Now, if anyone is a Harry Potter fan like me, you probably geeked out when Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came into theatres. I was ecstatic! After so long, we were going to dive back into the world we all knew and love. After stepping out of the theatre, I realized that this wasn't just a step back into the world of Harry Potter; this was an adventure into a part never before seen.
The movie is focused on Newt Scamander, author of the titled book, and his adventures in 1926 New York City. This includes some of his creatures escaping his magical suitcase, meeting new friends, and trying to combat an evil darkness that threatens the world.
This movie and new storyline has a lot to offer. We have Eddie Redmayne, an Oscar winner, playing Newt in a fabulous blue coat. Alongside him is an incredibly talented cast including Carmen Ejogo, Ezra Miller, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, and Dan Fogler.
We also find out answers to questions of the past that have left us pondering since the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Fans are already theorizing the new information given in the story and debate about the differences between Wizarding London and Wizarding New York City.
For instance, Wizarding New York City has very different perspectives and laws concerning No-Maj's (Muggles) and magical creatures. But you have to watch the movie to find out how.
This movie has its own magic. Lots of people had their doubts about this, stating that it was just another move to make more money by the franchise. But to others, this is the next step of the story, even if it takes place in the past. We are slowly finding out things that were unanswered in the original books, and it leaves us reeling for more. So many things could have been done to make it just another Harry Potter movie... but it's not.
This is its own movie that takes place in the same world as Harry Potter's story does. It has its own magic. It's teaching us things about other sides of the magical spectrum we didn't think about before, as well as things we thought about endlessly.
I, for one, cannot wait to see more of the story, which means I am most definitely seeing the movie again. This is something that we have waited for, a new chapter to what we have grown up with. The magic is only beginning.
