First time watching Fantastic Beast and Where to find them movie reaction
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2024
- Here we are back into the world of Harry Potter
Badd medicine is back and it's Fantastic Beast reaction time! Back into the Harry Potter world and this one comes with some that hate it some that like it. It feels like you nobody was in the middle. We enjoyed this first installment and I mean what a cast, even Colin Ferrell was in this. We are curious to all your thoughts as well with this installment.
The year is 1926, and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (or simply Fantastic Beasts) is the first prequel of a series of films based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, one of the companion books to J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The script of the first film was released in book form on the following day.
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I met my girlfriend by screaming "Dobby is a free elf!" As loud as i could at the mall. Her reply echoed back "you will not harm harry potter!" We've been together for 2 years now
That's awesome!
That's a fun story
That's what I call a life hack. BRB I gotta run experiments
That's fucking beautiful 😭😂
Can someone make a movie about this
Oak should really go to Harry Potter World in Universal his head would explode.
We hope to in the near future
i second this!
@@BaddMedicine Vlog it!
@@alyxvillalobos1031 absolutely!
Yassssss. Diagon Alley and butterbeer!!!!
It sucks im halfway across the world and would cost min 10k to have a good time there(bout half is air tix). I'm poor af 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Not sure if you noticed Newts scarf but he’s a Hufflepuff! 💛
I think we missed that
Ravenclaw represents
He would be
The fantastic beasts movies are completely original, the 'book' is just an animal encyclopedia. The script for the movie is an original story by Rowling.
Yeah i saw the book at my local book store hoping it'll be a novel, immediately bought it. But i was wrong lol. I think i only read 1/3 of the book, since i got the edition without the illustration, i drew my own version of the creatures based on the description, only some that i find interesting at least.
@@dewantoroo the audio book is fun to listen to.
I have the screen play for it which is pretty good but never bothered to find the next 2
Lol I blame Google! But Jacob was my fav
It is because the book is actually the one Newt is gonna write in the end and is going to be part of the Hogwarts school supplies.
My favorite part about the mating dance scene is that apparently the script just had “Newt does a mating dance” and the whole thing was just Eddie’s hilariously wholesome weird genius freestyling 😂
That makes it so much better
That seems accurate when you think about what he did for his audition for the hobbit 😂 he’s a creative weirdo and I love it hahaha
Well, it worked on me.
Fun facts : Newt’s name appears on the map in one of the scene in prisoner of Azkaban as he’s likely coming to visit Dumbledore.
I heard many people say they didn't like Newt because he didn't have that "hero material/quality". Mmhh being gentle, kind and tolerant is the definition of a hero in my book. Loved the movie AND the reaction 😍
I flipping love your comment! So very true
So true. A humble hero is not dislikable. ❤
As a lady myself, I love men who are gentle, caring, & wholesome.
A true Hufflepuff.
@@mad_max21 totally!
I binged your entire Potter reaction series yesterday and seeing Oaks character arc is nothing short of truly amazing. He's even listening to the audiobooks! Ugh I love it
Dude same haha
Bro had character development
The best ones are done by Steven Fry.
I love this movie. It has a certain charm to it that honestly I didn’t feel in the sequels. I think Jacob and the beasts are my favorite parts- I bought a Pickett figurine right after seeing it 😆
This was a good intro to this world.
I agree. This first one is great. The other two? meh
My parents put a Pickett figurine hanging from my stocking the Xmas after this film released
Yeah the first one is great, the second one meh and the third was just bad
Same! I always re watch just this movie and my daughter loves to watch this movie with me.
I really do like this film, but I love Eddie Redmayne's performance as Newt. As someone with Autism who loves the Wizzarding World, it was so amazing to see a character that was like me.
Yes, from the moment I first saw the film, I thought that Newt was on the Autism spectrum, and I loved that in his character. He is one of my favorites from the Potterverse.
YES! My 8 yr old is autistic and watching Eddie splash my boys characteristics across the screen was the most wonderful feeling for me as a mom. There is so much about Newt that I already see everyday in my boy. It was amazing!
YES! It's so awesome!
I never realized! I was just like 🤤 and thought he was super shy. Lol Eddie did an amazing job as newt and I learned something new today, so thank you!
I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD 3 months ago, and I never could tell exactly why I related so much to Newt. Thanks for this revelation!
The Oak is actually too adorable. These books are universally for every age. My late Aunt read them when she was in her 40s. I read them in my 20s/30s and tend to reread them from time to time in my 40s as well. Timeless.
I agree! I am 40 and constantly listen to the audiobooks. Oak seems to be a potterhead. He's not alone.
My aunt who's a devote Catholic in her 60s just read then all this year... she loved them.
Pickett is a Bowtruckle. Those are stick insects that live in wand trees. Trees the wood of which are used to make wands. They can pick locks.
The kleptomaniac platypus is a Niffler. They can detect precious metals. Good for miners. The twins put one in Umbridge's office and it wrecked the place. Tried to bite off her rings from her fingers.
The furry vanishing sloth is a Demiguise. The demiguise fur is used to make invisibility cloaks. But they fade after time. Harry's cloak was a Hallow and impervious to spells.
The fiery rhino is an Erumpment. The horns are traded by smugglers and a dangerous explosive. Luna's dad had one hung on his wall. Hermione spotted it. It exploded when the Death Eaters attacked.
Is the part with the horn in the book or movie or both? I never noticed that
@@artsysabs It's in the book and can be seen in the movie. I don't think it's ever explained that it caused the explosion.
@@artsysabs in the movie you can see it on the wall. In the book Hermione spots it and tells them it's a very dangerous tradable article. Xeno says it's the horn of a Crumple Horned Snorkack. When the Death Eaters attack, it explodes and brings down the house.
mad legend you are!❤
Hermione mentions the FAntastic Beasts book in the 2nd or 3rd movie. She mentions it I think when they had to research the werewolf versus the animegus. She took the book out of the library for a bit of light reading. HA
Loved this movie. So a few things:
For the most part, the people that didn’t like the movie are diehard fans of HP that know every little detail out there on the Wizarding World. The biggest gripe was that the timeline/ages are off with certain characters and tends to go against timelines in the books and official website. I personally don’t care.
Grindelwald is briefly in Deathly Hallows pt 1. He’s who was laughing and who Voldemort kills when he’s looking for the elder wand in Harry’s vision. Grindelwald tells Voldemort that the want lies with “him” (Dumbledore). But he has a much greater story in the books.
There are no novels of this story because Dumbledore’s backstory is mostly in the HP books. The only thing that exists is the “text book” that is “authored” by Newt that becomes part of the Hogwarts curriculum, that was all that was released by JK Rowling. It’s basically an encyclopedia of all the beasts in the magical world, pretty cool too. JK wrote the screenplay for these movies without having written source material.
The outdated laws that the US has against wizards and no-maj’s is a reference to the fact that the UK had no laws against interracial relationships/marriages as opposed to the US (Although racial segregation was still acceptable there until 1965 as it was in the US). The point being, the US was consistently behind the times in that area both in the wizarding world and the no-maj world.
This is great stuff. Keep doing these tidbits.
I'm a die-hard HP fan and I loved the prequels! I thoroughly enjoyed seeing an extension of the Potterverse with new characters, including a very lovable Muggle! (Jacob), that could double as a period/fantasy films. Nitpickers need to learn to sit back and enjoy the magic lol. Hope they don't ruin the completion of this fantastic franchise!
@@katieblake3023 I totally agree!
YES! Thanks for laying it all out so I didn't have to! Much appreciated
@@JoleneDaviesITKWJ Haha I knew I wasn't the only one! Thanks for confirming it 😘
the reason newt was looking away most of the time was because eddie redmayne (the actor) played the character in a way to hint at newt having autism. for example, his case was his special item (why he doesn't ever want to let it go) and the magical beasts were his special interest.
also leta lestrange isn't bellatrix's sister. bellatrix married into the lestrange family. also this movie takes place in 1926, while bellatrix wasn't even born until 1955-1960 (we dont know the exact date). you find more about leta in the next movie :)
unless you read the books you dont know much about the lestranges, but basically they're a pureblood family, where bellatrix black (maiden name) married into to keep the pureblood-blood. she married rodolphus (we never see him in the movies sadly, but he is one of the four who took place in the torture of the longbottoms (the others being rabastan lestrange (his brother), barty church jr and bellatrix)) lestrange who is one of leta's relatives.
hope that helps :)
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we see rodolphus dont we? i could've sworn you see all four in one of dumbledores memories of the trial in goblet of fire. before crouch jr gets caught as a death eater.
Mehh people always look for autism in everything nowadays. I think Newt was just a shy, nice guy. He wasnt holding onto the case because of autism it's clearly because hes protecting endangered animals which he cares deeply for. They actually explain this IN the movie..
@@user-wr9ej6xe4j Eddie Redmayne did play him as Autistic though. He said so.
Did you just put a parenthesis inside a parenthesis inside, yet another, parenthesis?
There's a fan theory that Newt is the one that gave Aragog (you know, the huge spider that almost allowed Ron and Harry to be eaten alive) to Hagrid. They both love crazy magical creatures, only makes sense! Also, in Prisoner of Azkaban, when Fred and George first give the map to Harry, if you look very closely, you can see Newt's name in the castle! Love these reactions!! Most people liked this Fantastic Beasts one and rag on the second and third, but I've loved them all!!
So here's an explaination: Bellatrix Lestrage is not related to Leta Lestrange. Bellatrix is from the Black family, but she took the surename of her husband.
But in other things - I'm curious to see your reactions to next movies and I want to hear your fresh opinions on them.
She’s part of the Rodolphus Lestrange right??
She was still married cuz her husband was still alive. We just never saw him lol
@@sharpaycutie2 I did not say that he was dead or something. I only said why Bellatrix has Lestrange surename, while not being a descendant of Leta
No she is a lestrange. Her sister is Drako’s mom who is also a Lestrange
@@chiphargis2419 no, Narsicca and Bellatrix is part of a Black family. Not Lestrange.
I've found what most people don't like about these movies is Newt, specifically what the movie does/focuses on to accommodate who he is as a person. Compared to Harry and his friends (even in later years) Newt is quite reserved and more soft spoken. He's always thinking about his beasts and what they feel (there's a line in the second film that really encapsules him) and thus tends not to be your typical, crime fighting, energetic male lead. He's also not really "suave" to counteract that either, You guys even noticed how he basically avoided direct eye contact most of the film (something I completely relate to).
Honestly it all comes down to preference, but I'm sure speaking for many he's such a breath of fresh air as a male lead, and honestly it's quite sweet to see him around his animals and at the end with Tina
Fully agree with this. The Fantastic Beasts series isn't perfect. Far from it. But Newt alone will always bring me back to it because he is done so perfectly. The world needs more male leads that are allowed to be vulnerable and full of kindness. He portrays a form of soft masculinity that we just don't get to see a lot at all.
@@DerLetzteMonarch Yeah, right? I also highly appreciated Newt’s portrayal as a soft masculinity hero bc so many times they don’t get to be one or are just the ‘too soft’ side kick who has to ‘toughen up’ to survive the plot. Sometimes they do get to be the last second hero, but they usually have to go through some changes first by evolving into the typical masculine alpha hero that is ready to do all the violence to save the day/hero/love interest. This will obviously only then earn him the attention of the love interest and the moral of the story seems to always be that men like him cannot be soft and successful or worthy of interest at the same time. They could have made Newt easily a cocky and confident scholar who leads an underground rebellion advocating for the rights and protection of beasts. Basically the ‘macho horse guy with the soft spot for traumatized horses about to be euthanized’ trope (if he were shy and the safe choice with the same ambitions, he obviously wouldn’t be the female protagonists first choice). But they didn’t do that, and I loved that so much and could relate to Newt a lot more. (granted, I haven’t watched the last one yet, so Newt might still develop into the usual movie hero but still…)
When Newt said Accio to Jacob I felt I was officially back to the Magic World. I really liked it even if it isn't as groundbreaking as Harry Potter.
Definitely! Loved hearing the american versions of all our favorite phrases said in the potters
So glad you guys are reacting to this! Oak, since you are reading the books right now, do you remember the list of required items Harry needed in the first book when he was Diagon Alley with Hagrid? Among the school books that Harry needed to purchase, one of them was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander! I just think it's really cool seeing that, especially after watching the Fantastic Beasts movies, because you know the author very well at that point and the origin story of him and his book.
Just to add a reference to the original HP movies, the dark liquid where they were supposed to drown in is Living Death, the potion Harry made perfectly in Slughorn's class.
And to play off this a little bit, when they twice mentioned how the gas explosion excuse was the go-to excuse to cover up magic in the no-maj world, I immediately thought about Men In Black.
Since MIB is science fiction, they use a gas leak as the reason for the "mass hysteria" of so many people seeing aliens or strange occurrences. And instead of using the wand to obliviare, MIB uses an alien piece of technology to erase people's memories. haha
And another thing some people may have missed, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is the actual title of Newt Scamander's book, and is a standard requirement for First Years. I explicitly remember reading this in the first book along with Bathilda Bagshot's A History of Magic
no its not, its an acid bath, they simply refer to it as an magically made acid
the screen play says otherwise, its not LIVING DEATH its referred to as a Highly corrosive potion called DEATH POTION its not living death as living death is not corrosive. the death potion completely eats away anything that touches it so there is nothing left over the Draught of living death simply causes its victim to fall into a deep, death-like slumber
@@houseofaction A'ight my bad then. Scratch all that. I just remember reading about it somewhere, and shared it.
Hey crew! Loved the Harry Potter videos and can't wait for you guys to experience this new chapter! I've loved being a part of this little internet family as of late, so thank you guys!
Oh, thank you, Alyx! We appreciate the kind words here and glad you're apart of this journey. 🤙
Unpopular opinion but I thoroughly enjoy this series just because of how different it was to the original series. I absolutely love the OG Harry Potter but this hit different. And I think The Appleton Oak really nailed it, its an expansion of the universe and it's also a period piece. This series sets up a lot more consequence and danger than the OG. Like in a much darker way *chef's kiss* . But also like as a gay awkward man, the subtle hints at abuse, the anti witch sentiment, and I relate to Newts awkwardness. It just hit me different. ❤️❤️❤️ Can't wait to see the rest with y'all.
Definitely sharing your opinion 😊 I really love these movies 💗
Ditto I very much like this movie and the first sequel the second sequel I don't know if it's just the fact that Johnny Depp was replaced and I didn't really like the new guy but I really didn't care for that one that much but maybe I'll get used to Mads Mickelson and the fourth and 5th will be better or maybe it's not the actor maybe it's just the plot of this movie didn't hit the way the other ones did
right?? many people hates this entire franchise, but I completely agree with you, I love the way the story connected and the way they keep expanding the world. the little disappointment I have for the newest one is bc they replace Johnny Depp, but we just have to get used to it.
@Myles Riley I understand it's a different vibe but keep in mind this is not only the same world in a different country but a different time frame this was damn near a century ago so if you went to a different country a century ago people wouldn't talk the same as we do here and things wouldn't have the same vibe hell do you watch The walking Dead did you ever notice that not everyone calls them walkers some people call them other things that's because not everyone is from the same region and heard the same thing that they refer to the zombies as and that's the one difference between our universe and the one of The walking Dead there's no zombie media these people don't know what the f*** is zombie is so nobody uses the word zombie and their experiencing a zombie apocalypse so yes it's going to be regional what people call them
@Myles Riley fair enough but I do get the thing about the terminology being different because of the regional thing because you know The walking Dead it's even different cities have different names for them but that's why I gave that and as an example but yeah the Harry Potter series it does feel really really weird to say no magic feels wrong and I'm American so this should be what in the magical world I would have grown up with but it just feels wrong
I AM SO EXCITED!!! I know a lot of people say that they aren't as good as the harry potter movies but they are still really good movies in my opinion. I think you'll all enjoy them. Stay Swole.
This was a good one. We enjoyed it.
THis movie was great, so clever with the creatures, the depth of the magic world. The conflict with the Muggles. I was very pleasantly surprised by this movie and loved the tone and direction it took. The follow up movies tried to get a bit too complicated and suffered for that balance between danger and mischievousness. THe cleverness didn't seem natural as it did in this movie.
I love this movie. It's gets heat for "not being Harry Potter", but that's the point of it. It isn't Harry Potter's story. It's about expanding the overall magical world and the numerous people mentioned and I *love* that!
I love Fantastic Beasts more. HP always felt like corny kids movies to me while Fantastic Beasts feels like more for adults AND kids. And in FB everything isnt limited to some little school. Theyre in "the real world"
This is such an underrated film, I feel that all the criticism was unjustified. Glad you guys are doing these series.
i mean personally i dont really like this movie. despite loving harry potter and having read the books multiple times. but beyond the occasional call back to something magical these films never really felt like something from the same harry potter universe. i dont quite remember what my biggest dislikes was back when i saw this movie but i remember thinking what i already stated, that it didnt feel very much harry potter, and i also remember thinking it was quite boring. not so much boring that it didnt have action, the story just wasnt that good in my opinion. everyone likes different things and these movies, even the newer ones just doesnt scratch that harry potter itch i get sometimes, it just doesnt feel like the same universe.
I agree. It's much better than the other two. My dad actually likes it and he would never sit down and watch HP.
Lmao compared to the last two parts I certainly appreciate it more now. But I always liked it anyway. Newt is absolutely awesome and I loved actually seeing fantastic beasts instead of Grindelwald.
Watching The Oak go from being so skeptical, to the absolute biggest Potterhead has been so fun to watch ❤️
Loved The Answer's second hand embarrassment over Newt's mating dance. Me too man, me too... 😂😂😂
great reaction as always guys, just a quick explanation: Yes Leta and Bellatrix share the same last name but dont get mistaken: Bellatrix is a Black. She's sister with Narcisa and Andromeda, but Lestrange came from her husband Rodolphus.
Just to remind you guys, all the details here are also in harry potter. You really have to pay attention to every single detail in harry potter because it would make sense in this series also. For example, grindelwald is the one who steals the elder wand, and later voldemort came to him asking for the wand and newt scamander books are used in hogwarts and also once show up in marauders map when buckbeak was planned to be killed, i guess he came to hogwarts to negotiate on not killing buckbeak. It was very fun guys when you found these details!
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Newt Scamander showing up on the marauders map is simply a little fun gimmick they planted in the third movie, because they wanted to make a fun little reference. It neither had any meaning to the plot of the third book, nor does it have any relation to anything else in the HP Universe...
I know fans like to make up tons of stuff just to make something cooler than it actually is, but this really isn't anything special...
The only time Newt Scamander was actually mentioned in the HP canon, was in the first book on Harry's Shopping list... Literally the only mention of the name ever in all of HP and it didn't mean anything even back then.
@@mojin7470 imo the Canon of the books and movies are completely different, which allows for "references" like newt being in marauders map actually canon in that movie
Tina disarmed him. She's the owner of the Elder wand. That's why he lost to Dumbledore.
@@MrBigNicholas The movies are NOT canon... that's the point...
The only canon of the HP series are the books and that is official.
There is no "movie"-canon and "book"-canon, there is simply HP-canon and these are the books and only the books.
The movies are but an alternative to the books that are not 100% accurate but try to tell the same story in a broken down version because of movie runtime.
But they are officially not canon.
And even if the movies WERE canon, it still wouldn't mean that Newt Scamander showing up on the Marauders map was anything more than an easter egg... It doesn't mean anything.
@@mojin7470 to create a movie from a book is to create a new canon specific to the movies. The second something differentiates, it's a new canon. There is a movie canon and a book canon, the only thing that can be considered non canon is fan made stuff. Everything has its own canon even if it was created from another source. So yes, it's canon to the movies that newt was visiting to try and save buckbeak, but not canon to the books. Simple. Also the books wouldn't be able to portray every character on the marauders map so who's to say he wasn't there in the books? Not saying he was but it's strange to argue against a thing you can literally see in the movie
So Newt is mentioned in the books as the author of their schoolbook of the same title as this movie. You’ve also heard of Grindewald, even in the movies. He’s the one shown as a very young man in The Deathly Hollows, as a flashback, stealing the Elder Wand from the Bulgarian wand maker Gregorovich. He’s also mention in Philosopher’s Stone when they read Dumbledore’s chocolate frog card, which states he is best known for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindewald and his work with Nicholas Flemel. That’s how Dumbledore ended up with the wand. Further context from the seventh book that wasn’t touched on enough in the movies but may help you with this series: Grindewald is the nephew of Batilda Bagshot, the old woman who lived in Godrick’s Hollow. You may recall in the 7th film that Harry and Hermione thought they were meeting with her, but she ended up being Voldemort’s snake Nagini in disguise. When Dumbledore was a boy growing up in the Hollow, Grindewald came to stay with his aunt Batilda, and the two boys became very close. They eventually fell out, however, as Grindewald chooses a villainous path and Dumbledore a righteous one
I'd forgotten that The Oak has a young son. I'd recommend that you give your son the experience that so many Potter fans had of growing up with the books/movies. The way to do this is start when he is about 9 or 10 and read him a chapter in the first book every night before bed. When you have finished the first book then watch the movie together. Then wait a few months and start in with the next book. Only watch the movie when you have finished the book. At some point, let him take over reading the books for himself which will build his reading skills. JK Rowling had the brilliant idea of increasing the vocabulary, plot and character complexity with each book so that a child can start with the first book and by the time they reach the last in the series they are reading at an adult level. It would be important to not watch all the movies at once. Let him hear/read the book before seeing each movie and intentionally keep it as a relatively slow bonding time for the two of you.
why shouldn't he read by himself from the beginning and why start at such a high age?
@@schenkov I guess I'm mirroring the bonding experience that I had with my daughters. It was lovely to read to them together and was really a close time for the three of us for me to read to them each night while they were in bed. My daughters still mention how much they enjoyed that time of us together with them starting the series. Soon enough they take over reading the series for themselves. The age is arbitrary but I looked at it as slightly under the age that Harry Potter was in the first book when he turned 11.
That’s what I did with my son, by the time we got to Goblet, we were reading aloud, together but from two books. It has been one of the bonding experiences we still talk about now that he’s an adult…that and Avatar, lol
Greaat reaction like always !
Just some infos about Bellatrix:
So Bellatrix Lestrange is originally a Black, she was born Bellatrix Black in 1951 (this movie is set in the 20's).
She is the eldest of three sisters: Andromeda Black (later known as Andromeda Tonks when she married Ted Tonks, a muggle-born. She is also the mother of Nymphadora Tonks)
And Narcissa Black (later known as Narcissa Malfoy when she married Lucius Malfoy and had a kid with him: Draco Malfoy)
Bellatrix married at some point Rodolphus Lestrange, which is why she is now known as Bellatrix Lestrange.
So technically, without knowing any of Leta Lestrange backstory, there is no blood relation at all between Leta and Bellatrix.
I just love seeing the Oaks "story arc" from becoming the most sceptical to the biggest fanboy/specialist 😍
So hope he (or y'all) are reading the books to/with your kids 🥰)
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JKR wrote Fantastic Beasts as a textbook. She was part of the screenplay writing, but this series doesn't have a book series to follow. So much fun and I am so glad y'all loved it!! Newt is a Hufflepuff!
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It’s my personal favorite of the three. Just fyi there’s no underlying books for these films. The second film will have a number of connections to things from the HP books and films.
Don't expect a long series of films. Oak doesn't need to be worried about a long wait for a film, afaik.
Newt is a Hufflepuff 💛🖤 and “Fantastic Beasts and where to find them” is the name of the book that Newt wrote and years later it’s used in class at Hogwarts. If you rewatch HP and the sorcerer’s stone, Harry mentions the name of this book to Hagrid when he’s reading the list of school supplies. 🥰 I’m so happy you guys are deep in the Wizarding World ❤️
The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book is an encyclopedia on the magical creatures in the wizarding world that Newt writes. It was one of Harry's textbooks in Sorcerer's Stone. So it exists both in the story and in real life.
The wandless magic grindelwald does in this movie is so satisfying.
And so bullshit at the same time... but whatever, I mean who cares about continuity am I right? Not meaning to insult, you can like whatever you like, I just can't take it seriously cuz it makes no sense...
@@mojin7470 how doesn’t it make sense? Wands doesn’t give people magic it’s within them, all the wand does is help channel their magic to be able to use their magic with precision and efficiently. It makes sense a powerful and skilled wizard like Grindelwald is skilled in wandless magic. Also wands in Harry potter were created by Europeans to be able to channel their magic easier and make them more powerful , in other place in the world like Africa and Native American tribes also use wandless magic.
@@mojin7470 lol i think its just you that thinks this buddy
@@Ronruk The thing is, that the whole premise of the Harry vs. Voldemort situation is based on the fact, that Voldemort cannot hurt Harry, because they have wands with the same core, which is why he needs Lucius' wand and then the Elder Wand "to be able" to defeat Harry.
If wandless magic existed, this simply wouldn't work...
This whole plotline wouldn't make any sense, if you consider wandless magic to be an actual thing in the actual HP canon...
Nowhere in all of the 7 HP Books was ever a single thing about wandless magic. They don't teach it, they don't use it and it existing destroys the whole premise of the "Harry vs. Voldemort" conflict from the 4th book onwards... If wandless magic existed, Voldemort would know about it and he would use it... Him not being aware of it or knowingly not using it is just simply a huge plothole in that case...
I guess that thing about "Wands being made by europeans and wizards around the world performing wandless magic all the time" is probably something told by "Just kidding Rowling" on Pottermore, right? Which is fine and all, but info like that just makes the HP story less believable and kinda stupid...
@@kta8838 Not really though... any person who actually thinks about whats happening in the HP story would say so, because otherwise the original HP story makes no sense...
Because the orignal HP story is based on the premise, that Voldemort cannot fight Harry because they have the same wand-core, thus needing Lucius' wand...
Where is the logic there if wandless magic is a thing that powerful wizards can just do?
Side fact: Dumbledore's sister Ariana was an obscurial
LoL imagine spoiling it for them
@@junior523 but it's not a spoiler? We already knew about how Ariana had tried to suppress her magic and it resulted in her uncontrollably acting out and causing damage. This happened when Albus and Gellert were fighting. If the person watching the scene where Newt and Tina were explaining what an obscurus is remembers what Aberforth said in Deathly Hallows Part 2 or in the book, that Ariana tried to keep her magic hidden, then it's not hard to put two and two together. If for some reason the person didn't put that together, its not a spoiler to tell them. The actual spoiler was that
*****spoiler*****
the obscurus in this movie, Credence, is actually Aberforth's son.
So excited for this!! I love FB, although I do understand the people that don't love it, I personally really enjoy being able to see magic without a school holding people back, and I love the background premise of making sure the magical creatures are well treated and protected, I love Newt as a character, I love how well he represents Hufflepuff. Not a big fan of Tina and some other people, but oh well. I still really enjoy this and am super excited for you guys to take a journey on this chapter too! Hope you enjoy!
We understand why some don't like it. But we thought this was a good start.
@@BaddMedicine it's definitely a good start. It is my favorite on the trilogy so far.
@@zydn Aktually I enjoyed the 3rd movie pretty well. The 2nd was too much and confusing in my opinion. My ranking so far is 1st, 3rd, 2nd
@@zydn Yeah exactly! Could'nt have explained it better 👍
And Queenie is back to normal.
Now I'm looking forward to the 4th without any worries. The next part will be great.
Heads up guys. In the first Harry Potter movie, Hagrid mentions his memory of bringing Harry to the muggle world when he was no bigger than a Bowtruckle. Now you see the darling little creatures they were talking about. BTW, Bowtruckles often gather around wand trees that provide the wood for all if not most wands. SO they are used to locate these trees by wandmakers.
That was deathly hallows. Moody interrupts it.
the fantastic beast book is different, it is like a school book (you even have Harry, Ron and Hermione notes in it), is more of a catalog from the magic beasts. But it does exist the script from the movie as a book
Whooo Hooo!!! Here we go. I am sooo excited to see you guys experience this part of the Wizarding World. 😍😃😎
Let's goooooo
Considering this movie is based off of literally an encyclopedia of magical creatures(it was a 2001 encyclopedia before they made it an actual book series) it did a pretty good job at it. I remember being skeptical hearing about this movie but I still always find myself enjoying it quite alot.
It rained for days. You can see people having contact with the water in different forms, drinking, taking baths, etc. Eventually, everyone had drank the potion.
Bellatrix was married into the Lestrange family. Her last name was Black. Malfoy's Mom and Tonk's Mom were her sisters
I really loved the first one of this franchise. I loved the whole universe built, the characters are awesome, it has some wholesomeness in it that works and I loved to see a more "mature" wizarding world.
But then, the second and third are just....too much of a mess. It made me sad because it had so much potential :(
The way I understood it…
Not sure if spoilers
WB wanted more of the Grindelwald and Dumbledore stuff and Rowling and her Co-Writers were more or less made to write that stuff in and the Beasts became secondary to the story.
I like the second movie, but I refuse to watch the third movie since they re-casted Grindlewald. I've heard the actor is really good, but I'm biased so I don't really care enough to give him a chance. I also don't support Ezra after all of his scandals, but that's just me. I also don't care too much for the story of Dumbledore and Grindlewald as I feel it takes away too much from the Beasts. I'm glad though that **you know who** gets married, but that's all I really like. I might rent it just to see what it's like, but I don't think I'll actually buy it.
My favorite part of these movies is the difference between them and the Harry Potter story. Newt as a protagonist is great little weird but his love for creatures and the fact he say in this movie that the ones in his case don't want to harm anyone. That story element is really unique.
I loved all of your reactions to this awesome film! I saw the film in theaters, and it was magical on the screen especially where Jacob and Newt are going through all the creatures and their habitats. I personally think one of the best parts of the film and this film series is the expansion of the Harry Potter Universe. In the Harry Potter films its from Harry's perspective so he doesn't know how expansive the Wizarding World is and the closest we get to that is when we learn of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons in the Goblet of Fire and we hear little snippets about the Wizarding World but nothing too in depth and as a huge Harry Potter fan that I think seeing how other witches and wizards and their schools are outside of Hogwarts is extremely interesting, it makes it feel like a more realized world and not just contained inside Hogwarts. I hope you all enjoy this film series and I cant wait to see your reactions to the next two films!
Honestly I absolutely adore this movie! Idk how to feel about the other ones but this one is a stand out in the entire franchise to me. It has the exact right amount of nods to things we know from the original films/books, great magical whimsy and world-building that's just so *fun* but it's still a quite mature movie and Newt as the main character is an unconventional male hero. He's awkward and introverted and empathetic and kind and cares deeply about his creatures, yet manages to save the day (a true Hufflepuff). He has a personal goal that we know he ultimately achieves (he wants to write a textbook about Fantastic Beasts and we know he does, it is one of Harry's school text books!) - while this goal has to be set aside sometimes for saving the day and all that, it is still something he follows through with in the end because it truly is his passion. I absolutely love him and adore y'alls joyful reaction!
So happy to see you all enjoy the movie! I think most of the bad rep that the series gets is because of some inconsistencies with existing HP lore, but I just really personally love this series because it gives us more stories from the Wizarding World! :D
I remembering seeing this in an IMAX theater. It was definitely intense! And there was so much excitement for a new adventure in the potter universe.
I love this film. I love anything Eddie Redmayne does and the animals are brilliant. My kids grew up watching the Harry Potter films so I read the books first to see if they were appropriate but the Fantastic Beasts are my treat.
I'm 29 years old and I've been a fan of Harry Potter books and movies since I was 8. I really enjoy the Fantastic Beasts franchise, it's more Wizarding World and that is enough for me. Great reaction, guys. Greetings from Mexico.
Greetings from the states!
Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭
I absolutely love Newt. I think he’s so cool. 😊 Luna married Newt’s grandson and he actually appears on the marauder’s map in Dumbledor’s office in one of the HPs.
I am so glad you guys reacted to this series as well and that you like it. Some people don't, they find it boring or hate that the leading male character is pacifistic and gentle. I however LOVE this series - and ESPECIALLY Newt, partially because he is so different than the typical leading male hero trope. I love that he's gentle, socially awkward, and caring. He uses his strength and power to protect endangered species no matter what people think of him and that is hella strong!
I feel like my young adult self will always love HP more but fully adult, now in my 30s me... I don't know, I kinda like Fantastic Beasts more. I feel like its a little more mature and a little.... bigger than HP. And this series focuses on the wizarding world as a whole rather than just the UK and European wizards. I also love the approach it takes to villains... that many villains are born out pain, fear, or ignorance and not every one can be handled the same. Sure, you see Voldy, you should immediately disarm him at the very least. But Credence... completely different. Still someone who is hurting people, but not really out of malicious intent. This is a young man who has been hurt and abused his whole life and when he finally gets magic, it gets all twisted up inside of him that he becomes something else. This is a victim made villain who needed help and guidance, not destruction. I love that concept - it's very much a lesson that real world governments and law enforcements should take to heart.
Beautifully said. I couldn't agree more
Even Voldemort, I think, started on his dark path because of pain.
It’s been so nice seeing The Oak being sooooo skeptical of the first Harry Potter movie, and not really interested into getting into them, and seeing his progress through the movies and here now, a full on Potterhead with his scarf and glasses on the mic!!!! I was really late to subscribing to you guys, but just did!!!! Love your reactions!
Can't wait for your guys' input on these movies. Oh & Newt is a Hufflepuff. Same house as The Oak, I believe.
A little Lestrange context! Bellatrix was born into the Black family and was therefore named Bellatrix Black until she married into the Lestrange family. So Leta and Bellatrix are not related by blood! Also, since these movies are during the 20's-30's and the Potter movies are during the 90's, Leta is way older than Bellatrix, and Bellatrix is not even born yet in these movies.
Little Easter Eggs and pieces of information 😊 :
-At the beginning Newt opened his suitcase in Muggle Worthy mode, there's a Hufflepuff scarf, it was his house at Hogwarts 😊
- Yes the seeker and chaser comments was a joke from Newt about the Quidditch positions 😉
- The mating dance Newt did, the actor had to improvise. He just had the instructions that it was a mating dance and what the creature looked like. He did several different dances until they kept this one 😂
- Leta Lestrange is from the same family as the one of Bellatrix in the HP series, though not the same generation. Bellatrix is a Black, cousin of Sirius. So she's a Lestrange by marriage, Leta is a Lestrange by blood.
- The books made for these movies are the scripts, it was initially written to be a movie. So it's not like the HP books where there's more to discover. And JKR was involved writing them.
- The marriage laws between No-majs and wizards/witches is very particular to the USA. In magic history of that country, they had a lot of difficulty to stay hidden and safe from No-majs. Think about the Salem hunts for witches. So they became more and more restrictive concerning everything with No-majs. Which is also very close-minded considering their own history before Salem, because Ilvermorny, the magic school of america, was founded by a witch and her No-majs husband.
- At the end you mentioned that Credence's fate was sad. I'll just say this : have you seen the little whisp of Black smoke at the end when they were talking in the subway? 😉
- There are 5 movies planned and 3 came out, so yeah there's going to be some waiting 😭
- Because of everything that happened with the pursuit with Johnny Depp, Grindelwald is eventually replaced by another actor. It's the same character, just not with the same face.
I will leave a link here for you guys to watch to understand a bit more about Newt. He’s not your average “hero” and Eddie Redmayne received much criticism for his portrayal but the character has so much depth and I notice you guys caught glimpses of that when you guys made the comment about him not being able to make eye contact at times. Eddie is a brilliant actor that adds layers to the roles he plays.
The link is a video explaining so much of his character without any spoilers, I think you guys will enjoy it. So feel free to watch it.
ua-cam.com/video/C4kuR1gyOeQ/v-deo.html
There's no books for this movie. The book that is out there with that name is the book that Newt said he was working on to educate people on the series.
it crazy how the oak was not a fan of the potter movie at the start and now his reading the book to booth, complete 180 🤣love it tho
I love the Fantastic Beasts movies but one of things I don't like is that the movies rely too much on CGI. What was great about the HP movies was that it was a mix of both CGI and animatronics.
I WAS WAITING FOR YOU GUYS TO DO THIS!!! The second movie of this series is my favourite, I’m so excited to see you get into it
Lets gooo. Hope you enjoy.
I love the second too
Bellatrix's real last name is Black, she belongs to the Black family, cousin of Regulus and Sirius Black, and older sister of Andromeda Tonks and Narcissa Malfoy. She married Rodolphus Lestrange. That's how she got the last name Lestrange
"Fantastic beats and where to find them" is the name of the book they study at Hogwarts for magical creatures studies. It's the book Newt is working on in this movie.
As a big Potterhead I truely like this movie but.. the second and third are just too bad 😓
Agree
I’m so surprised no one has commented this to be honest, but the fantastic beasts films aren’t books. There was a short book called ‘fantastic beasts and where to find them’ which was a Newt Scamander written 40/50 page book about all the beasts. - but that’s it. No story or anything, and the next films of this series have no connected small books or anything. Hope that clears it up :)
Actually these movies aren’t technically any books (in real life). “Fantastic beasts and where to find them” is a title of a textbook used in Hogwarts classes in the books!
Obviously I’m not gonna give any spoilers, but in my opinion the most recent fantastic beasts movie was exceptional and the best one. Honestly it feels like people are against it cause of other controversies politically with the writer and actor choices. Was very nice to see you guys react as I hoped you would. Will be so fun to get your thoughts on the next ones 🥰
I wholeheartedly agree. I actually like the FB movies much more than the Harry Potter ones - the tone and pacing is a lot more similar to the HP books than the actual HP movies were. Probably because JK Rowling was so much more involved in the writing and production of the films.
I also adore Newt and really appreciate seeing a non-stereotypical - and introverted! - protagonist on screen. One of my biggest issues with the HP movies is how much they pigeon-holed the 3 main characters so that they fit Hollywood expectations of the noble, one-dimensional hero, the flawless “kick-ass” female and the sidekick/comic relief.
Even in just this first movie, Newt and his ‘team’ are so much nuanced as characters. Newt and Jacob are especially relatable. And the more mature, adult themes will highlight complex aspects of their personalities even more.
Also, keep in mind that JK Rowling wrote Grindlewald’s rise to power as a direct parallel to Hitler’s rise in Germany. She clearly knows her history, and the story going forward holds a lot wisdom. People tend to forget that Hitler was not initially a tyrant. He was voted in by the people. And Grindlewald story shows how people can be swayed by a charismatic leader who seems to have good intentions.
I've been waiting for this ❤ Since you guys liked movies that had deep meanings/life lessons especially Oak, I really recommend you guys to watch The Haunting of Hill House. It’s a horror series (10 eps) but trust me you wont regret it. It’s so much more than just scary ghost or jump scare, its a beautiful horror story..
Yes!! Probably my favorite stand alone series!
YES
well that sounds interesting!
So there is a book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them but it's not a series. It's not a story. It's a guide to classify and describe magical non-human beings, written by Newt. The audiobook is narrated by Eddie himself
Easily the best of the three Fantastic Beasts films for me, and I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. Great reactions from all of you, Dan Fogler really nails the comedic role in this.
I remember when I saw this in the cinema, I noticed the similar shot of Grindelwald and Graves' back of their heads in the opening, so I wasn't too surprised when that twist happened.
The Credence reveal was good too, I liked how they tricked the audience by having Newt saying that Obscurial's don't live past 10.
Here's hoping you'll still enjoy the next two installments, they have good acting, casting, music, special effects etc, it's just a bit of a shame about the plots.
You see how easily the Weasleys could repair the Burrow after the fire.
I really love this movie. The moral lessons are quite subtle and the mood is pretty dark in comparison to the OG saga, but I think is accurate if you think that our protagonists are adults living in the period between the wars with a perfectly active villain.
Watching Oak getting sucked into the Wizarding World day by day is just wow 😂
Fun fact: Leta Lestrange is not related to Bellatrix, but she’s related to Bellatrix’s husband. Bellatrix is actually from the Black family. She is Sirius Black’s cousin. Something that was not made clear in the film (but will in the books), is that Bellatrix is the eldest sister of Narcissa Malfoy (Draco’s mum), and Andromeda (Tonk’s mum).
You all need to watch the Sisters of House Black. I don’t know if you have seen the theory, but the three sisters are said to represent the Deathly Hallows, just like how Harry (invisible), Dumbledore (death), Voldemort (power) and Snape (love) also represented the Deathly Hallows.Between the Black sisters, Bellatrix represented power, Andromeda love, and Narcissa invisible.
…okay I should stop. this comment is getting too long 🙃🥲
Yes I would love it if you guys did a trip to Harry Potter world in Universal Studios and ofcoarse vlogged the whole trip!
That would be amazing you guys! I went twice and I cannot wait to go again 🤓🙌🏻
Oh for sure there will be vlog. 😁😁😁
@@BaddMedicine hahahaha Nice! 🙌🏻🤙🏻🤓
I love this series because there are familiar elements from the HP universe but the story is entirely new to us. It's also interesting to see how different the wizarding world is in America as well as how different it was in this time period as opposed to Harry's time which is the early 2000s (but late 80s in the books).
The Harry Potter books took place from 1991-1997 not the 80s considering Harry was born in 1980😊
I really liked this film. Still not seen the latest, but thought this was nice, focussing on newt and his creatures. Think they’ve overcomplicated it since then. But that aside, I will always wish Nifflers were real. I want one!
The third one is really good. Highly recommend it 😊
You guys know that this series is going to have 5 movies as a whole right ? 2 more are yet to be made. You are going to wait for them like the rest of us 😅
Correct m. You'll see us acknowledge that in the 2nd I believe. We for sure mention it in the 3rd that we now await like everyone else. 😁🤙
Bellatrix only married into the Lestrange family. Her maiden name is Black. She is the cousin of Sirius Black. Unfortunately, the sequels are not better. It gets tangled in wizard politics and too many story lines, where fantastic beasts barely appear
Chiming in on loving this expansion of the universe and adding a bit of commentary on Tina and Queenie, both of whom are undervalued in universe: Queenie due to lack of ambition- [when her ability could have garnered her enormous power] - & her naturally ethereal nature, and Tina due to having lost her cool, attacking that abuser in front of witnesses, and therefore endangering secrecy - a potential death penalty offense to her bosses, who instead settled for demoting her and treating her like something they got stuck on their shoes. We get to see how skilled they truly are, yet I've noticed them being undervalued in fan commentary too, which is particularly glaring to me in the case of Tina, who was holding her own against Grindelwald himself(!) - though, admittedly he was somewhat distracted - and who we know was an Auror, and we can infer was valued enough that she wasn't simply obliviated and sent off elsewhere rather than being kept at work, albeit at a much reduced rank. Yes, Newt is the star & Jacob his new best friend - and probably my favorite character in the series- but I hate to see a creeping tendency to overlook these two powerful sisters because of the reduced circumstances in which we meet them.
This movie was truly amazing to watch at the movies🙋🏼♀️ ! The visuals were amazing as well as the sound design and stuff. Really like that dynamic they created between Jakob as a muggle and Newt and Queenie and the others as the witches/wizards. Really really nice because in Harry Potter we of course only ever had the magical side of it in general so this was a nice switch as well as having adults as protagonists for this series. It just makes sense because If we would've had child protagonists again people would've always extremely compared these movies to Harry Potter. And I think that's one of the biggest mistakes you can do with these movies, comparing them with the Harry Potter series. Because If you do that it'll definitely take out the joy out of the experience. You really cannot and should not compare these because HP just has another weight of course, a whole nother story and background. These movies don't want to be like the HP movies and that's not what you're getting, If you keep that in mind it's an enjoyable experience for sure with the fantastic beasts movies.
So great you guys enjoyed it and were open minded, not expecting another Potter and measuring the movie by that standard 😊
I don't know if people commented on it before but, the book Newt talks about that he wanna write, is actually in the list of school supplies in the first Harry Potter book. It is called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander. So his book will end up actually studied at Hogwarts and it's so cool that JK made a movie with this, the title of the movie is a big easter egg by itself. I really enjoyed this movie (the sound effects were REALLY intense in the movie theater lol) and the second one too, but I didn't watch the third one cause they quit Johnny Depp! And had another actor to play his role as Grindewald due to the Amber Heard lies, even with no proof... I got so mad at warner... but I will definitely watch it with you guys in the reaction video.
I believe "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them" was a text book the kids had to use that was mentioned in one of the original books.
That is correct.
These films aren't based on books, but there is a book called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, but it's just a compendium (canonically written by Newt) about all the different magical creatures of the Harry Potter world. It's not an actual story. JK Rowling was the screenwriter for the films though (probably why they aren't very good), but the first film is definitely better than the sequels.
I loved the fantastic beasts movies, for me I agree that it just expanded the universe of Harry Potter. Thank you for the great reactions and I’m looking forward to watching more, you all are awesome.
One of the significant controversies with these movies was because Johnny Depp was in them. They came out when he was accused of everything, and everyone believed AH at first. I think these films were some of the last ones he did before he was originally "canceled" and people stopped hiring him for roles. People threatened to boycott these films because he was in them, etc. Hence, his extended break from acting. Studios feared hiring him, fearing their movies would also be threatened by boycotts.
Another thing about the films people didn't like was that the movies changed certain things from the books, which for obvious reasons I won't elaborate on those reasons and spoil anything. But if/ or when you read these books you will understand. Unless someone comments on the changes under the movies as you watch them of course. I actually have not read these books or even finished this set of movies but I saw everyone talking about the change they made because people were so mad about it!
Jacob had no magic ability, but he was still as special as the people who did. That’s why Queenie said that. Magic abilities or not, they’re is only one Jacob.
Man rewatching this series reminds me of how much I love Jacob’s character 😂
When I first watched Fantastic Beasts I loved it. The reviews then said otherwise but I was enthralled with the entire story and when Johnny came in I was in shock like, “No waaaay!” I haven’t watched the second one yet, so it’ll be cool watching alongside you all this time around
Good that you noticed Newt’s minimal eye contact - I do think Eddie’s character work with Newt is a great part of these films. There’s a lot to be said for the way he acts around humans compared to animals.
Sorry guys, but I found the first two beasts- movies boring so you will loose me on this part of our reactions journey but I’ll hop on the next train to movie-town 👋
Appreciate it and the honestly🤘🤙
It has a certain charm to it that honestly I didn’t feel in the sequels
I really love this film as an intro to the Wizarding World
I honestly like this film better than the HP series, idk what it is but the original story in a world in so familiar with was so captivating. The rest dont hold up to me but this one is just so great
Easter egg: in the movie Harry Potter and the prisoner of azkaban, when the Weasley twins give the map to Harry and he opens it, it is possible to read the name of Newt Scamander (probably at hogwarts for the hippogriff sentenced to death). However, I love your reactions.
fun fact, on the supply list for first years at hogwarts it says "fantastic beasts and where to find them by newt scamander" as one of the books you need
havent watced the video yet but already liked ;)
Edit: have watched the video now and it was fantastic. but to answer the qustion about the Leta and Bellatrix lestrange. Bellatrix was born about 1951 and Leta was newts age and the fantastic beast takes place 1926-1927. Besides Bellatrix was orignally a Black also the cousin to Sirius Black. but then later got married to Rodolphus Lestrange (which was an arranged marrige) and got the name Lestrange.
Thank you! When/if you do, hope you enjoy🤙
I enjoyed this, too bad they go downhill fast after. I also find it weird how the spell casting is so much faster in this series...but I guess it's like when you make a sci-fi prequel and the tech looks newer than the older
I was amazed the first time I read Harry Potter, and saw Fantastic Beasts and where to find them as a book requirement during Harry's first year(?). Just finished reading this year, but already re-watched the movie many times. A shame that I haven't seen the books earlier.
I love this movie series. I'm the kind of person to walk into a movie theatre without any expecations, and I'm never dissapointed.
I'm sure you'll all love the rest of the films as well!
I also love how they've made a movie series about one of the authors of Hogwarts's schoolbooks, Newt Scamander, tying in stuff pre-Potter.