Description
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, 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.
I was glad to see Hogwarts again and the references to the original Harry Potter series.
I don't understand why many people scold this film, because it has a gorgeous ending and is very intriguing that I want to watch the sequel right now
ten sniffers out of ten
Why is the bet being placed on Newt, of whom the hero is a fighter, well, absolutely none.
Why is some obscurantist from a far from the strongest league being sent to Paris from America? And why, anyway? Why alone? Why doesn't he work in tandem with the British or at least the French?
By the way, the French have a whole ministry of magic, but not a single one was shown during the entire film. Paris is being torn down there, but French magicians don't care? And where are the wonderful fairies from the French Academy of Magic? Are they only trained for the Magicians' Cup, or what?
Plus this mega-formidable squad of obscurantists, who so joyfully appeared at the Grindelwald meeting to... Do nothing, die or run away? What did they expect then, if they can't oppose Grindelwald with anything?
And the characters of the first film here generally acted as some kind of nondescript hangers supporting the already gloomy plot.
There is no one to empathize with, the problem and motivation are unclear, and so are the actions of the characters. They're doing all this to what?