes falling out, spawning almost impossible games of cat and mouse; the Nifler - a platypus-like creature which has a habit of shoplifting; the Bowtruckle, a spindly green plant that suggests a tiny version of those wind socks you see at car dealerships; and the Erumpent, which resembles a rhino with a pool of lava glowing beneath its horns.
The plot branches out with sub-plots of these beasts but inevitably meander back to the trunk that is the big picture in a push-and-pull-me fashion (much like Harry Potter 1,2, 4,and 5), making it difficult for viewers to follow. In this respect, it's a lot like a Woody Allen flick. And, as Newt fumbles and bumbles, I saw a resonance of the comedian that - I think - was an unintentional slip-up by Yates. Much like Harry Potter, the protagonist befriends a man and a woman, who become wrapped up in abetting Newt. Similar to Harry, Newt is always late: He arrives in New York just as the city's wizards squabble over a hard-to-control force of evil erupting all over the city and (so they fear) will force them to come out from their average-joe facade to defend the metropolis.
The crisis births a much stronger part of the story that focuses on the actors, instead of CGI effects and brings Eddie Redmayne face to face with Collin Farell's character, the untrustworthy Percival Graves. Jet-black hair and a demeanor like the Upper East Side's most discreetly expensive funeral director, displays an unseemly interest in that unruly force, which runs deeper and darker than the subway. One question: why did Rowling pick New York as the setting? It's comparable to Peter Jackson choosing Brussels for King Kong!
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