"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by David Yates - movie review

When life offers you a familiar monotony, you need to find a place (or time) to escape. In the murderous routine of everyday life, glittering strands are lifted, lifeline ropes, on which we can quickly and easily climb beyond boredom, or climb an old-time overseas ship to get to the New World. Thanks to J. K. Rowling and there's magic. And for the joy of all the admirers of the enchanting and different (but included in) world of magic, David Yates recreates the vision as the reality with the magic wand - a few swirling wrist movements combined with incredible creative skills that have already proven that he has, with the final chapter of the saga dedicated to Harry Potter. At the outset, we were not sure what to expect from Warner Bros.'s after that with their next large-scale and ambitious project. While we are becoming more and more familiar with all of Eddie Redman's talents, we may not have imagined it as Newt Skamander, but he also applies his "magical" metamorphosis skills and feels perfect in the role of careful, caring zoomag. After arriving in the States in the jazz era, in strange circumstances, his path crossed with an American mist ("No-Maj") and two charming sisters - the former Aurora Tina and frivolous Quinny. As he pursues his villagers, who have escaped to freedom in the big city, Newt is confronted with the management of magic beyond the ocean (Mrs. President is a hard hand) and an ambitious head of the defense forces responsible for peaceful coexistence with ordinary people Graves is the relentless Colin Farrell). It is clear that the latter is obviously obsessed with the search for an immense power that is capable of ruining, and in the eyes of the viewers some (potentially) "suppressed magicians" are being bruised. Meanwhile, charming magical creatures are a convenient excuse for ordinary New Yorkers - and all the irrational problems in the city hit the poor duck, air, garnet, and which I've missed-for-sophisticated names.

This fascinating fantasy story resembles a scientific experiment - a neglected observation of the magical world well-known to the world literary and cinematic community ever since "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" came out. I did not find a sinister sense of an inevitably overwhelmed danger - the black sorcerer Gelworth Grendeulut is revealed at the very end of this part of the story, he is nicely chained by Newt himself and can not be compared to the thought of Voldemort who ruled in the Potter universe. In this story, the audience becomes acquainted with the awkwardly modest Newt, who hardly communicates (especially with beautiful ladies) but gets home "in his mysterious suitcase, with his favorite animals, he reveals his true nature - kind, affectionate, ready to protect his "home", familiar with all the peculiarities of the characters of the various beasts - a specialist in zoomagic, who donates his love to beings, of which (often) are scared both wizards and muggles. Scamander, thanks to Eddie Redmain, has become a very charming hero, whom we will look forward to in the four-part, prepared by Harry Potter's mother. Whether they will be devoted solely to his research work as a zoo-man, we hope to cast a more detailed light on the growth of Voldemort and the parents of Harry's parents at some point ... It would be logical if Rowling had the ambition to working on a new series of prehistory. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" has all the peculiarities that the audience expects and looks for in a film dedicated to adventure in the world of magic - impressive visual solutions (and the atmosphere in New York in the 1920s and the rebellious creatures in suitcases), a fun love story (good connoisseurs who can boast cooking skills), rescue the city from unmanageable stinging force, and snapping black magician (with the help of united magician forces) free a giant silver eagle with a few pairs of wings (should be hippogriff, but I was too busy admiring caressing relationship between him and Newt to remember for sure) and a promise to return in this new world, imbued with magical powers. From the initial humble storyline, David Yates has managed to do something worthy of respect and delight. Given that this is Joan Rowling's screenplay debut, we would say she has done ... satisfactorily (we can not distort our soul, it does not deserve superlatives). It's great that James Newton Howard provides the most suitable musical environment for New York City Zoo's adventures. And let's not forget - the episodic appearance of the gangster Garnlack was a great addition from Ron Perlman! And by Ezra Miller I expected more, but often reality - especially magical, can be misleading ...

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