Director: David Yates
This movie is about...I don't even know. I do not know how to summary this movie. I have no idea what has happened in this movie, so here's a summary on google: "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, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world." Fun fact, I have never read any of the Harry Potter books or seen any of its movies (Don't attack). I watched Fantastic Beasts 1 without knowing that it was part of the Harry Potter world. And I was thoroughly impressed by the first one to be honest. Firstly I understand the movie perfectly. Secondly the magic world and the creatures in it fascinate me. So I had both of the two standards to watch the second one--understanding the plot even when I have no knowledge of Hogwarts or Voldemort, the creativity of all the creatures Newt encounters. I don't ask a lot from these types of movies. (I think this is also one of the reasons why I love Marvel Universe so much, every movie self-explains, you don't need to watch the whole series of Avengers to understand why Thanos killed half of the heroes.) Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald tragically fails both of my expectations. *Spoiler* The opening of the movie is a guy called Grindelwald escaped from the prison. I don't know who he is; why he was imprisoned; why the people who imprisoned him want to transfer him to another place; who that boy is, is he helping Grindelwald or not...... The flashing lightenings and the quick cuts were really confusing and uncomfortable. If I list all the questions I had during the film, this blog would be way too long. But here are some of my main problems with this movie. First, I think a short rewind to remind audiences who the minor characters are would help a lot since Fantastic Beasts 1 released 2 years ago, such as Nagini. If this movie is just a transition of what's gonna happen in the next movie, it should help audiences reinforce the characters and the plot. Second, there are several characters who seemed really important in this movie that I was unsure about their purposes: Newt's brother, Leta and her half brother. And some characters that I think are kind of important were not introduced and explained well, such as the old man who was the owner of the safe house in France. Third, the pace of the film didn't help at all. Even though this film supposed to be a transition to next movie that's coming out in 2020, the pace should still be considered within this single movie. It's a 2 hour long movie and I feel like it spends one and a half of hour to bring everything together. Eddie Redmayne is still cute. But other than that, disappointed... Rating: 55/100
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