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So. I saw the new Fantastic Beasts on Friday and again on Saturday, and I’ve been left with thoughts. Many, many thoughts. And I’ll freely admit that I’d watch it again to see if there’s anything that I’ve overlooked, but that’s going to have to wait since cinema tickets are fucking expensive.
Anyway, many of the reviews that I’ve read on this film have been mixed and, of course, there was a lot of controversy heading up to the release. The casting of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald disappointed a lot of people – myself included. He’s…not a great decision, and there’ll be more on my thoughts under the cut. There was also the Nagini reveal, which has some horrendous racist connotations and some very ugly implications for the Harry Potter series – again, more under the cut. So with all of that up in the air before the release, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into it. In all honesty, I felt slightly dubious, and official write-ups of the movie have been…eh. The Mary Sue keeps crossing my Facebook feed, and they’ve been particularly scathing, but the general overview seems to be that it’s a decent enough watch but over-stuffed with plots and some quite unpleasant twists. I can’t say that this review is going to be any different.
It's also long. So very long.
So spoilers under the cut!
( ”SPOILERS” )
Anyway, many of the reviews that I’ve read on this film have been mixed and, of course, there was a lot of controversy heading up to the release. The casting of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald disappointed a lot of people – myself included. He’s…not a great decision, and there’ll be more on my thoughts under the cut. There was also the Nagini reveal, which has some horrendous racist connotations and some very ugly implications for the Harry Potter series – again, more under the cut. So with all of that up in the air before the release, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into it. In all honesty, I felt slightly dubious, and official write-ups of the movie have been…eh. The Mary Sue keeps crossing my Facebook feed, and they’ve been particularly scathing, but the general overview seems to be that it’s a decent enough watch but over-stuffed with plots and some quite unpleasant twists. I can’t say that this review is going to be any different.
It's also long. So very long.
So spoilers under the cut!
( ”SPOILERS” )
