![]() Perhaps the most important thing is that we would not have had the sublime score by John Williams. We wouldn’t have the perfect Harry Potter aesthetic. ![]() We would not have had the tremendous and perfect casting of Daniel Radcliffe, Emily Watson and Rupert Grint without this movie. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) Wherever the series goes next, you can find some fantastic stuff here.ĥ. Katherine Waterston and Ezra Miller provide intriguingly out of place support, and Colin Farrell is such a searingly seductive baddie that it’s a real shame Depp took over. It also has a very good cast: Eddie Redmayne is great as Newt Scamander, a big screen hero whose character is defined by gentleness, curiosity and compassion rather than violence and aggression. It gives fans and casual viewers a chance to enjoy the fantasy without being stuck in the world of a twee boarding school, and the expanded look at Rowling’s magical world comes with delightfully colorful creatures and a dandy retro-fantasy vibe. ![]() And thanks to off-screen controversy (Rowling’s outspoken views on Twitter, Johnny Depp’s marital difficulties), the Fantastic Beasts series has sizzled like a wand.īut we will say this: the first movie is decent. When Warner Bros decided to turn Rowling’s little pamphlet into a sprawling multi-film franchise, it could be seen as a return to cynical magic or wizardry to make money. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) ![]()
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