Ashlyn Brady Author: Movie - "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"

Friday 27 January 2017

Movie - "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"

Hello Friends,

While I was on holidays, I went to a fancy multi-cinema place in Perth, Western Australia. I was excited to see this movie. "Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them" welcomes fans to the next magical world created by J.K. Rowling.

The story is set in 1926. A fantastic beast is on the loose and wrecking New York City. The magical beast had escaped from Newt Scamander‘s plain brown suitcase (world) and Newt must get it back.

Added to his woes is the witches and wizards bureaucracy of NYC and their demands. They don’t want their secret existence discovered by the ordinary citizens, the ones who don’t have any magical abilities.

In the movie USA, these folks are known as the “No-Maj” as opposed to the “Muggle” of the UK. The third wheel in the story is a creepy family with an abusive mother who wants to get rid of the witches in the city.

I’m not going to write any movie spoilers here. In places. my mind did muddle along with the plot of the movie. However, I loved leaving the ordinary world to enjoy the fantasy magical realms of J.K. Rowling.

The hero, Newt, had his moments when he reminded me of Dr Who, the time travelling lord from BBC television. Newt was a magical zoologist, a restrained fellow, who stayed true to himself throughout the story. He had a No-Maj companion, Jacob, who was a cannery worker and a man down on his luck. Jacob was a delightful character who had a cheery smile when good things happened to him during his adventures with Newt and the fantastic beasts.

Newt and Jacob formed a beast rescue team with two ladies. One of the ladies, Tina, was a wand-waving witch. While her sister, Queenie, was a mind-reader. I giggled at the scene when the two ladies offered Newt and Jacob a bed for the night. The men were given twin single beds which were positioned with a respectable distance between them. Newt wore his day clothes under the blankets. Jacob sat propped up as the ladies delivered a cup of hot cocoa before they went to sleep. It seemed quirky British or very vintage for two grown men to be treated this way.

You might need some tissues for the final scenes of the movie. Another fantastic beast movie is planned for November 2017, and there could be 2 or three more movies after that. You can find out more about the first movie and read many news articles over at J.K Rowling’s Pottermore website, here's the link, Pottermore

I couldn’t say goodbye without including the movie trailer.