Hint: the bleaker, the better.
We revisited everyHarry PotterandFantastic Beastsmovie and sorted them all into a definitive ranking.
Did your favorite film come out on top?
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Rowlingshould have worked some magic to conjure a “fantastic plot and where to find it.”
This film reveals Rowling’s present limitations as a storyteller in several distinct and frustrating ways.
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The costuming and set design is on point, and returning actorJude Lawis redeemable here as Dumbledore.
Unfortunately, these two are brought down by the same problem that starEddie Redmaynekeeps facing.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
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It’s clear from the start that pairing young performers with older stars such asRobbie Coltrane(a.k.a.
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For many older fans, this care is nearly parental.
(But how else can we view them after spending nearly a decade watching them grow up?)
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Those first two works had been pleasing children’s movies with some charming characters and world-building at their core.
This was a perfect balance that the franchise would arguably never achieve again.
The message is clear: Innocence is rapidly being replaced in the Wizarding World with something dark and unforgiving.
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