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Discuss the newest addition to the Harry Potter adventure, Fantastic Beasts.

YES. Okay, I LOVED Fantastic Beasts. That movie was sooooo good, even more so because we could enjoy it without comparing it to a book.

Guess what? My Patronus is the same as the actors who played Tina and Queenie, a White Stallion. I was so happy I almost cried when I found out.

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Fantastic Beasts was so amazing and magical. Loved it.

I was THIS cose to crying at the end. THIS CLOSE. But siriusly, the ending was so good. It leaves so much room for the next......three....four.......however many movies!

Yeah I wasn't close to crying, I WAS CRYING!! In the beginning when the WB logo came up and the music started playing I started to cry! It was so amazing though

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I still haven't seen it but I really want to! It'll be nice watching a Harry-Potter-Universe movie without comparing it to a book.

I saw this thing on Pinterest where someone had said the exact same thing.

A wrote: "I was THIS cose to crying at the end. THIS CLOSE. But siriusly, the ending was so good. It leaves so much room for the next......three....four.......however many movies!"
I like to imagine how the magical and non-magical worlds interacted in history. I think the movies will lead up to WWII and the duel between Dumbledore and Grindelwald.

Maybe...Also are we allowed to say spoilers on this?

The only part I didn't really like (which I know everyone else loved) was the ending... I kind of wish that the Harry Potter world we know & love was left alone. I mean, I just wish we could explore Newt's world more, and Dumbledore/Harry's world less in these upcoming films.

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One of the things I liked about the movie is that it made a point I'd thought about a lot. You can see the systemic sexism of the 1920's when the sisters aren't allowed to have men as guests in their apartment, but the head of the American version of the Ministry of Magic is a woman. Where else in the 1920's was there a female head of state? Nowhere that I know of. My point is that women had a way better chance of living in a more equal culture if they were witches. When physical strength is less important, women are more likely to be respected; a witch is just as likely to be strong or dangerous as a wizard. I like to imagine how this played out in the history of magic.

Good point, Christine. You could even see that in HP, with two of the four houses being founded by witches. And the witches have always been just as tough as the wizards.

I was pretty fascinated by the 1920's New York and how it simply changed the whole get up and feel of the plot. Like when I think of Hogwarts, I have this warm sort of feeling but thinking of Fantastic Beast feels all adventure and discovery.
The law and everything, even the level of formality, in America is so rigid and strict kind of and we've been used to seeing a more homely and much more relaxed environment in Britain.
Also, the American Ministry, or MACUSA, looks pretty cool on the inside.

Katria wrote: "I was pretty fascinated by the 1920's New York and how it simply changed the whole get up and feel of the plot. Like when I think of Hogwarts, I have this warm sort of feeling but thinking of Fanta..."

My favourite moment of the whole movie was when they were in the speakeasy. That scene itself was excellent, but what I loved most was when Queeny ordered drinks. She's mostly girly and fluffy, even when she's being brave and resourceful, but when she orders the giggle water, (which is funny in itself,) her delivery, for that one line, is so hilarious. She sounds totally done with the world, in a way she doesn't sound any other time during the movie.

I had low expectations but this movie exceeded them all! I study zoology so I felt a connection to Newt :). Can't wait for more!!

I just watched it for a second time, and the plot is not the most developed, but the story and world is just so fun to watch!

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Rivka Ray wrote: "I just watched it for a second time, and the plot is not the most developed, but the story and world is just so fun to watch!"

I liked it too, but I did feel like they started out with a defined amount of time for action scenes, then built the story around them.

I really love Queenie and the Niffler!

I read the screenplay before I watched the movie. The Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts made me realize that I actually enjoy reading screenplays!

I can't remember if I already said this, but this is my favorite Harry Potter movie(movie from the world of Harry Potter, whatever) mostly because there was no book to compare it to and it is just SO good.

I just watched this for the second time and still loved it but do think the storyline is weaker than the HP books but that might be because it doesn't have the years of hype and build up that HP did. The creatures are amazing and I loved the scene inside the suitcase when you meet all the different creatures. I felt the action and fight scenes at the end were a bit long and drawn out and wish they had cut some of that and focused more on the fantastical beasts side.

I just have a general question about Crimes of Grindelwald- do you guys think that Jk Rowling messed up with the whole McGonagall at school before she was even born thing? Because I have seen alot of people complaining that she is ruining the canon but no actual explanation from her- and she is so amazing that I find it hard to believe she’d slip up on something so minor— so what do you think?

I've heard McGonagall's birth date was removed from Pottermore, so I wouldn't necessarily call it a mess up. It was intentional to include more original HP characters. I wasn't a huge fan of Crimes of Grindelwald, but the McGonagall thing doesn't bother me much.