The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. This basically leads to a movie where the biggest plot is to find Credence's 'true identity' - not really much of a plot at all. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world. This movie just didn't really do the trick for me. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. .
Synopsis In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, though he's unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. The chemistry between our main four heroes was diluted by so many new characters being introduced. Enough to hype up any Harry Potter fan. All in all, all this dialogue about characters made it extra confusing to know what the movie was about, in addition to it lacking much of a plot to begin with. This movie just seemed to serve as background information or something for the upcoming movies in this series for which we'll undoubtedly have to wait another 2 years or more. But in the end, it was a huge disappointment as a stand-alone movie.
With so many new people and also so many questions for our old heroes, there wasn't enough time for any kind of explainable character development or for the viewers to connect with anyone on the screen. It's just that this movie was quite a disappointment compared to many people's expectations I think, seeing as it basically is just a setup for the upcoming movies, which lacks a good plot. The problem this movie had for me was its plot, or rather, its almost nonexisting plot. And as many other people have mentioned, as a Harry Potter fan, you just can't hate this movie. As both a lover of the Harry Potter Universe and a lover of movie going, I was thoroughly disappointed, even angry with this movie. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 2018 Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. It introduced many new characters and revealed certain things about already known characters.
I was also very disappointed with the writing behind Tina's character as her role was demoted from a strong willed Auror and woman to merely a side kick and love interest. Beautiful film with a great cast, but an ultimately pointless story that sort of flops around like a dead fish not quite aware yet that its dead. While the visuals are as magical as ever, it's clear that the filmmakers are so distracted by trying to build a franchise that they're forgetting to actually tell a good story! In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, though he's unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. In short, as a huge fan of the Harry Potter Universe, I was disappointed, upset and felt really let down, and as a film goer, I was confused with the plot and frustrated with the lack of character connection and development! There was absolutely nothing to complain about visually; the movie was even more stunning than the first one, with even more beautifully designed 'Beasts'. Where Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them only contained a handful amount of references to the Harry Potter series, The Crimes of Grindelwald has tonnes.
It also seemed as if they were only adding in twists that would surely get a reaction from viewers despite the fact that they not only discredited the original Harry Potter films, but just felt like unrealistic and a little too convenient! Some of the reveals about characters also seemed a bit strange, but that could be just me. This film is disappointing and forgettable. This movie is definitely not a waste of money or anything, you could just buy a ticket for the stunning scenes and you'd be satisfied. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world. .
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