The last scene with Dumbledore looking at the wedding and seeing what he'll probably never have is the saddest in the movies to me, because it's very real. LGBTQ+ people have to deal with a lot of loneliness, specially decades ago. For Dumbledore, this is an even sadder situation. He's basically a genius, so it's hard to find someone equal as him. Grindelwald was probably the only one.
It's interesting because I understood it to be very different. I saw it as Dumbledore being someone who doesn't want to be close to others and would rather just be by himself. I don't have much exposure to the LGBTQ+ community so I didn't see it like that at all. It's very interesting how we interpret things differently and can relate to the same character in a scene but for different reason
@@VerowakReacts I think it's a little bit of both. Yeah, maybe he doesn't want to be around others, but that's because he didn't find anyone "worth his time" yet, if you know what I mean. He automatically assumes a position of power above others because of how great he is, he becomes a mentor because everyone looks up to him. Grindelwald was an equal to him and I think he never found anyone like that again. And the fact he talks so much about the power of love and how amazing love is makes me think he really values meaningful connections and would like to be with someone if he could.
Ariana died from a rebounding spell. Grindlewald began torturing Aberforth, Dumbledore tried to intervene. Ariana started screaming. Spells were flying all around. One hit her. And she died.
About Dumbledore's sister Ariana, she was an Obscurus, and her portrait was shown in the second HP Deadly Hollows movie. She was killed when Grindelwald, Dumbledore and his brother were having a fight, but we don't know whose spell killed her. One of Dumbledore's greatest fear was that it was HIS spell that killed her, and he relived that in the 6th HP movie when he drank the potion to get the horcrux. Remember Dumbledore's hand was cursed in the 6th HP movie? It was because he tried to put on Tom Riddle's ring which had the Resurrection Stone on it since he wanted to talk to his sister once again.
The reason why Dumbledore refused the Quilin's request is because Dumbledore doesn't trust himself with power. Remember, he and Grindelwald once wanted to enslave the Muggles because Dumbledore was arrogant with power. The only place Dumbledore feels safe is at Hogwarts, because mentoring and nurturing young wizards is comforting to him. Dumbledore also refused the position of Minister of Magic three times because he never trusted himself. What's more, the reason why Dumbledore ended getting the curse on his hand that would kill him in Half-Blood Prince was because he in a moment of weakness, tried to use the Ressurection Stone that was inside one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, his mother's ring, and when he put on the ring, the curse was activated, and Dumbledore, while talking to Harry in limbo, said that it was yet another proof that Dumbledore couldn't be trusted with power, because he wanted to see his sister again so much, and his desire to have the power to do so "corrupted" him, and that's why Dumbledore refuses any position of power besides being Headmaster of Hogwarts.
This movie is my favorite of the three for the same thing that stood out to you: the duels are awesome!!! Even in Harry Potter, the only duel we have that's as creative and eccentric as the ones in the books is when Dumbledore goes against Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic (Order of the Phoenix). In the books, the only time wands connect is when Harry and Voldemort try to battle, and only because their wands are sisters. This doesn't happen with ANY other characters! They always use crazy spells, for example in the department of mysteries when someone hits a death eater with a spell that gives him a baby head and he just goes around screaming with the head of a baby on top of an adult body lol Another thing that I love is how gay this movie is. I was afraid JK Rowling would never explicitly SAY that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were lovers, so I was pretty surprised when Dumbledore says "I was in love with you" in the first scene of the movie! Dumbledore also acts like a gay guy to me, in the sense that we can feel how closed and kinda disconnected he is from everyone because he doesn't have anyone who'd understand him like Grindelwald. Lastly, there's a lot of Brazil in this! Vicência Santos, our minister of magic, played by the amazing Maria Fernanda Cândido; there are posters about her in the elections in Bhutan and they're all written in English; there's a quick scene showing the Brazilian Minister of Magic when she wins the election; the designers made the symbol for the brazilian ministry and it has some of our animals (and it's cool they got to do that, because one of them is Brazilian and he's been working in these movies since Philosopher Stone and never get to make anything Brazil-related).
I want more duels like this! A shame we had to wait so long to see something like that. I actually thought Dumbledore was just someone who doesn't particularly want to be around others, that's what I felt. He'll work with others but not really get close to them, which is very much like me. I like seeing people be happy that actors from their own country and notice these things! I never would have known any of this, thank you!
@@VerowakReacts Fantastic Beast 3 is definitely better than the previous, it’s good as the first Fantastic Beast movie. It’s not the best but it’s not the worst either
The next two movies are unlikely to be made anytime soon. SoD flopped at the box office. Ironically they could have finished the series with this movies given both characters began a duel, displace the action in 1945 instead of 1932, finish the duel and you have the finish of the series. WB looked at ways to sabotage this franchise hard and didn't even gave all they got into it to finish properly. Dumbledore teleporting during the duel is exactly what I would've liked to see in Order of the Phoenix because this is exactly what he did in the book, evading attacks by teleporting himself. Lally's magical feats are closer to what the HP books depicted than any of the HP movies ever did like in McGonagall vs Snape in Deathly Hallows, she used transfiguration of objects sent by Snape to reverse the attack on him, in the books (in the movie she just sends fire to him, that's lame as she is much better than that) If they are ever to make the next two movies (so many plotlines being already closed in this one, one movie will be enough), It guess that my original theory of Grindelwald using WW2 as a cover fpr the Wizarding war by superwising the evil Muggles to wage war (like his ideology being close to Hitler's is no coincidence) against not only eachother (the Allies would have, de facto being on the wizards side), but he clearly wasn't successful because boosting the Axis with magical agents could have made them win and it didn't happen... I have a theory about the pact breaking up: both Grindelwald and Dumbledore ceased to love eachother and decided to walk away from their feelings. At the same moment, Grindelwald attacked one of Dumbledore's relatives and Albus only went to protect him, not really moving against Grindelwald but the break of trust broke the pact nonetheless as it was mutual. Grindelwald disappearing in a litteral cliffhanger was... a really trollish and disrespecting move from WB, especially in the doubt of a future movie, hence that would have preferred them finishing the series right now, in the third movie, it would have been a trilogy and no more trouble would have been required but no, even in their undecisiveness and their corruption and incompetence, they decided to go for the easy and not the right... Katherine Waterston was against the sacking of Johnny Depp and was subsequently rewarded with a nearly siacking from the movie, plus she had covid. And have you noticed how much some scnes looked distant? anti-covid measures for you, in the last confrontation, some characters are even added in post production, not having even filmed the scene together ! Madds was very good as Grindelwald though, I liked both actors in the role, they both did a great job in their own way, Madds was very coldhearted and reminds me of a certain Russia president in a way...
Not a big loss if they aren't made, though it would be nice to see more Dumbledore. I'm not sure how WB tried to sabotage the franchise, but the storyline was... very disappointing seeing how Harry Potter was. I was expecting way more for the plot and character development. It's as if it was a different author that wrote these. No big loss on not having Tina in the movie, it was a nice break from that character (another reason why it feels like a different author wrote these characters, seeing as how Harry Potter had lots of great ones). I didn't notice how some scenes looked distant, but understandable since covid was I think at its peak when they were filming. Lally's magic is great, definitely would have been amazing if HP had some of that!
Oh, I almost forgot to follow up on my earlier comment about the chemistry between Dumbledore and Grindelwald in this movie. One of my favorite parts of this one, was that not only were both roles acted wonderfully, but that Dumbledore's flaws were shown in more detail. We all knew he wasn't perfect. Now we can see that not only was he blinded by young infatuation, but that he was also expertly manipulated by Grindelwald. I don't doubt that Grindelwald loved him back in a way, likely against his better judgement, but there is evidence to suggest that Grindelwald intentionally traveled to visit his Great Aunt Bathilda in Godric's Hollow that summer, not by coincidence, but in order to win the trust and support of the boy already then being called one of the greatest wizards of his age. There is nothing indicating that he traveled there intending to seduce Dumbledore in any way other than with promises of power, but emotional seduction is certainly the path he took and it worked. He's a brilliantly calculating wizard, and that is one of the things I think this movie showed exceptionally well. He had his complex plans to gain power and locate/capture the Obscurial in the first two movies, but this one showed his manipulative side the best in my opinion, and how helpless Dumbledore was and in a large part still is against it. I hope we get to see how Dumbledore tips the scales of power in their relationship to the point where Dumbledore actually convinces Grindelwald that his goals were wrong, and it results in not only winning the famous duel but in Grindelwald accepting that he deserves his sentence of lifelong imprisonment to atone for his crimes. That must have been a hell of a discussion. We also need the answer to the question that Rita Skeeter poses: was their duel really the amazing spectacle of magical prowess as it has been presented in the history books, or is there something important that the wizarding world hasn't been told?
It`s not JUST because that I am from Denmark, but Mads Mikkelsen felt way more of, what I expected Grindelwald to be, from the books I am 50 btw and discord(?) is not really "how I roll" ;-) So, if I may..... I would recommend Tenet (Nolan movie) People didn`t get it back then, but it`s one of my favorite movies. One of those movies who keeps giving (and plenty of explanations on YT, 3D and all) Love your new channel :-) I like Jacob and Queenie, but as cute as they may be.... I don`t "feel" the lovestory of Newt and Tina. It fells like it "has/had" to be there? His relationships with anyone else are more interesting
I love TENET!!!! I saw it once earlier this year and need to rewatch it. It's such a great movie!! I think Mads did really well, I preferred what he gave us to what Johnny Depp gave us. Tina overall is a badly written character, sadly. I think Jacob and Queenie were well written, I just wasn't a fan of how it was delivered. Tina and Newt REALLY feels forced, and her whole "Mr. Scamander" in the second movie really annoyed me
@@VerowakReacts Weirdly enough, Tina should have been in this movie :-D I think there were some troubles with the actress? Facebook/Twitter or something. And that`s why she wasn`t in as much. She will be back though (Naginis first kill?) PS. Glad you like Tenet. Most people I meet don`t ;-)
@@brianhkdk Actually, I remember seeing that the movie was also filmed during covid, which could be a reason for her not being able to be in it. I've heard mostly negative things about Tenet because it's 'too confusing'
Fantastic reaction/review of what is my favourite of all 11 Wizarding World movies I know unpopular opinion LOL. I may be the only soul that would put Fantastic Beasts above Harry Potter but I love that the Fantastic Beasts movies show far more of the Wizarding World outside of Hogwarts. Jude Law maybe the best Dumbledore ever and I like Newt, Tina, Queenie and Jacob better as protagonists than Harry, Hermione and Ron. Love that we got lots more Dumbledore in this film and the Qilin is my favourite beast in the franchise. Shame Warner Bros seem to have cancelled Fantastic Beasts after this film underperformed financially, it deserved to do better than it did and I even saw it 3 times to support it!
You're definitely the first I've seen say you prefer Fantastic Beasts over Harry Potter! I think that's so great. Jude Law as Dumbledore is just perfect casting, and I would love to have more movies focused on him
@@VerowakReacts She is she wrote the movie script but the directors had some problems because Rowling keeps writing the movie scripts like a novel. Which makes the movie very confusing in someway.
@@erikperhs_ yes in the screenplay it says the hide around the mother qilin protected her from the curse. Also giants and magical creatures like dragons are indeed magic resistance to thanks to their magic resistant blood/body. Dragons bodys have ancient magic in them so they are very durable. But it does not save them from the killing curse or powerful wizards. If a powerful wizard casts a stunning spell at a giant they will be effected. And the killing curse is something very different from normal magic. It is designed to target life/soul not a physical form. No matter how magic resistant giants and other magical creatures are with their body the curse will simply ignore their physical features and take the life out of them.
I love Grindelwald’s expression when the Qilin bowed to Dumbledore, he’s like so annoyed but also secretly loves it 😂😂 Also, Dumbledore did take the position of supreme mugwump eventually, I don’t think we specifically know when but he did
@@VerowakReacts Yeah he irritated with Albus because he refused to lead when the Quillin offered him that position, you can see Gellert expression afterward lol 😂😂😂
About Ariana, there's more ways to kill a person other than use Avada Kedavra. It could be a simple Expelliarmus done wrong. Well, Grindelwald couldn't just kill someone in front of so many people right after a Qilin chose him. It would be bad for him
I do agree with you when it comes to these movies compared to the Harry Potter movies. I find it hard to get into these movies and stay focused on them. There was a lot of information about Dumbledore that was in the Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows book that never made it into the movie. I guess they decided to take that info and put it in this movie. I don't know how many more movies there will be for sure. I know that these movies haven't been doing all that good at the theaters and stuff and I'm just hoping that they will wrap up the story in however many movies they decide to make and not leave everyone hanging.
From what I've seen, they won't be making anymore Fantastic Beasts movies. I really just wanted to see more Jude Law as Dumbledore, he was just great in Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Dumbledore
The Crimes of Dumbledore? lol Thank you lol I needed that. I loved your reaction to your mistake. 😂 Thank you for putting a smile on my face. I honestly do appreciate it
The Jacob character is there for the muggle perspective, some things need explanation and without someone in the movie that the magical people can explain these things to you might get a little lost, plus he is comedy relief
Verowak: the movie called “ The Crime Of Dumbledore “ Albus Dumbledore: what did I do ? I don’t commit any crime but I’m housing a lot of family secret
Now that you're caught up, I strongly encourage watching some of the Super Carlin Brothers breakdowns and predictions for these movies, and also for the original HP movies/books. They're ridiculously insightful.
@@MasterSkywalker91 Honestly, I've watched all of the Star Wars during my community movie nights, but I didn't pay much attention since we message throughout the movie. I feel like I know some of the important parts but mostly can't recall much of the franchise. So I'm debating watching and paying attention to them, but we'll see
That's so interesting, I feel like the story/plot for the Fantastic Beasts was pretty terrible and definitely not one of the better parts of the franchise. It also felt like a lot of facts where changed for these movies, and I'm not sure why Rowling and the director did that
Its probably because I have no books to compare them to, I just disliked a lot of the changes movies made. I think they did a lot of characters a disservice. I also deff understand not liking some of the changes I totally agree. For Fantastic Beasts I just really like the Grindelwald Dumbledore relationship. Dumbledore was always my favorite character and Jude Law kills it. Also newt is an awesome character as well.
Its probably because I have no books to compare them to, I just disliked a lot of the changes movies made. I think they did a lot of characters a disservice. I also deff understand not liking some of the changes I totally agree. For Fantastic Beasts I just really like the Grindelwald Dumbledore relationship. Dumbledore was always my favorite character and Jude Law kills it. Also newt is an awesome character as well.
I definitely enjoy the makeovers for Queenie and Yusuf, and Professor Eulalie "Lally" Hicks is definitely a fun addition. I don’t get how you can not like Jacob though. Nagini is forgotten as is Leta Lestrange. The actor who portrayed the German Minister Anton Vogel, Oliver Masucci, famously played Hitler a few years back in the satirical black comedy film “Look Who's Back”, so it’s kinda fitting to see him play the magical head of state in 1930’s Germany. The mirror is same prop Aberforth used to communicate with Harry during Deathly Hallows, with it originally being a gift from Sirius. The German prison and it’s warden are quite horrific. I don’t get why Grindelwald is so angry Credence didn’t notice the second infant, considering Vinda Rosier, his hot 2nd in command, was also there that night. Of course Tina would come to her sister’s wedding, not sure why Newt is surprised.
I dislike Jacob's comedy. I think otherwise he would be a great character and I would enjoy him. It feels like a LOT of things were... badly written or forgotten in these movies, and it saddens me 😭 A lot of it felt forced and nonsensical. OH the mirror!!! I completely missed that, thank you!!!
I like Jacob, but in this movie he's COMPLETELY useless. The explanation they gave for why they needed him was not convincing at all. They brought him back only for the humor and to keep the original main characters, but I think it would be much better if they were bold enough to just cast him aside. Not just him, but also Queenie and Newt, like they did with Tina. They were cool for the first movies, but now the fight is getting bigger. We need bigger wizards to fight alongside Dumbledore. Lally, Aberforth, Aurelius and maybe even McGonagall would form a great group for this mission.
@@js1423 EXACTLY! LoL If you already made us all mad just to have her there, why aren't you using her for anything? Oh and also NAGINI! I love the idea of her being a woman and I really wish I could see more of her. Her story is very tragic and I like tragic stories. In the last movie, I want a scene of Nagini turning for the last time and seeing how desperate she was when she knew it. It would be terrifying to see if done right!
40:23 Dumbledore reacted like that because he never wanted to be in the position of power, if you already read the original Harry Potter series then you would’ve already know it in detail
I love plays, but the audio ruins it for me. I watched about a minute of it just to see how it is, I would love to see something like that live, it would be amazing!
@@VerowakReacts Yeah, unfortunately the audio is not great because they only had the stage mics provided by the university. To get everything captions help. They are still good. Now, the third one, they have headset mics so the audio is better (although Darren's pack is messed up at times so you would have to get around that). I don't know. I just thought you would like to see how they made it different. I dont know. Anyway, keep the good work coming.
Jacob: let her go Grindelwald: excuse me ?? Jacob point his wand at Grindelwald Me: OHHHHHHHH 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 The guy: ASSASSINNNNN Me: ….what is wrong with him ? Why ?
The ASSASSIN felt so weird, but I get why it's there :D I feel like this would have been confusing for so many people. Like the people around Grindelwald like... huh?
@@VerowakReacts I was like “ 👏👏👏👏👏 ohhhhhhh “ when Jacob stood against Grindelwald with non-magic ability and then the guy yelled “ ASSASSIN “ and I was like “ 🤦🤦🤦 why?? “ 😂😂😂
The Secrets of Dumbledore was pretty good! I still think my favorite one is probably the 2nd FB movie. I think the reason we all loved Johnny Depp as Grindelwald is because we know what he's capable of on screen. With his role being more important in Dumbledore's Secret, he would've taken Grindelwald to the next level. Mads Mikkelsen did a great job though. I'm glad he made that character his own. I'm just a bit biased. Johnny Depp has been my favorite actor since What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
Ahh, I haven't seen Johnny Depp in much so this was my first time seeing him in something more serious. I have no idea what his acting chops are like. What's Eating Gilbert Grape seems interesting though
@@couch.patati-patata Rowling has written online that he was born in 1881, basically revising his age for some reason. The books may say what age he is, but Rowling seems to have changed that fact. Seems she changes things whenever she feels like it (like McGonagall's birth year). So the best thing seems to be take whatever the latest thing she says as true. So Dumbledore is NOT 150 in the Half Blood Prince
@@couch.patati-patata If I'm not mistaken Harry, Ron and Hermione speculate him to be 150 or so. But they are not a reliable source. They obviously didn't actually know his real age, just that he's ancient.
37:19 Grindelwald want to rule the Wizarding World and Muggle World since he and Dumbledore were teenagers and they planned to becoome a Supreeme Mudwamp and world domination
I adore HP books, but the movies were kind of bad. Fantastic Beasts are better movies and this is my favorite of the three. i love Jude as Dumbledore, and Mads Mikkelsen was amazing, so charming and evil as Grindelwald. Dumbledore and Grindelwald's love is so deep. :(
The last scene with Dumbledore looking at the wedding and seeing what he'll probably never have is the saddest in the movies to me, because it's very real. LGBTQ+ people have to deal with a lot of loneliness, specially decades ago. For Dumbledore, this is an even sadder situation. He's basically a genius, so it's hard to find someone equal as him. Grindelwald was probably the only one.
It's interesting because I understood it to be very different. I saw it as Dumbledore being someone who doesn't want to be close to others and would rather just be by himself. I don't have much exposure to the LGBTQ+ community so I didn't see it like that at all. It's very interesting how we interpret things differently and can relate to the same character in a scene but for different reason
@@VerowakReacts I think it's a little bit of both. Yeah, maybe he doesn't want to be around others, but that's because he didn't find anyone "worth his time" yet, if you know what I mean. He automatically assumes a position of power above others because of how great he is, he becomes a mentor because everyone looks up to him. Grindelwald was an equal to him and I think he never found anyone like that again. And the fact he talks so much about the power of love and how amazing love is makes me think he really values meaningful connections and would like to be with someone if he could.
@@erikperhs_ That makes perfect sense yeah. Having meaningful connections isn't easy for everyone
40:44 Grindelwald irritated because Dumbledore refused when the Quillin chose him to lead
Ariana died from a rebounding spell. Grindlewald began torturing Aberforth, Dumbledore tried to intervene. Ariana started screaming. Spells were flying all around. One hit her. And she died.
I so appreciate the Dumbledore love!
Jude Law is just perfect! Dumbledore is also just such an interesting character
About Dumbledore's sister Ariana, she was an Obscurus, and her portrait was shown in the second HP Deadly Hollows movie. She was killed when Grindelwald, Dumbledore and his brother were having a fight, but we don't know whose spell killed her. One of Dumbledore's greatest fear was that it was HIS spell that killed her, and he relived that in the 6th HP movie when he drank the potion to get the horcrux. Remember Dumbledore's hand was cursed in the 6th HP movie? It was because he tried to put on Tom Riddle's ring which had the Resurrection Stone on it since he wanted to talk to his sister once again.
The reason why Dumbledore refused the Quilin's request is because Dumbledore doesn't trust himself with power. Remember, he and Grindelwald once wanted to enslave the Muggles because Dumbledore was arrogant with power. The only place Dumbledore feels safe is at Hogwarts, because mentoring and nurturing young wizards is comforting to him. Dumbledore also refused the position of Minister of Magic three times because he never trusted himself.
What's more, the reason why Dumbledore ended getting the curse on his hand that would kill him in Half-Blood Prince was because he in a moment of weakness, tried to use the Ressurection Stone that was inside one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, his mother's ring, and when he put on the ring, the curse was activated, and Dumbledore, while talking to Harry in limbo, said that it was yet another proof that Dumbledore couldn't be trusted with power, because he wanted to see his sister again so much, and his desire to have the power to do so "corrupted" him, and that's why Dumbledore refuses any position of power besides being Headmaster of Hogwarts.
3:06 Hello Hannibal :D :D :D you totally killed it :D :D :D
I never thought I would see Hannibal in Harry Potter 😂An interesting cross-over
This movie is my favorite of the three for the same thing that stood out to you: the duels are awesome!!! Even in Harry Potter, the only duel we have that's as creative and eccentric as the ones in the books is when Dumbledore goes against Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic (Order of the Phoenix). In the books, the only time wands connect is when Harry and Voldemort try to battle, and only because their wands are sisters. This doesn't happen with ANY other characters! They always use crazy spells, for example in the department of mysteries when someone hits a death eater with a spell that gives him a baby head and he just goes around screaming with the head of a baby on top of an adult body lol
Another thing that I love is how gay this movie is. I was afraid JK Rowling would never explicitly SAY that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were lovers, so I was pretty surprised when Dumbledore says "I was in love with you" in the first scene of the movie! Dumbledore also acts like a gay guy to me, in the sense that we can feel how closed and kinda disconnected he is from everyone because he doesn't have anyone who'd understand him like Grindelwald.
Lastly, there's a lot of Brazil in this! Vicência Santos, our minister of magic, played by the amazing Maria Fernanda Cândido; there are posters about her in the elections in Bhutan and they're all written in English; there's a quick scene showing the Brazilian Minister of Magic when she wins the election; the designers made the symbol for the brazilian ministry and it has some of our animals (and it's cool they got to do that, because one of them is Brazilian and he's been working in these movies since Philosopher Stone and never get to make anything Brazil-related).
I want more duels like this! A shame we had to wait so long to see something like that. I actually thought Dumbledore was just someone who doesn't particularly want to be around others, that's what I felt. He'll work with others but not really get close to them, which is very much like me.
I like seeing people be happy that actors from their own country and notice these things! I never would have known any of this, thank you!
@@VerowakReacts Fantastic Beast 3 is definitely better than the previous, it’s good as the first Fantastic Beast movie. It’s not the best but it’s not the worst either
@@diypropsmodels7064 Oh I hated the first one. I don't think I'll ever rewatch it. The second one I'll probably rewatch, the third one for sure
@@VerowakReacts the first one is actually good but the part where Mrs. Barebone tortured and abused Credence made me don’t want to rewatch the movie
The next two movies are unlikely to be made anytime soon. SoD flopped at the box office.
Ironically they could have finished the series with this movies given both characters began a duel, displace the action in 1945 instead of 1932, finish the duel and you have the finish of the series.
WB looked at ways to sabotage this franchise hard and didn't even gave all they got into it to finish properly.
Dumbledore teleporting during the duel is exactly what I would've liked to see in Order of the Phoenix because this is exactly what he did in the book, evading attacks by teleporting himself.
Lally's magical feats are closer to what the HP books depicted than any of the HP movies ever did like in McGonagall vs Snape in Deathly Hallows, she used transfiguration of objects sent by Snape to reverse the attack on him, in the books (in the movie she just sends fire to him, that's lame as she is much better than that)
If they are ever to make the next two movies (so many plotlines being already closed in this one, one movie will be enough), It guess that my original theory of Grindelwald using WW2 as a cover fpr the Wizarding war by superwising the evil Muggles to wage war (like his ideology being close to Hitler's is no coincidence) against not only eachother (the Allies would have, de facto being on the wizards side), but he clearly wasn't successful because boosting the Axis with magical agents could have made them win and it didn't happen...
I have a theory about the pact breaking up: both Grindelwald and Dumbledore ceased to love eachother and decided to walk away from their feelings. At the same moment, Grindelwald attacked one of Dumbledore's relatives and Albus only went to protect him, not really moving against Grindelwald but the break of trust broke the pact nonetheless as it was mutual.
Grindelwald disappearing in a litteral cliffhanger was... a really trollish and disrespecting move from WB, especially in the doubt of a future movie, hence that would have preferred them finishing the series right now, in the third movie, it would have been a trilogy and no more trouble would have been required but no, even in their undecisiveness and their corruption and incompetence, they decided to go for the easy and not the right...
Katherine Waterston was against the sacking of Johnny Depp and was subsequently rewarded with a nearly siacking from the movie, plus she had covid. And have you noticed how much some scnes looked distant? anti-covid measures for you, in the last confrontation, some characters are even added in post production, not having even filmed the scene together !
Madds was very good as Grindelwald though, I liked both actors in the role, they both did a great job in their own way, Madds was very coldhearted and reminds me of a certain Russia president in a way...
Not a big loss if they aren't made, though it would be nice to see more Dumbledore. I'm not sure how WB tried to sabotage the franchise, but the storyline was... very disappointing seeing how Harry Potter was. I was expecting way more for the plot and character development. It's as if it was a different author that wrote these.
No big loss on not having Tina in the movie, it was a nice break from that character (another reason why it feels like a different author wrote these characters, seeing as how Harry Potter had lots of great ones). I didn't notice how some scenes looked distant, but understandable since covid was I think at its peak when they were filming.
Lally's magic is great, definitely would have been amazing if HP had some of that!
Oh, I almost forgot to follow up on my earlier comment about the chemistry between Dumbledore and Grindelwald in this movie. One of my favorite parts of this one, was that not only were both roles acted wonderfully, but that Dumbledore's flaws were shown in more detail. We all knew he wasn't perfect. Now we can see that not only was he blinded by young infatuation, but that he was also expertly manipulated by Grindelwald. I don't doubt that Grindelwald loved him back in a way, likely against his better judgement, but there is evidence to suggest that Grindelwald intentionally traveled to visit his Great Aunt Bathilda in Godric's Hollow that summer, not by coincidence, but in order to win the trust and support of the boy already then being called one of the greatest wizards of his age. There is nothing indicating that he traveled there intending to seduce Dumbledore in any way other than with promises of power, but emotional seduction is certainly the path he took and it worked. He's a brilliantly calculating wizard, and that is one of the things I think this movie showed exceptionally well. He had his complex plans to gain power and locate/capture the Obscurial in the first two movies, but this one showed his manipulative side the best in my opinion, and how helpless Dumbledore was and in a large part still is against it.
I hope we get to see how Dumbledore tips the scales of power in their relationship to the point where Dumbledore actually convinces Grindelwald that his goals were wrong, and it results in not only winning the famous duel but in Grindelwald accepting that he deserves his sentence of lifelong imprisonment to atone for his crimes. That must have been a hell of a discussion. We also need the answer to the question that Rita Skeeter poses: was their duel really the amazing spectacle of magical prowess as it has been presented in the history books, or is there something important that the wizarding world hasn't been told?
It`s not JUST because that I am from Denmark, but Mads Mikkelsen felt way more of, what I expected Grindelwald to be, from the books
I am 50 btw and discord(?) is not really "how I roll" ;-) So, if I may..... I would recommend Tenet (Nolan movie)
People didn`t get it back then, but it`s one of my favorite movies. One of those movies who keeps giving (and plenty of explanations on YT, 3D and all)
Love your new channel :-) I like Jacob and Queenie, but as cute as they may be.... I don`t "feel" the lovestory of Newt and Tina. It fells like it "has/had" to be there? His relationships with anyone else are more interesting
I love TENET!!!! I saw it once earlier this year and need to rewatch it. It's such a great movie!!
I think Mads did really well, I preferred what he gave us to what Johnny Depp gave us. Tina overall is a badly written character, sadly. I think Jacob and Queenie were well written, I just wasn't a fan of how it was delivered. Tina and Newt REALLY feels forced, and her whole "Mr. Scamander" in the second movie really annoyed me
@@VerowakReacts Weirdly enough, Tina should have been in this movie :-D I think there were some troubles with the actress? Facebook/Twitter or something. And that`s why she wasn`t in as much. She will be back though (Naginis first kill?)
PS. Glad you like Tenet. Most people I meet don`t ;-)
@@brianhkdk Actually, I remember seeing that the movie was also filmed during covid, which could be a reason for her not being able to be in it. I've heard mostly negative things about Tenet because it's 'too confusing'
30:27 Credence can’t be save because he’s the Obscurial which mean he’ll die very soon
It felt like Credence was much older than the others so it felt like maybe he would be good for a while longer. but clearly not :D
@@VerowakReacts his obscurus is like way stronger than others
😁 we've got Pick and Niffler on the case.
Fantastic reaction/review of what is my favourite of all 11 Wizarding World movies I know unpopular opinion LOL. I may be the only soul that would put Fantastic Beasts above Harry Potter but I love that the Fantastic Beasts movies show far more of the Wizarding World outside of Hogwarts. Jude Law maybe the best Dumbledore ever and I like Newt, Tina, Queenie and Jacob better as protagonists than Harry, Hermione and Ron. Love that we got lots more Dumbledore in this film and the Qilin is my favourite beast in the franchise. Shame Warner Bros seem to have cancelled Fantastic Beasts after this film underperformed financially, it deserved to do better than it did and I even saw it 3 times to support it!
You're definitely the first I've seen say you prefer Fantastic Beasts over Harry Potter! I think that's so great. Jude Law as Dumbledore is just perfect casting, and I would love to have more movies focused on him
15:22 “ I would like to know what is crime are “
Me: if you watch Fantastic Beast 1 & 2, well that’s his crime 😂😂
6:20 the curse does kill instantly but the directors of the movie misunderstood how Rowling described the death of the Qilin.
That's unfortunate, I thought the author was involved a lot with these movies, I guess I was wrong.
@@VerowakReacts She is she wrote the movie script but the directors had some problems because Rowling keeps writing the movie scripts like a novel. Which makes the movie very confusing in someway.
@@iio_moon Oh that's weird, unfortunate it ended up like that though, with misunderstandings
Are you sure about that? From what I remember, some magical beasts simply have thicker skin. You can't kill giants, for example, with the death spell.
@@erikperhs_ yes in the screenplay it says the hide around the mother qilin protected her from the curse. Also giants and magical creatures like dragons are indeed magic resistance to thanks to their magic resistant blood/body. Dragons bodys have ancient magic in them so they are very durable. But it does not save them from the killing curse or powerful wizards. If a powerful wizard casts a stunning spell at a giant they will be effected. And the killing curse is something very different from normal magic. It is designed to target life/soul not a physical form. No matter how magic resistant giants and other magical creatures are with their body the curse will simply ignore their physical features and take the life out of them.
The evil henchmen number 5 was Helmut and he’s Head Of The Auror in German Ministry of Magic
I prefer henchman number 5 :D Damn Aurors choosing the wrong side!
I love Grindelwald’s expression when the Qilin bowed to Dumbledore, he’s like so annoyed but also secretly loves it 😂😂
Also, Dumbledore did take the position of supreme mugwump eventually, I don’t think we specifically know when but he did
GRindelwald's expression is great!! silently seething :D
@@VerowakReacts Yeah he irritated with Albus because he refused to lead when the Quillin offered him that position, you can see Gellert expression afterward lol 😂😂😂
@@diypropsmodels7064 I love that scene. Just everyone's reaction and expressions are great
I think something will happen to Vicência Santos in the 4 or 5 movie that lead to Albus Dumbledore take on the Supreme Mudwamp position 🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@diypropsmodels7064 I thought there were not going to be any more Fantastic Beast movies. I remember hearing that it was cancelled
About Ariana, there's more ways to kill a person other than use Avada Kedavra. It could be a simple Expelliarmus done wrong.
Well, Grindelwald couldn't just kill someone in front of so many people right after a Qilin chose him. It would be bad for him
I feel like torturing someone is just as bad after being chosen lol
@@VerowakReacts I mean, yes, it is. But I think that Grindelwald was trying to make a point without killing him
7:30 grindelwald kills the Qilin and enhances his precognition by draining it's precognition.
thanks for another great reaction. I agree with most of your views on characters and visually pleasing scenes.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! The fights were just a treat to see
Most of Grindelwald henchmen are suck except Rosier, Carrow, Credence, Helmut and the henchmen that jinxed Newt which I forgot the name
Remember Harry made the glass disappear at the zoo BEFORE he got his wand
I do agree with you when it comes to these movies compared to the Harry Potter movies. I find it hard to get into these movies and stay focused on them. There was a lot of information about Dumbledore that was in the Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows book that never made it into the movie. I guess they decided to take that info and put it in this movie. I don't know how many more movies there will be for sure. I know that these movies haven't been doing all that good at the theaters and stuff and I'm just hoping that they will wrap up the story in however many movies they decide to make and not leave everyone hanging.
From what I've seen, they won't be making anymore Fantastic Beasts movies. I really just wanted to see more Jude Law as Dumbledore, he was just great in Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Dumbledore
The Crimes of Dumbledore? lol Thank you lol I needed that. I loved your reaction to your mistake. 😂 Thank you for putting a smile on my face. I honestly do appreciate it
Would have been a big twist that I wasn't expecting if it was his Crimes 😂
@@VerowakReacts yea, Dumbledore turns out to be the bad guy lol
@@VerowakReacts the Crimes of Gandalf
@@jamesdee759 I knew it! He truly is an evil mastermind. Turns out Voldemort was the good guy
@@VerowakReacts 😂
The Jacob character is there for the muggle perspective, some things need explanation and without someone in the movie that the magical people can explain these things to you might get a little lost, plus he is comedy relief
Verowak: the movie called “ The Crime Of Dumbledore “
Albus Dumbledore: what did I do ? I don’t commit any crime but I’m housing a lot of family secret
Now that you're caught up, I strongly encourage watching some of the Super Carlin Brothers breakdowns and predictions for these movies, and also for the original HP movies/books. They're ridiculously insightful.
Definitely going to be reading the books! Those are going to be so amazing to get more information
Now that you’re done with the Wizarding World (for now), what’s the next movie franchise you’ll be doing?
Hunger Games! And at some point I want to do the Narnia ones too
@@VerowakReacts I was hoping for Star Wars, but Hunger Games and Narnia are good, too.
@@MasterSkywalker91 Honestly, I've watched all of the Star Wars during my community movie nights, but I didn't pay much attention since we message throughout the movie. I feel like I know some of the important parts but mostly can't recall much of the franchise. So I'm debating watching and paying attention to them, but we'll see
@@VerowakReacts Ok, then!
I’m a book guy first and nothing compares to the Harry Potter books for me however I enjoyed the fantastic beasts movies more
That's so interesting, I feel like the story/plot for the Fantastic Beasts was pretty terrible and definitely not one of the better parts of the franchise. It also felt like a lot of facts where changed for these movies, and I'm not sure why Rowling and the director did that
Its probably because I have no books to compare them to, I just disliked a lot of the changes movies made. I think they did a lot of characters a disservice. I also deff understand not liking some of the changes I totally agree. For Fantastic Beasts I just really like the Grindelwald Dumbledore relationship. Dumbledore was always my favorite character and Jude Law kills it. Also newt is an awesome character as well.
Its probably because I have no books to compare them to, I just disliked a lot of the changes movies made. I think they did a lot of characters a disservice. I also deff understand not liking some of the changes I totally agree. For Fantastic Beasts I just really like the Grindelwald Dumbledore relationship. Dumbledore was always my favorite character and Jude Law kills it. Also newt is an awesome character as well.
Evil henchmen number 5 lol 😂😂😂 It’s HELMUT
I think I missed his name the one time Theseus said it. I don't think his name is said ever again in the movie 😂
@@VerowakReacts yeh I only heard Theseus mentioned it once
14:21 In case you havent figured it out, thats current timeline Ulric from Dark
I definitely enjoy the makeovers for Queenie and Yusuf, and Professor Eulalie "Lally" Hicks is definitely a fun addition. I don’t get how you can not like Jacob though.
Nagini is forgotten as is Leta Lestrange.
The actor who portrayed the German Minister Anton Vogel, Oliver Masucci, famously played Hitler a few years back in the satirical black comedy film “Look Who's Back”, so it’s kinda fitting to see him play the magical head of state in 1930’s Germany.
The mirror is same prop Aberforth used to communicate with Harry during Deathly Hallows, with it originally being a gift from Sirius.
The German prison and it’s warden are quite horrific.
I don’t get why Grindelwald is so angry Credence didn’t notice the second infant, considering Vinda Rosier, his hot 2nd in command, was also there that night.
Of course Tina would come to her sister’s wedding, not sure why Newt is surprised.
I dislike Jacob's comedy. I think otherwise he would be a great character and I would enjoy him.
It feels like a LOT of things were... badly written or forgotten in these movies, and it saddens me 😭
A lot of it felt forced and nonsensical.
OH the mirror!!! I completely missed that, thank you!!!
I like Jacob, but in this movie he's COMPLETELY useless. The explanation they gave for why they needed him was not convincing at all. They brought him back only for the humor and to keep the original main characters, but I think it would be much better if they were bold enough to just cast him aside. Not just him, but also Queenie and Newt, like they did with Tina. They were cool for the first movies, but now the fight is getting bigger. We need bigger wizards to fight alongside Dumbledore. Lally, Aberforth, Aurelius and maybe even McGonagall would form a great group for this mission.
@@erikperhs_ Yeah, McGonagall is getting wasted in these movies, especially after they broke the timeline to get her in LOL
@@js1423 EXACTLY! LoL If you already made us all mad just to have her there, why aren't you using her for anything? Oh and also NAGINI! I love the idea of her being a woman and I really wish I could see more of her. Her story is very tragic and I like tragic stories. In the last movie, I want a scene of Nagini turning for the last time and seeing how desperate she was when she knew it. It would be terrifying to see if done right!
@@erikperhs_ Maybe movie 4 or 5 will do more?
40:23 Dumbledore reacted like that because he never wanted to be in the position of power, if you already read the original Harry Potter series then you would’ve already know it in detail
How's everything going?
34:52 I think they does recognize her because she was there when Anton Vogel announced Grindelwald was free and Theseus got jinxed by Helmut
38:11 trust me I said the same when I first watch it at the cinema, I was like : where ?, where’s this “goodness” ?
Still wish you would check out the Harry Potter musicals, but I get it if you don't feel like doing plays. They are really good, but I get it.
I love plays, but the audio ruins it for me. I watched about a minute of it just to see how it is, I would love to see something like that live, it would be amazing!
@@VerowakReacts Yeah, unfortunately the audio is not great because they only had the stage mics provided by the university. To get everything captions help. They are still good. Now, the third one, they have headset mics so the audio is better (although Darren's pack is messed up at times so you would have to get around that). I don't know. I just thought you would like to see how they made it different. I dont know. Anyway, keep the good work coming.
Jacob: let her go
Grindelwald: excuse me ??
Jacob point his wand at Grindelwald
Me: OHHHHHHHH 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The guy: ASSASSINNNNN
Me: ….what is wrong with him ? Why ?
The ASSASSIN felt so weird, but I get why it's there :D I feel like this would have been confusing for so many people. Like the people around Grindelwald like... huh?
@@VerowakReacts I was like “ 👏👏👏👏👏 ohhhhhhh “ when Jacob stood against Grindelwald with non-magic ability and then the guy yelled “ ASSASSIN “ and I was like “ 🤦🤦🤦 why?? “ 😂😂😂
@@diypropsmodels7064 I know, right?! 🤣
31:00 it doesnt have to be the killing curse to kill somone. . .even a well placed stun can be lethal
Magic is in the person, the wand is used to channel it
The Secrets of Dumbledore was pretty good! I still think my favorite one is probably the 2nd FB movie. I think the reason we all loved Johnny Depp as Grindelwald is because we know what he's capable of on screen. With his role being more important in Dumbledore's Secret, he would've taken Grindelwald to the next level. Mads Mikkelsen did a great job though. I'm glad he made that character his own. I'm just a bit biased. Johnny Depp has been my favorite actor since What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
Ahh, I haven't seen Johnny Depp in much so this was my first time seeing him in something more serious. I have no idea what his acting chops are like. What's Eating Gilbert Grape seems interesting though
@@VerowakReacts very good acting in that movie from both Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio. You should watch it sometime.
@@reductostupefy It's now on my list :D
The undead Quillin bow to Grindelwald because he was the one who resurrected it with dark magic therefore he can control it like a puppet
I asked for the tickets for the Crimes of Dumbledore at the theater.
Dumbledore should have been at least 75 at this point.
No, Dumbledore was born in 1881, so in 1928 he would be 47. Not sure how you got 75
@@VerowakReacts he's 150 or so in the Half Blood Prince, he's supposed to have fought Grindlewald around 1945. How much would he be then?
@@couch.patati-patata Rowling has written online that he was born in 1881, basically revising his age for some reason. The books may say what age he is, but Rowling seems to have changed that fact. Seems she changes things whenever she feels like it (like McGonagall's birth year).
So the best thing seems to be take whatever the latest thing she says as true. So Dumbledore is NOT 150 in the Half Blood Prince
@@couch.patati-patata He was 116 when he died.
@@couch.patati-patata If I'm not mistaken Harry, Ron and Hermione speculate him to be 150 or so. But they are not a reliable source. They obviously didn't actually know his real age, just that he's ancient.
Newt is Hufferpuff
Yay Hufflepuff!! It's nice seeing someone from this house, aside from Cedric
@@VerowakReacts Susan Bone is a Hufferpuff as well
37:19 Grindelwald want to rule the Wizarding World and Muggle World since he and Dumbledore were teenagers and they planned to becoome a Supreeme Mudwamp and world domination
it was said that this series is supposed to have 5 movies. we'll see...
Wow muy impresionante 🎧
I adore HP books, but the movies were kind of bad.
Fantastic Beasts are better movies and this is my favorite of the three.
i love Jude as Dumbledore, and Mads Mikkelsen was amazing, so charming and evil as Grindelwald.
Dumbledore and Grindelwald's love is so deep. :(
It's really annoying when you continuously try to guess what will happen next. Just experience it as it happens.
I say the things I think