FANTASTIC BEASTS : THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD - Expanding the Wizarding World !

The sequel to Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, which is also a prequel to the Harry Potter series expands the wizarding world of J.K. Rowling to even more heights. New characters and new beasts were introduced, and new revelations were made.

The opening scene where Gellert Grindelwald is being transferred to another prison is an elaborate action piece which shows how powerful Grindelwald is. Next we see Queenie and Jacob who are now in Paris. And Jacob who lost his memory in the last film, now remembers his good memories. Then followed several sub-plots where we are introduced to other characters, and new beasts. There were so many of them that a viewer would easily get lost in the narrative.

It's exciting to see these new characters like Leta Lestrange, Theseus Scamander, etc. But since they were given little screen time, you don't really get invested in them, and you just don't care. Even those we have seen from the first Fantastic Beasts movie, they were underdeveloped and they didn't really do much. I left the cinema with so many questions.

Now I'm not saying that the movie is bad. It's still good.  The visual effects are stunning, the beasts are awesome, and I'm still looking forward to the next three movies in this franchise. I just hope that they learn from what happened, and make them better next time.

Starring Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Katherine Waterston, etc.  Written by J.K. Rowling. Directed by David Yates. From Warner Bros. Pictures.

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