Plot: also totally agreed. (Which is why I did not watch it for the plot at all: I imagined this might happen.)
I am not one for action films. In fact, the second time I saw the film (my friends wanted to see it the same day and I had a free ticket to the cinema, so I went to continue hanging out with them) I nearly fell asleep during the big action parts. I'm with you in thinking that an action about a quest is very different.
(I would have much preferred watching Newt get that lovely eagle-bird to Arizona and seeing what happened over there, to be honest.)
The scenes with the beasts are by far the best part. Very much agreed. And I shall tell you, as a Professional Beast, the scene of communicating with the erumpent (and later the bowtruckle) were the most accurate parts.
Yes yes yes to the costumes (and the magical flapper night-club/speakeasy because that has always been my headcanon). And to all your comments on the dinner part scene/apartment and all that scene held.
But in that case: reconsider your plot. Write better. Yes yes YES. To all of that about the Ministry woman, as well. As I was watching it I thought, 'Now there's a caring and charming way to be creepy as f@#$' and no, there was no real consideration over a Ministry able to do that. Or court case. And I realise the Ministry adapted and changed through the decades, thus wouldn't be the Ministry we know, but still...
He's not very good at keeping them in the suitcase. RIGHT?! That pissed me off the moment I saw the trunk and realised what it held, so pretty much the first scene with him. I thought, 'They're going to make him into an idiot with animals. This is going to be mayhem.' And it was. The first rule of animal husbandry? Have the right tools. If your tools allow creatures to escape, they're not the right sodding tools!
I definitely came off as a Care of Magical Creatures instructor as I was watching this film. Right down to the, "Don't put your wand there, boy, you'll hurt someone!"
This is a plotline so boring one can only yawn through it. Agreed. Also agreed on Tina and agency. And the President (so disappointing when I so very badly wanted her to be competent and a good leader).
And if he can do that, he can also keep the damn thing shut and make sure his creatures don't go running all over the place. RIGHT?! For eff's sake! Not surprised the boy got the boot from Hogwarts; he would not have done well in class for that. (Then, if he'd had me, he'd never have got away with keeping his tools in shoddy, ill-magicked condition like that: it puts the very beasts at risk, let alone others, and that is the worst thing a conservationalist can do.)
And, you know, I'd really like to see a woman in a position of power who does an excellent job. A-F!@#$in-MEN (have had enough of making women incompetent to make men look more competent: write better.)
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Plot: also totally agreed. (Which is why I did not watch it for the plot at all: I imagined this might happen.)
I am not one for action films. In fact, the second time I saw the film (my friends wanted to see it the same day and I had a free ticket to the cinema, so I went to continue hanging out with them) I nearly fell asleep during the big action parts. I'm with you in thinking that an action about a quest is very different.
(I would have much preferred watching Newt get that lovely eagle-bird to Arizona and seeing what happened over there, to be honest.)
The scenes with the beasts are by far the best part.
Very much agreed. And I shall tell you, as a Professional Beast, the scene of communicating with the erumpent (and later the bowtruckle) were the most accurate parts.
Yes yes yes to the costumes (and the magical flapper night-club/speakeasy because that has always been my headcanon). And to all your comments on the dinner part scene/apartment and all that scene held.
But in that case: reconsider your plot. Write better.
Yes yes YES. To all of that about the Ministry woman, as well. As I was watching it I thought, 'Now there's a caring and charming way to be creepy as f@#$' and no, there was no real consideration over a Ministry able to do that. Or court case. And I realise the Ministry adapted and changed through the decades, thus wouldn't be the Ministry we know, but still...
He's not very good at keeping them in the suitcase.
RIGHT?! That pissed me off the moment I saw the trunk and realised what it held, so pretty much the first scene with him. I thought, 'They're going to make him into an idiot with animals. This is going to be mayhem.' And it was. The first rule of animal husbandry? Have the right tools. If your tools allow creatures to escape, they're not the right sodding tools!
I definitely came off as a Care of Magical Creatures instructor as I was watching this film. Right down to the, "Don't put your wand there, boy, you'll hurt someone!"
This is a plotline so boring one can only yawn through it.
Agreed. Also agreed on Tina and agency. And the President (so disappointing when I so very badly wanted her to be competent and a good leader).
And if he can do that, he can also keep the damn thing shut and make sure his creatures don't go running all over the place.
RIGHT?! For eff's sake! Not surprised the boy got the boot from Hogwarts; he would not have done well in class for that. (Then, if he'd had me, he'd never have got away with keeping his tools in shoddy, ill-magicked condition like that: it puts the very beasts at risk, let alone others, and that is the worst thing a conservationalist can do.)
And, you know, I'd really like to see a woman in a position of power who does an excellent job.
A-F!@#$in-MEN (have had enough of making women incompetent to make men look more competent: write better.)