The Downfall of Fantastic Beasts: A Look At Why It Was Canceled (+ My Thoughts)

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:08 The Beginning of the Series
3:48 The Hate Begins
6:03 The Writing Problem
7:23 The Flashback Problem
8:33 JK Rowling Given Too Much Power
9:16 The Most Confusing Scene in the Series
10:37 The Downfall of JK Rowling
11:32 The Johnny Depp Incident
12:37 The Ezra Miller Incident
13:04 Box Office Failures
13:40 Forgotten Stories We'll Never See
15:22 My Thoughts

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[@lilli3286]

We’re is the goblet of fire Easter egg video

[@SarcasticallyYourMom]

​@@lilli3286It keeps getting copyrighted by Warner bros.

[@MrWill9002]

It’s a shame as I enjoy the Wizarding world and my sister said she wasn’t going to play Hogwarts Legacy because of Rowling’s statements. Me? I’m playing the game (when it comes out on PS4) because I want to see how things were in the 1800’s! Besides I don’t associate the art with the artist’s beliefs. (Though I’ll be amazed if someone asked if she actually took a peak at the Cursed Child before saying it should be canon especially with what she said about time turners and why she destroyed them)

[@lolapines1463]

Where's the Cho Chang video you said you were going to be Movieflame

[@MrWill9002]

@@lolapines1463 you mean this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKOkq2Scn92thLs

[@goeshamo3791]

I’m sad that Fantastic Beast was cancelled because I really wanted to see the end of Fantastic Beasts.

[@afonsogames1630]

Me too

[@PoolKid75]

We did see the end, Secrets of Dumbledore. This series didn't deserve a better ending, it got exactly what it deserved.

[@Phonkinitup]

This series was trash as fuck. I only watched half of the first and didn’t need to see anymore.

[@koolvlud475]

I watched the first FB thinking I would see a Nick Fury type scene with Dumbledore at the end,but come the second movie and it was just a glorified filler tv episode with a 6 minutes scene of the most popular Harry Potter legacy character plus many plotholes and while the 3rd tries to fix many things it became mediocre while the movie needed to be at least good.

[@Brandon.Reacts]

It hasn’t been cancelled. There just aren’t any future films planned yet, but difference

[@leaogo1106]

I wish the first movie had been an independent film apart from its later installments. The story of Dumbledore and Grindelwald should have been a different trilogy than Fantastic Beasts, focusing more on dumbledore. What a loss for all fans, including me. It had so much potential.

[@C.Johnson9714]

I agree with you👍🏻 Also if the first film was independent from the other two I think it could've led to a potential TV series focused on Newt writing his book with each episode dedicated to a certain beast.

[@lukemaher7901]

Absolutely. Mixing Americans, American muggles and a bookworm was a terrible decision. Grindlewald story should be a passionate violent affair, rated 15 - the animals and the before mentioned characters just detracts from what could be one of the best plots. Also, Johnny portrayed sacrifice, pain, love and anger. We didn’t get that with Mads, just a normal psychopathic villain.

[@choixv]

​@Christopher Johnson A TV or streaming series about Newt and magical creatures would be awesome.

[@dogextra9948]

Exactly . They should have introduced everyone in fantastic beast and where to find them. And next film should be focused on Dumbledore and grinderwald mostly. And the next one about the past life between them and the blood pact. 4th movie should be about the havocs grinderwald created and the hero squad trying to find a way to stop him. 5th movie them executing the plans in order and defeating him

[@kelseyanson9578]

Agreed.

[@connorwiederich]

Two things I'm mainly bummed about with Fantastic Beasts being cancelled: 1. Not seeing Grindelwald and Dumbledore's epic duel 2. Newt and Tina not kissing once I do hope we get to see Newt, Jacob, Tina, and Queenie again in the franchise and that this won't be the last we see of them.

[@heatherordonez1490]

😢 Newt & Tina

[@brandywilmoth5829]

I still think it’s not fair that people should hate someone but I still love harry potter

[@brandywilmoth5829]

Never listen to the internet lol

[@jacobtennyson9213]

Film franchise is DEAD, thank you J.K. Rowling.

[@kevinc233]

Who cares about a kissing scene? Lol. I'm with you on the battle duel. I think everyone wanted to see that.

[@mrmarvelpotter]

Bro, HUGE props to you for admitting that you fell in with everyone else and were brainwashed: That type of honesty and self-awareness is SEVERELY lacking in most places today, so I was stunned and pleasantly surprised to see your admission. I've seen myself get caught up in popular criticism at times and go against how I TRULY felt, so it's cool to see a creator of your stature admit the same thing. Well done, man!

[@nahor88]

Yeah, except that Secrets of Dumbledore actually did SUCK BALLS. I put aside the pre-dispositions of JK Rowling, WB and Ezra Miller, and evaluated the movie for what it was. The plot was moronic and puzzling to say the least. Watch the SuperCarlinBros review to get a full idea.

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

The reason it failed was because it didn't know what it wanted to be. If you want to make a prequel about Dumbledore and Grindelwald, make it about that and nothing else. If you want to make it about Newt and his Fantastic Beasts, make it about him and his beasts and nothing else, similar to what happened to The Hobbit Trilogy, which should not have been a trilogy.

[@Wolfpak765]

This. So much this.

[@Eagle_Owl2]

Exactly. I loved Newt and the gang and I enjoyed the first movie. But the Dumbledore and Grindelwald story absolutely didn't do it for me. And unpopular opinion: I was never a fan of casting Depp (completely unrelated to the abuse stuff btw). So the movies lost me with the second movie and thus I didn't bother to watch the third. I might have enjoyed the Grindelwald story if it didn't start off with the Phantastic beasts story but rather it being more separated.

[@naruske97]

Exactly! it also the bad writing and didn't care to follow the rules of the lore neither the timeline

[@sateadventure6359]

Exactly, should've been four or five different films around books in the HP films. Fantastic beasts Quiddich through the ages Hogwarts a history Are a few examples, then why not some origin type things like dumbledor, Tom Riddle, the Mauraders, honestly it's not rocket science and would've made a ton of money if done right.

[@naruske97]

@@Eagle_Owl2 you are not alone,Deep just feels foreign from the Harry Potter Universe,more like a cartoon or something.

[@CZsWorld]

This really sucks. Crimes of Grindelwald is actually my favorite of the three despite its flaws. It's the only one that felt like a Harry Potter movie and in terms of lore it was awesome to see that stuff play out. I don't even mind the long flashback. Not their fault that nobody has an attention span today. That was one of my favorite scenes. I hope the plan is to end the "Fantastic Beasts" branding, and that in a few years they come out with a standalone movie of Dumbledore vs Grindelwald.

[@Coprionix]

the fact that grindelwald wasnt played by Depp was the biggest turnoff tbh

[@common.sens3]

I’m surprised to see you here, love your vids.

[@Jessidafennecfox]

​@@common.sens3 He's a Potterhead.

[@zenutan6512]

Interesting...

[@boyishdude1234]

I don't see why that would be necessary, especially when you realize that Secrets of Dumbledore only bombed because Johnny Depp wasn't in it. Newt Scamander's specific personality and skill set, and yes, the fantastic beasts, are still necessary for the story. You would have to completely rewrite Crimes of Grindelwald and Secrets of Dumbledore in order to remove those elements and still tell the same stories. I don't think the complaints that the fantastic beasts and Newt are no longer the focus of the story and that they should be removed are valid.

[@davidhowell8407]

My only real problem with the fantastic beast movies is that the magic just seems even more inconsistent then the original books were. The magic in Harry Potter always felt like we were missing a bit of an explanation, but the magic in fantastic beasts movies especially secrets of Dumbledore left me feeling like we are missing a lot context to the magic on top of no explanation

[@morgianehamadou6034]

Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander was one of the best thing that happened to the whole HP franchise! I find it amazing that a whole new storyline emerged out of a single character (Scamander) that nobody knew nothing about except that he'd written a book!

[@harryabelpotter9630]

Eddie Redmayne was a better Newt than Dan Radcliffe was a Harry.

[@MasterMonix]

@@harryabelpotter9630 i feel like that bit of a strech but i see where ur coming from

[@harryabelpotter9630]

TO: @@MasterMonix ... RE: type cast so, if you "see" where I am coming from you understand that ~ 1) sometimes the part makes the actor & sometimes the actor creates a character. 4EX: Johnny Depp ~ he ~ he can create a character, even though he is not particularly great with dialogue vs. someone like Alan Rickman who was extraordinarily great with dialogue where he demands listening to with every syllable. In this case, the part was so well written by JK that any not incompetent typecast child who looked the part could play the part of Harry Potter. Dan, Mr. Radcliffe was typecast as a bright eyed little boy for which he was natural; he was indeed a bright eyed little boy with an emphasis on little. This started to show in the third film in addition to the fact that we could see that he trying to act and you could see it ~ you could see the techniques that he was using. BTW... he, Mr. Radcliffe himself tells us that this is true. . 2) For me and a "few" others that I've discussed the point, Daniel's "shortcomings" came to a head in the scene where Harry goes to the court yard to reveal to Cedric that the first task is about facing a dragon. As he approaches Cedric he is “stomping” (great acting technique~barf) through the colonnade and he bumps into Ron and boom ~ all suspension of belief is lost ~ Harry is not there ~ no longer a little boy ~ little adolescent Daniel Radcliffe is there showing the world that he was no longer little Harry Potter because Harry Potter is not suppose to be so little at this point. Harry Potter is suppose to be somewhere between 5'11” and 6'1”. Rupert Grint's intensity, Ron next to Dan showed just exactly what a “gitt” that Radcliffe is by comparison. The Harry “stomps over” (great acting~barf) to talk to Cedric and Cedric stands up to his full height and reveals the real Dan, “little” Dan ~ you know, Radcliffe in the naked without a camera angle to help his acting. Instead of a teenager, he looked and acted like a little boy. The fact is that Daniel cannot emote things from his being that are not inside his being. Sadly Radcliffe's insides, like his outsides never grew and he was doomed to spend the rest of the films, acting, acting the part of Harry Potter instead of being Harry Potter. . 3) From that point forward, the movies were ruined for me and ruined for those “few” of whom I have made mention. :( But … but, but, but … by then, we've read and RE-read the books several times. Hence, we all wanted to see what Hollywood could do; therefore we supported the movies in spite of the fact that Radcliffe stunk the movies up to the highest heaven. Emma Watson also suffers from the delusion that she is an actress when in fact her weaknesses and immaturity began to show in the same film on the stairs after the dance (but that's another story.) Only one of the “big three” maintained a consistent character and growth throughout the films ~ Rupert. IOW... although there were quite a number of standout performances ~ compared to the material they had to work with, the films were not particularly well done ~ and the main culprit is Daniel Radcliffe, the producers, and the directors. Nevertheless, the films were great because JK's writing and vision was so very very great that no matter who played the parts or who directed the movies ~ they were going to be a success. Some things were great ~ the crew ~ the CGI, the props, the costumes and etc. They were half the movies. Nevertheless, the only one that I can think of that made a huge contribution, a huge difference to the movies that wasn't already in the books by JK was ~ John Williams. Composer Maestro Williams, in my humble opinion is responsible for half of the success of the movies. . Here's my parting words about Radcliffe. Let's take a look at his most notable parts. . ~ “Equus” ~ he is “affectionate” with a horse. When he asked the director for advice about what to do he was told ~ Go - - - - the horse … so he reached deep into the depths of his soul and did what the director directed. ~ “Kill Your Darlings” … once again, he looked like a little child next to DeHaan ~ who won an award for his performance. Here, Radcliffe shows his depth of acting prowess by filming his famous “backdoor” scene. ~ “Imperium” ~ a RE-inactment of the scene with Cedric where this time as an FBI agent, he stands toe to toe with neo-Nazi and looks like the juvinille that he still is. ~ “Swiss Army Man” … an updated version of “Week-end at Bernie's”. As a half dead ~ dead person he plays his best part to date. ~ Radcliffe was in a little movie “Now You See Me 2” with Michael Caine. Radcliffe said that when he grows up he wants to be like Michael Caine. That's a joke … That's never going to happen … Here's what Caine said to Radcliffe in the movie. WM: Dad, I promise you I will fix this. AT: You can't. Stop calling me dad. There were so many women, I have no idea whose bastard you are. Once again, Radcliffe looked and acted like what he really is ~ a celebrity. He's not an actor. He is a celebrity ~ not because of any personal talent, but because of the genius of JK ~ and nothing else. . So … You said, “I can see where you are coming from.” So … I've explained “a little” of where I am coming from. I have not explained how great an actor Edward John David Redmayne really is ~ but he does have an Oscar to explain all that for him. In other words... Academy Award winner vs. a little child star celebrity. Dan Radcliffe started to stop being Harry Potter during the third movie and died a sad death in the fourth. But a lot of people were blinded by their love for the book Harry Potter and transferred that love to Radcliffe ~ and now, though he can't act, he is very popular and a very big celebrity who hasn't done much else except, jockey a horse, open the back door for a guy off the street, play a half dead zombie, and cast as a villain in Now You See Me 2 ~ because of his celebrity ~ in which film, as a villain, he had no where near the gravitas that James Cagney brought to the screne, who is also a little man at 5'5” but a giant in the category of talent. By comparison ~ Radcliffe is no Mickey Rooney nor is he any where near an Edward G. Robinson who was also 5'5”. In my opinion... Edward Redmayne not only did a better job than Radcliffe but Redmayne's Newt was deeper, more sensitive, more real, and better than any character that Johnny Depp ever created. Redmayne should have received another academy award. BTW … If you can't tell... I hate hero worshiping. But.... but, but, but If there were a real hero here it would be JK who is responsible for everything in and about the Wizarding World ~ except the music ~ and like JK … Maestro Williams is still awesome ~ even at 90. So... Did you … could you … can you Do you see where I am coming from? & Does it still seem like a stretch ~ or well considered & totally legitimate ??? . peace.

[@nicolem5626]

True that was the best casting and awesome to watch. It’s too bad the story couldn’t keep up. The casting office did very well. The writers didn’t

[@MasterMonix]

@@harryabelpotter9630 was newt Scamander ur childhood? is he nostalgic? was the the first the OG? i am not saying from a point of acting i am saying from childhood love btw i watched the movies before i knew the books even existed btw Radcliffe was so famous that every movie worked in oh there's harry potter so yes i still think its a longshot and i see where ur coming from

[@Jihan90759]

Didn't even know the franchise was cancelled

[@junior523]

Me too, I've been hit by surprise

[@jantz_g5]

Same this is a shock to me as well

[@jun.s4526]

Wow I didn’t know too 😢

[@MrWill9002]

I thought it was on hiatus until 2025

[@anhastempest7404]

Me too, i just wait for the next

[@woaininini]

I was hoping to see Newt and Tina’s relationship blossom like my heart is broken 😢

[@TheMoviePlanet]

It has not been canceled. This channel is lying for clicks.

[@jarekmiller4337]

Yeah! Would’ve preferred more as Newt and the new characters were the best parts overall for me. No matter what, Eddie Redmayne’s performance as Newt was underrated solid that deserves more appreciation.

[@patrickdematosribeiro1845]

I can not speak for everyone but for me the Cursed Child also played a role. After spending money for it which I considered in hindsight wasted I went in the series thinking: "Am I making the same mistake twice, falling for the next cash grab?" and reacted to canon mistakes like McGonagalls appearance a lot harsher than I normally would.

[@Montykat990]

I think a trick they missed out on was why Grindelwald changed his face between the 2nd and 3rd film. I think it would have been an interesting plot point that we don't know what he actually looked like, what his true motive were, who he really is, until he's defeated by Dumbledore. You could then change the actor for that role in each film and so it wouldn't seem odd that he changed between the 2nd to the 3rd. It could tie in with their love story too, how Dumbledore is trying to get back the person that he loved but realises that just isn't possible. I've not written this very well but I hope you get the gist.

[@Silly5208]

When I watched the 3rd movie I honestly thought Grindelwald changed his face to be more appealing to other wizards to follow him. I didn’t even know that Depp was replaced until I looked it up😂

[@rebeccamadsen4509]

I didn't watch the third movie, just seen a bunch of commentary videos but YES they should have definitely explained why he looked different. This is like one of the few movies universes where you can actually explain an actor change that fits with the lore and they just didn't do it which is honestly a stupid move. I can't believe they didn't.

[@pepijn23]

It does indeed make me wonder if there’s any other magical people or practices that can make a person change their appearance at will aside from just Polyjuice Potion or Animagi.

[@RLJ96]

Personally, I still wish JK Rowling would've released the novels for this series first (or atleast simultaneously along with the films) and I think it would of had a lot more source material to go with just like the original Harry Potter series.

[@amysteriousviewer3772]

Given that she often stated that Dumbledore was her favourite character to write I'm honestly surprised she didn't decide to turn his backstory into novels first.

[@MrWill9002]

Provided she's careful with how it's written and avoid screwups, like how they screwed up with McGonagall

[@Cora-wh1rr]

I feel like the massive success of Hogwarts Legacy proves that the Harry Potter franchise can move on to something else, but there was just too many series of unfortunate events in this series to ever recover. I think firing Johnny Depp was the nail in the coffin really. People love him. Especially after he was found to be innocent.

[@barbiquearea]

Yep. And I believe WB haven't given up on the FB franchise completely. They cold be putting further installments of these films on hiatus and will likely pick it up once again at a later date.

[@KookiesNolly]

For me what the success of the Hogwarts Legacy shows the most is that people love the setting and the idea of the magical universe and that's pretty much it. Casual fans want to be wizards, to have a house, a big bad to fight. Most fans who bought that game perceive the characters are general archetypes or ideas, not supremely profound multi dimensional explorations of the human experience. They like the idea of Voldemort but don't care much for Tom Riddle cause let's be real he isn't that well writen as a villain, he's just THE VILLAIN with a simplistic moral behind fighting him. He's a concept. And most of the iconic characters can be described that way, as concepts. HP really struck me, especially after it was over, as a franchise that is mostly loved for its setting, not its character work. Like when people say they love Marvel they love specific heroes, they aren't particularly enamoured with the idea of living on earth 616. But with HP it's the reverse mostly. Harry is first and foremost a cypher, an avatar for most audience members, which is why the games were you just get to be a wizard like him rather than be limited by his own life experiences and feelings, are the ones that work the best.

[@NelielSugiura]

@@KookiesNolly Exactly this! I loved the atmosphere and idea of attending a wizarding school whilst also helping solve a problem, and being able to RP as I went. Though seeing the castle, and finding familiarity in the landscapes, was an added bonus, it really could have been in any universe and, as such, I generally ignored that. Also, when a friend asked me why I would play the game given Rowling's LGBT hate, I just told him I doubted she would get much... and even if she did, I was more supporting the fantastic game studio, developers, and team and enjoying a world of magick. On several occasions I just wanted to VR into that game to escape reality and live somewhere that, though more dangerous than my real life, I find to be more thrilling with more possibilities. As for the whole villain thing with Voldemort, I am not going to claim to have written better villains in my own stories, but he did feel rather flat now that I re-watched the films the past few weeks. It is hard to say a lot of the characters are flushed out, though MovieFlame certainly brought light to the whole Harry & Ginny thing and, though cliché and cheesy, I guess that fits with a young-adult audience of the time the books were written. Really, from the film perspective (I never read the books like my sister), only the main trio and, perhaps, a few supporting characters had any real development and the rest where effectively background noise. However, from my experience writing, and seeing Game of Thrones, I think it is better to only have a few characters to focus on and grow or it gets overwhelming keeping track of all of them and their timelines. So, I generally stick to one to three main characters with one or two villains max, not the crazy numbers from HP or GoT.

[@jkslmshady80]

I loved Hogwarts legacy. The HP movies were great but the characters were basically edgy teenagers past movie 1 and 2. It started becoming more about the romance and relationships rather than the story. Hogwarts legacy was all about the story. It borrowed a setting from HP, and that was it. I loved being able to attend classes, sneak around the grounds, and even loved seeing areas that we only saw in films. Definitely hope we get DLC down the road!

[@Cora-wh1rr]

There is truth in that, I still think it lends to other possibilities in the setting though. Like I personally wouldn't mind a marauders Era......something. even if it too is a game. *shrug* All that aside, me and my PS4 are so impatiently waiting on Legacy. I want it so badly 😂😂

[@nessawalls]

Justice for Johnny ❤

[@buchbummelant8980]

I agree with you that Fantastic Beasts should have been a book series first and a film franchise second. There was so much stuff that didn't add up or that wasn't explained properly and then all the stuff happening with the actors; it just wasn't cutting it and as much as I'd love to see all five movies, I am aware of the flaws and the problematic behaviour of three major people involved.

[@Atharva_CVS]

I was so looking forward to Dumbledore and Grindelwald's duel. A shame that no one will get to see it.

[@SCP.343]

Just like in the books.

[@brettlarch8050]

@@SCP.343 It was talked about in the books but it never actually happened in the books.

[@Laura-hu6cz]

Who knows it could eventually make a come back. It's possible.

[@lara2260]

There is an amazing film made by some fans on KZbin

[@TomCruz54321]

It was gonna be disappointing anyway. The franchise hasn't had a good duel since Dumbledore vs Voldemort in Order of the Phoenix. I'm kinda glad we didn't see it because I feel it's gonna be worse than the fight I imagined in my head. I don't trust these filmmakers.

[@elijoslyn1786]

Secrets of Dumbledore gives a pretty good ending for the Fantastic Beasts characters. However, I think, that the Dumbledore/Grindelwald story could still be expanded upon. Maybe a movie about the war between them set after Secrets and ending with Grindelwald defeated in 1945 duel.

[@jadenmoyers837]

Yeah there were supposed to be two more movies

[@StareachValcin]

I am honestly disappointed that the fantastic beast series was cancelled just about halfway through its intended 5 movie story. I enjoyed all 3 of the movies, along Newt Scamander's character and role in the battle against Grindelwald, as well as many of the other main characters. I am even glad that the secrets of Dumbledore touched upon what happened between Albus, Aberforth, and Arianna, which the Harry Potter deathly hallow movies kind of glossed over. I also wish we got to see how Newt played a role in Grindelwald's final defeat, as well as the famous duel between Gellert Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore that was considered the greatest duel in the history of the Wizarding World. At the very least, the fantastic beasts movies ended with the good guys beating the bad guys, and having a somewhat happy ending.

[@vanguardanon4979]

Keeping Johnny Depp might have saved this franchise. Riding on the coattails of his win in court and the fandom that surrounded him, it might have propped up the box office performance. I hope one day we can see the conclusion of this story. I would it to be finished in book form but I don't think that is likely.

[@fedemonti7785]

I think the most disappointing thing out of all , is that we won’t get to see the greatest duel of all time any time soon on screen

[@readingwithprabhjot]

I am honestly so bummed by this! The movies aren't bad at all. I enjoyed watching them SO MUCH. The only reason I couldn't watch FB3 in the theatres was because of my exams. The duels, the creatures, the plot of this movie (as I later found out for myself) were REALLY good. Even the people of my Twitter feed, who hated the fact that Depp had been fired, actually seemed to love Mads' portrayal of Grindelwald. As for the mirror dimension scene, I know it was really confusing and not explained well, but there are so many things in the original Harry Potter movies that haven't been explained at all, and we needed to read the books to understand that stuff. I honestly feel that hating these movies had sort of become a trend on the internet. I don't understand why it is so hard to separate the art from the artist, especially when there are so many other people involved in it. This is so unfair to the cast and crew who had worked so genuinely hard on these movies. It's sad that we won't get to see the Epic Duel between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, and the fall of Grindelwald's tyranny. The last 2 movies would've been EPIC.😕

[@TheMoviePlanet]

It has not been canceled. This channel is lying for clicks.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Very well said! :(

[@yeekam8317]

I dislike people of hating movies becuase of the writers and the company. I enjoy movies because of the plot

[@scashwildson8354]

I think the franchise can be saved just by hiring someone other than David Yates. Apart from Deathly Hallows Part 2, all his other 6 movies were poorly received. Why they are still trusting him to do Harry Potter movies is a mystery to me. Hogwarts Legacy proved that controversies don't matter, if a Harry Potter project is good, it's gonna be a success.

[@BadrMoshaya]

Chris columbis was the best director

[@azuraroycroft2419]

Deathly hollows part 2 was my least fav Harry Potter it changed the vibe entirely. Fantastic beasts continues to kill the vibe

[@OwenOgletree]

​@@BadrMoshayaNo, that title would go to Alfanso Curon.

[@BadrMoshaya]

@@OwenOgletree what

[@OwenOgletree]

@@BadrMoshaya You heard me.

[@pridelander06]

I really resonate with your message about social media kind of having a cascading effect of either negative or positive views of a movie/show. Like if all you see/hear on social media about a movie/show is negative, even if you haven't seen it yet, that can affect how you view it when or if you do see it. I honestly wish people were a bit more restrained on being so overly hateful at least until they've actually seen it (or in case of a tv show, seen the entire series before passing judgement).

[@maxwinchester8995]

I couldn’t agree more about wanting to see more countries Wizarding communities. So much room for creativity

[@SarcasticallyYourMom]

Wow MovieFlame thank you so much for what you do! I love the Harry Potter sequence, and you made me see things through a different perspective. Thank you so much for that! I hope you enjoy what you do because us fans support it! So just Thank You!!!😁

[@otherworldlyfiction]

The main thing for me was the writing. The movies had the same problem that some super hero films have, in that they tried to cram too many storylines into one series. This can work in a book, but for me it felt like the series whole premise changed. This isn't to say I didn't want to see Dumbledore explored, but he almost needed his own movie. There could have been a duology or trilogy focused on Newt and the beasts, and then a movie or two focused on Dumbledore (in which Newt could have made a cameo). That way it would have been clear who the protagonist was (Newt or Dumbledore) and what the focus was supposed to be (the beasts or Grindelwald). Even Marvel makes a point of giving characters their own series, before mashing them together in a multi-protagonist team up. Of course the controversies didn't help. While I think the writing was the main reason for the film's failure (as controversy alone hasn't stopped the success of Hogwarts Legacy), the controversy COULD have prevented the films from JUST squeaking by. Plenty of mediocre or disappointing films have still been finished, after all. No one calls the Transformers movies masterpieces, and Marvel has its misses, but the movies still do okay, if not great, because of fan support. All in all, it was just a bad combination. The scripts were disappointing, and then there was anger from the fans on top of that. I still love the first film, because it was clear who and what it was about, and I loved Newt's character. However, even as a diehard Potterhead, I'll admit I haven't seen the third film yet. I was disappointed when I watched the second film (I've seen it twice now, and I definitely don't remember Lolly, and I've already forgotten why Leta Lestrange was important). There's more I could say, but maybe I should just make my own video at this point. 😅

[@AgenteFuego]

It feels weird to me that the first movie was liked the most and then interest fell after for most people, because it was the other way around for me. I found the first and second movie to be painfully slow, but really like the third. It feel like they were finally getting into action.

[@midnight1978]

I really like a lot of the Characters from Fantastic Beasts. Especially Newt. He gives me a lot of Luna-Vibes and she's one of my favorite Characters from the Original Cast. Due to the huge controversy of the Franchise, I'm not really suprised about the cancelation. It's still sad.

[@TobiasTurkelton]

In the Pottermore lore, Luna marries Newt's grandson. I too loved the character of Newt and Eddie in that role!! Such a breath of fresh air for a leading character. I identified so deeply with his connection to animals and difficultly with people.

[@iaminevitable_]

I agree, Luna was one of my favorites over Harry… people lack empathy and how to be kind and don’t like characters that display those types of qualities. This is why I don’t like humanity, People suck so they don’t appreciate nor do they deserve good hearted people like Newt…🤷🏽‍♀️

[@sawanna508]

I fell half in love with Newt at some point. He is so kind and gentle but I always was worried he would die at some point, I'm glade he will not.

[@kingaxolotl4085]

I think I speak for everyone when I say that even though this kind of news was to be expected it’s still surprising to hear about it

[@TheMoviePlanet]

It has not been canceled. This channel is lying for clicks.

[@calx8871]

It does suck we won’t get to see the end of Grindewald’s reign of terror (which should have been the shift of focus after the 1st one). But what you said about it being the finale to the whole series was nice. It also made me think the first shot of Philosopher’s Stone was Dumbledore walking into Privet Drive and the final shot was Dumbledore walking away down a NY street. Going full circle in the end

[@eddiehigginbotham1318]

I just watched the Cursed Child on Broadway and I agree with you now when I was like “what’s so wrong - he is going in” (granted the special effects were SO worth it) but I do respect being more careful. Perfect example about how it ended a truly great series IMO. 😢

[@jacobtennyson9213]

The Curved Child is awful play!

[@bradyburick1367]

This is so not fair, I was so glad we got a prequel series for Harry Potter and I had so much faith that it would pay off, to see it just get canceled like this and put in the dirt such a sad and terrible waste, I don't think I'll ever recover from this tragedy, I'll miss you Newt Scamander and your wonderful creatures, you deserved better💔😭

[@UkuleleProductions]

Don't look at it like this! You got 3 amazing movies with him, and noone can take that from you! The series ended on a high. Everything else can play out in your head, and I am convinced there is more to come in the future!

[@andrewgrant6516]

Good grief. Get a grip.

[@gerstein03]

It's a movie series getting cancelled not 9/11. And two of the movies bombed for being allegedly terrible (I won't say they were terrible cause I haven't seen them). Sucks the way things turned out but it's hardly a tragedy

[@MrWill9002]

Like I said, I thought it was on hiatus until 2025

[@Neurotik51]

good lord, when you experience a real tragedy in life (you will) come back and read this comment

[@dylangasserstudios2620]

I agree with how Secrets of Dumbledore has a nice ending to these movies before official cancellation.

[@TheMoviePlanet]

It has not been canceled. This channel is lying for clicks.

[@ivancillo8797]

Another thing I think added to the failure is that Rowling doesn't know how to write for the Wizarding World if not through the eyes of a single protagonist. Even when the golden trio had stuff to do in the HP saga, we always followed Harry's POV so the story felt focused and condensed. In FB we jump from Newt to Dumbledore to Grindelwald to Credence (and this is only the last movie, don't get me started on the second one). It is pretty difficult to keep things balanced doing a story like this (take a look at Infinity War or Endgame for example, balancing multiple leading characters in different locations), and I think Rowling was not up to the task for this

[@lifeofjen]

I actually really liked the 3rd one and it was becoming more exciting and the blood pact being broken would mean we would have been getting closer to the duel between the two. Hopefully warner bros can announce their plans and hope we can see a movie of the duel one day. I also think the reasoning for poor box office has more to do with controversy of people than the film itself.

[@Truthseeker6859]

No love, the film was boring asf, had terrible writing, weak characters and was only enjoyed by the most gullible. You got what you deserved.

[@liamramos1285]

I’m so upset it was cancelled because I wanted to know how gridnlewald was finally defeated by newt and dumbledore

[@TheMoviePlanet]

It has not been canceled. This channel is lying for clicks.

[@mahirhussain4890]

@@TheMoviePlanetwe all know it’s cancelled, “on a break” basically means cancelled in Hollywood they wouldn’t admit it

[@ThesharkStrangler]

I think the biggest mistake was the announcement of 5 movies because thats way too big of a number to announce especially when the main screen writer has no experience in writing a movie. That’s a trap that many studios (Warner bros especially) had walked into far too many times and it only gives the fans false hope. Now let’s hope that they handle the Hogwarts legacy HBO series that’s apparently happening a lot better by just focusing on the subject at hand instead of trying to set up something big that may or may not happen

[@iankarlodomingo1833]

I just watched your latest video and heard that Fantastic Beast was cancelled and it broke my heart researching on it. Though I'm not shocked mainly because of the third film but I know that I want to see all of the things that they build up on those 3 films. For me, Warner really screwed up big time especially when they fired Johnny Depp which made the third film confusing especially for casual fans because it looks and feels just not the same. It's really sad, I just hope that JK makes a book series to continue everything. I think I need to watch the first film to reminisce that joy of the first time I watched it 😢

[@hathhath2444]

Even more reasons why we need these as book series! But hope someone will pick up and carry on as seeing the beasts is amazing.

[@skaels]

I'm glad you explained how Johnny was innocent. WB kinda shot themselves in the foot there. It's insane that they're keeping AH and Ezra on for Aquaman 2 but they'll fire Depp over empty allegations.

[@piratesswoop725]

How was he innocent when A) he wasn’t the defendant in the US case and B) he was found at fault in the UK case?

[@diefty94]

They didn't keep them. Their movies are already filmed before the drama happened but they are not coming back for any more Flash or Aquaman movies.

[@kanpoe7043]

@@piratesswoop725 completely different justice systems, and it’s much easier to win those types of cases in the UK, where everything including verdict falls on the subjective opinion of a judge. And if you don’ understand why the endless lies exposed in the US case spoke against nearly every allegation Heard levied against Depp, I’m not sure much will help you.

[@piratesswoop725]

@@kanpoe7043 As opposed to the total unbiased and subjective opinion of a jury, the majority of whom have no legal background. Please lol. Especially with that case. A high profile case like that where you don’t sequester the jury is absurd.

[@kanpoe7043]

@@piratesswoop725 lol wow, you might need this written in crayon. Yes a jury, being a group of people, unanimously agreeing on a verdict holds much more weight than a single individual. And legal expertise was not the least bit required to understand how AH lies were exposed. The trial aired on television and streamed across the internet, if you didn’t see what was clear as day, or understand why Heard was found at fault, you probably think OJ is innocent as well.

[@piuge6977]

It's a shame what happened to the series, but understandable. I remember being so hyped about these, and went to straight away watch 2nd part when it came out. Unfortunately, because of Johnny Depp case I still haven't got myself to watch the 3rd part.. :/

[@mrh8142]

If it makes you feel better, Johnny Depp doesn't play Grindelwald in Secrets of Dumbledore

[@marcellmolnar8205]

​@@mrh8142 I think that's their problem lol

[@erosion271]

@@mrh8142 that’s why no one watched. Whatever your opinion on Amber vs Johnny who’s side your on etc etc the hypocrisy from WB keeping Ezra yet sacking Johnny and keeping Amber for aqua man left a sour taste in peoples minds

[@mrh8142]

@@erosion271 that makes sense, actually. They should sack them all or none. I didn't know about Ezra's controversy at the time of watching the movie (I don't really keep up with celebrities) but I have since learned about it. It's pretty fucked they kept Ezra on for the movie, tbh

[@coolbreeze6207]

@@mrh8142 thats the issue he should have never been sacked

[@Vitartial]

Never have I been so in love with a series' outfit/fashion. I already had an affinity for long coats, this series amplified that.

[@carolynryk1619]

I have just found and subscribed to this channel. You present a well researched and interesting point of view. Keep it up.

[@stutisinghania1473]

I absolutely agree with you. when I watched the first two movies I really liked them, Newt is literally my favourite Harry potter character, but then I saw everyone hating them online . I really don't think that this franchise deserves this much hate. I am really bummed that we'll not get to see more of this story. Even with all the plot holes , mistakes and controversies it would have been wonderful if things worked out for J.K. and the studio and we got the full story .

[@koma7778]

Newt is not a harry pothead character

[@1Katakana]

I really enjoyed the 1st movie, but after the last two, honestly the only reason I'm sad that the series isn't continuing is because I really enjoyed and wanted to see more of Eddie and Dan as Newts and Jacob (and the charms professor as I really enjoyed her and Jacob's scenes in the 3rd movie).

[@SmileyTrenton]

yesss, Lally, Jacob & Queenie slay

[@katzttpd.13]

And Tina

[@Richardsonprincess00]

Without Johnny Deep, it's downhill and the books series are now at the end, what a rip off!

[@trindog5843]

I was really looking forward to the next two films and it was very surprising that the series will end now

[@annanas454]

I'm sad that Fantastic beasts were cancelled. Anybody can say anything, but I enjoyed it, especially the first one but crimes of grindelwald and secrets of dumbledore were definitely not bad too in my opinion.

[@sayantanpaul1864]

There's still HOPE LET'S RAISE A VOICE FOR FB4! Fans have the power to resurrect the series

[@Wolfpak765]

I basically think people wanted Wizard Steve Irwin and we got the rise of Wizard Hitler in super rushed format. I loved the beasts parts of the movies.

[@CZsWorld]

How is a 5 movie arc "rushed"?

[@ryancool21]

Did people really like the beasts part???? I really couldn’t give a flying fuck abojt beasts. I wanted the prequels to focus only on Dumbledore and grindewald

[@WAyuso34]

@@ryancool21 it’s almost like the name of the movie was fantastic beasts, crazy concept right?

[@ryancool21]

@@WAyuso34 that’s why I said I wanted to movies to focus on Dumbledore and grindewald………

[@anbuflix5472]

I was really looking forward to seeing other wizarding schools / cultures!! It’s a huge let down the movies ended, I wish they could’ve worked together more harmoniously within their group and also with us to make these movies amazing. Still … the ones we got are something at least.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

You’re talking about a great lesson here about how the internet can be loud and persuasive. I will always love the first film, and the core characters will always hold a special place in my heart. Still wished for the emotional and physical fight between Dumbledore and Grindelwald though.

[@kidkrazy6100]

I would love it if Rowling released the rest of the series as books so we can still get the story

[@kaleblam5084]

That would be awesome

[@ZacharyShadowkillThe1st]

Well, i think the ONE THING we can all agree on is: At least it's not as bad as the Cursed Child!

[@gloriavaldez1560]

Yup i was very upset with replacing johnny depp. I didn't understand the wiping out of the credence and nagini not being in the movie. I know the woman was pregnant well they could of waited. The movies were too fast coming out. Sad it was canceled 😢

[@PizzaLover379]

I have a few issues with these films. But the one I’d like to mention is that the 3rd movie changed the storyline so much that the second movie didn’t even feel like the one that led up to it. I also wanted more newt and his journey with the magical creatures. Love how they were incorporated into the first movie. Kinda felt like a game lol

[@tylerseese2407]

In Fantastic Beasts 4, I was expecting that when the movie starts, at least 10 years have passed since the last movie

[@danh9093]

Hopefully the story does get finished as books or some other medium I can tell this was all headed towards an epic finale.

[@Chellebelle121]

Awesome video! You articulated what I’ve been feeling extremely well. I love the HP movies and adore the books. The first Fantastic Beasts movie was quite good, but the second one killed it for me. I haven’t even seen the third, and I really don’t want or need to see it. They could have gone so far, it’s quite sad. Thank you for sharing your thoughts in the video.

[@morgianehamadou6034]

Props to you Morgan for calling out the HP fandom on their BS, as well as yourself ! I mean come on, these films were great, and we're actually lucky they were made. I'm really, really, really bummed that we won't get to see the last two, not even have a proper end to the trilogy :(

[@u140550]

To me that it failed once the og cast wasn’t happy with her, and they fired Johnny without seeing if he was guilty or innocent. Also besides the internet, I think there is a lot of unhappiness that was made with the many errors they made in the movies. Also with jk being as she is, and the controversies that wb was in with the actors; I felt like they should’ve made a few stances in better direction than they did.

[@imaginarylivingbody7154]

They fired Johnny Depp because he’s a nightmare to work with and lost a lawsuit.

[@u140550]

@@imaginarylivingbody7154 he won his suit against heard.

[@imaginarylivingbody7154]

@@u140550 Not the first one! He was found to be a court certified wife beater and that ruling still stands. He’s a piece of shit.

[@redshed2020]

​@@imaginarylivingbody7154 Exactly what lawsuit did he lose?

[@imaginarylivingbody7154]

@@redshed2020 Him suing The Sun for defamation. He lost the lawsuit and was proven to be a wife beater on 12 occasions according to the civil standard in the UK. The best part is that he technically had the advantage in the UK court system, but lost anyway. He’s scum.

[@lisabibby3222]

I’m really sad we won’t see the last few films. I absolutely loved the three films we got. One thing I didn’t much like was how political it got in the third film but other than that I loved them! I wante d more from the relationships and I wanted to see an epic battle and stuff!! It’s a real shame really but now everything was outlined like that you realise how unlikely it was we’d ever get to the end of the story 😩 great video by the way!

[@idahagen9760]

I agree with pretty much everything you said. I liked the movies for what they were, but they would have worked even better as books first. And while the second movie tried to do too many things at once, it had some good parts. In this latest movie, there were several good parts, especially the part taking place in Bhutan. I do understand why it was cancelled though :(

[@flyhighx9911]

I definitely agree when it got to the 2nd Fantastic Beast film I was just lost and confused, also remember the pace was all over the place, you’d have like a 1 minute epic duel, next a talk scene took up 10 mins that went so slowly (and still told me nothing). But I am sad to not see how the rest of the story plays out

[@19Fenja89]

About Displate: I love the designs and the concept. I got one for my birthday two years ago and although I installed it correctly, the plate and magnet fell off after about 8 months, meaning the magnet stopped sticking to the wall (or rather the protective sheet thing). The plate kept falling off every now and again and on one corner it's already dented so I had to drill holes and use nails.

[@sylvisix7250]

I thoroughly loved all of the movies honestly as much as the original Harry Potter series, while the original gives me nostalgia and cozy feelings, the Fantastic Beasts franchise allowed me to peek further into the world of Harry Potter and I loved that. I'm pretty sad that they won't be continuing it as I love ALL the characters, but I think it left off at a good place and I'm not left feeling frustrated on a cliffhanger or anything. I would love though if the Harry Potter world got a Star Wars treatment and we got a few shows based on a few different characters, if done well it could be really awesome.

[@supertough5999]

I just got back into the nostalgia of Harry Potter I haven’t read any books unfortunately but you’re channel and many others give me hope for the wizarding world

[@sonicroze]

I'm in a bit of a mixed scene on this. I appreciate the work you do on these and that you - more than others I've seen - are able to give credit where it's due even when it conflicts with other popular opinions. I don't think Dumbledore's relationship was what sank the franchise, nor do I think it was well foreshadowed in the existing HP books. I am, however, in the camp that Fantastic Beasts was Newt's thing and he got sidelined in his own series to showcase Grindlewald and such. I would not have minded them continuing down a separate road... but, what about Newt? I go into Fantastic Beasts I want the Fantastic Beasts. How about showing us a young Newt just discovering his love for Magical creatures? I know that suitcase of his with its own pocket dimension didn't just apparate. Ahh the Johnny Depp story. I had almost forgotten that. It's far too easy to "believe" that a woman is being taken advantage of by a man, but the reverse can be true and it's harder to prove. My own Uncle was physically abused by his wife for many years - something we didn't know until they were going through a divorce. Thinking "Warner Bros. DId their research" - I love your optimism there. No, I think they do knee-jerk reactions. The reason Amber Herd and Ezra still have their jobs (IMHO) is because they are hiding behind their sex and sexuality as a shield - and WB doesn't want the bad press for firing them. Yes, they've gotten plenty of bad press for keeping them on and it may be long term more detrimental than firing or at LEAST suspending them pending a full investigation, but they have decided in their limited wisdom that the immediate bad press isn't so bad. Depp is not the only victim in #metoo

[@amandas.1395]

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[@thepro112dk]

Johnny Depp should never have been fired

[@patrickwallen5065]

I didn't go see the newest one because of what they did to Johnny Dep.

[@jennifergrenm2000]

I was really looking forward to seeing dumbledore’s and Grindlwald epic duel. And seeing how Nagini turned evil. P.S Is there an update on the goblet of fire Easter egg video?

[@elijahyoung8116]

Honestly for me the biggest thing for me is Johnny’s situation will they rehire him will he even want to come back tbh if they don’t continue I would understand they’ve made so many mistakes it’s getting hard to forgive them

[@KCDWolf]

I think a movie about Ilvermorny or exploring any other of the magical schools would have been more interesting...

[@Abimations7]

The thing that sucks for me is that the first fantastic beasts film is not on Netflix

[@knepperstudios1024]

I personally really like the fantastic beast movies, and I wish they would continue the series.

[@nickshares8158]

You should do what you did for the Cursed Child for the second and third films. Not saying they’re bad, I actually like the second one and haven’t seen the third one. Just as like changing it to be better films. Maybe even ideas for the fourth and fifth films. Anyways thats all, also I love your videos.

[@aquariusspirit4210]

As an writer myself, it really takes time to write a book, sometimes I scrap my entire drafts

[@Person-wz6iy]

RIP Fantastic Beasts, we'll always know where to find you. And here is what I would call the remaining two films: Fantastic Beasts: The Wars of Darkness and Fantastic Beasts: The Trials of Scamander.

[@blackfeather3959]

Fantastic Beasts was something that was different but was within the same wizarding world Once the second film came out, even though I knew Johnny Depp was innocent, everybody HATED the films more because not long before were the things that J.K. said. The only thing I felt during that time was ashamed. Because I loved these films for the magic & the stories. So I stored away all my wizarding items. Shirts, wands, behind the scenes books.... everything. To this day I dont feel as though I can love a Hufflepuff hoodie without that feeling of shame. Time & time again , stories would appear due to things behind the scenes. & I think that's what got everybody. Feeling like we got stabbed in the heart because there was so much that was affecting the films. That people couldn't watch because they knew something was wrong & couldn't see that name or character without shaking their head. I really wanted to see where Newts story was going as well. I get why they cancelled the plans.....but I also feel like we're never going to see the battle between Dumbledore & Grindelvald,....we can only imagine from now on. 😔

[@rafailkarampetsos6914]

I believe that they're not over yet thay just took a break and we might see more because when it's something over then it's when the people appreciate it the most

[@rebeccashaver8518]

I would have loved to see a small cameo from slughorn, they said he started "around the same time as Dumbledore"

[@FR-9]

Video idea. HP savage moments. I just thought of this after reading the part where harry said to draco "I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks"

[@sem4861]

Noo, I didn't know it was cancelled until now! 🥺 Such a shame, I was really looking forward to it.

[@SMDC2000]

I'll always love these movies despite their flaws and am sad we will never see the true ending. Thanks for the great video, it def helps cope with the cancellation. Tho I'm still hoping some day we get a movie or show with just the ending (Dumbledore Grindelwald fight mostly). Just the same actors too, and they can wait like 8 or so years to do this or even longer, it's still a lot of time in the story before this happens too. But I enjoyed what we got at least.

[@jasonkami6979]

is there no way of bringing it back? I really wanted to see these films

[@ChengHorn9]

You took the words out of my mouth. The whole time I watched them I thought how great they would be as novels. I think if Rowling wants to finish this story she should take a break, let her current reputation settle, and then go back and write these movies as novels. I also want more Jacob.

[@al.109]

Am I the only one who realized that Grindelwald gets played by a different actor every film he's in? 1. In Deathly Hallows Part 1, he's played by Jamie Campbell Bower and Michael Byrne. 2. In the 1st Fantastic Beasts, for most of the film, he's played by Collin Farell. 3. In Crimes of Grindelwald, it's Johnny Depp 4. Finally, in Secrets of Dumbledore, we have Mads Mikkelsen

[@sdf592]

It hot canceled?????? I am very mad about this. You know they have money to film one last movie to close out the story. And they just choose to not give the ppl supporting this for decades an ending, because their cash cow stopped working. This make sme so mad.

[@Icyyddoll]

I wish this series would continue. I went to watch them everytime with my two best friends from highschool since we were 16 in 2016 and now we’re gonna be 23 this year🥺.

[@locksure]

Mate your content about Harry Potter is so good I learned most of what I know about the potter verse via this channel keep up the good work🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@themilkman5004]

I feel like a lot of people don’t know that writing a novel and writing a screenplay are two very different styles of writing

[@EdaTheOwlLadyFan94]

Even if they never release the remaining films, I would honestly kind of still want them to release the remaining story either in screenplays or as novels! Because I’m not gonna lie, I liked the films (even if they weren’t perfect)! But I did love reading the screenplays! They just felt more magical to me! I really also wish the that was currently a big book series being released! I just feel that it hasn’t happened for a while ! And I honestly really miss those midnight release events!

[@exodiah9672]

Im so sad! 😢😢😢 I really loved these! I was so excited for the next 2. I wish this changes. You said it perfectly. There are some things that were confusing and such, but same happens to other franchise aswell. Inloved em

[@GOODYGOODGOOD789]

I love how Warner Brothers took up someone's word to determine whether or not Johnny Depp did something illegal but ignored video footage (and other damning evidence) of Ezra Miller doing several illegal things.

[@chaoticwriter2259]

you could make a video about ranking Harry Potter fan theories, from the best to the most insane and far-fetched :)

[@StupidMarioBros1Fan]

The good thing about Crimes of Grindelwald going in a noticeably different direction is that it's relatively easy to see the first Fantastic Beasts movie as its own thing especially because of how well it wrapped itself up. Grindelwald had been apprehended, Newt is on his way back to England, Credence had died, Tina basically admits she has feelings for Newt implying they'll see each other in the future, Jacob's mind was erased but Queenie showed up to imply they'll get together anyways. That said it is a shame that the series turned out as it did, despite the various failings there was still some potential with the last two films but oh well. Sucks we won't get to see Dumbledore & Grindelwald's duel but on the bright side, now there's no chance of it being underwhelming. On a sort of unrelated note, as a lifetime Star Wars fan, it was a little funny to hear you talk about how you were brainwashed into hating the series instead of relying on your own opinions. Reminded me of when I was a teen and saw all the Prequel Trilogy Hate, "I guess these films I loved as a kid were garbage." Sure those films had problems but there were a lot of good things too so I eventually stopped blindly following the hate train and went with a more complex thought train. It has good & bad things, and that's ok.

[@cameronis8089]

I love Star Wars too. If I remember correctly, one of the reasons the prequels had problems was because Lucas wanted to do all the script-wring and directing; certain content creators have noted he doesn’t know how to write certain topics such as politics, e.g., the politics of the first film where the senate discusses the Naboo crisis, nor is he a “people-friendly” director. Whereas in the original trilogy he had plenty of help. You could say JK pulled a Lucas when it came to the script-writing for the Crimes of Grindalwald film, hence some of its problems. Whereas for Fantastic Beasts she had help.

[@boyishdude1234]

Credence didn't actually die in the first movie. There's a very brief shot where you see a part of his Obscurus fly away from the underground railway after he was blasted, indicating that he survived. I actually don't think the Star Wars prequels have many flaws. If you haven't seen them, I'd strongly recommend Rick Worley's videos on Star Wars. The first one he made was all about how the prequels are much better movies than we arguably deserved, and you'll learn quite a lot about what George was doing with and was trying to accomplish with the prequels, and Star Wars in general.

[@Underworlder5]

the star wars prequels had been redeemed in the eyes of the general public. maybe harry potter needs its own sequel trilogy?

[@matthewmartin1852]

@@Underworlder5 Star Wars nerds aren't the "general public". The general public isn't raving about Attack of the Clones in 2023.

[@Underworlder5]

@@matthewmartin1852 in the general public in the context of the star wars fanbase. when put it like that, the "general public" are not bashing AotC in 2023 either. besides, i do not mean "redeemed" as in "raving about". i mean it as in "it was not that bad after all"

[@JediMasterEzio]

The Dumbledore and Grindelwald relationship didn't bother me. Who cares of they love each other? The problem was, their relationship had nothing to do with the title and direction the first movie took. Outside of the first movie, "Fantastic Beasts" is a complete misnomer.

[@HighPriestFuneral]

I've never seen any of those films, I always found it was a strange direction for the franchise to go. However, I greatly appreciate your sense of responsibility. You recognize the influence and charisma that you have, and instead of basking in it and moving others to your will, you are very careful and guarded with what you say and how you say it. That is a mark of true maturity. So many influencers use their platform to champion their cause and push their views as if it is truth, losing themselves in that euphoric cloud of attention. \

[@HarryPotter-gf2pf]

Ya well, I paid my ticket for the first three movies and I want my final two. The movie was the 9th biggest that year. It cost 200 million to make and took in 400 million. Don't tell me 200 million went for advertisement ... and besides from the one game over a billion take in ~ spend some of that on new content and my final 2 movies.

[@Makaylabug1010]

I'm reading the 5th book right now and I was planning on reading and watching the fanatic beats and I'm upset it won't be finished at least not for awhile