Does Fantastic Beasts have anything to do with Harry Potter?

The Fantastic Beasts series is a prequel to Harry Potter, set decades before the adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, has written the screenplay for the first three films, inspired by her book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Is Fantastic Beasts copying Harry Potter?

Fortunately for fans, JK Rowling started work on the Fantastic Beasts series which would act as a prequel to the Harry Potter series, taking place from the 1920s through to 1945.

Why are the Fantastic Beasts Movies So Bad?

Without a sense of discovery, the series is already lost. Moreover, the Fantastic Beasts movies have carried all the wrong lessons forward. Placing spectacle and lore-building ahead of characters and story never works. Neither does relying on audience goodwill.

Is Voldemort scared of Dumbledore?

Voldemort fears Dumbledore because he knows Dumbledore is more powerful than him, having known Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s duel in 1945, and he had just finished school that time. Voldemort feared suffering the same fate as Grindelwald.

Who is the bad wizard in Fantastic Beasts?

The Fantastic Beasts series has brought the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald’s story in full after many teases during the Harry Potter movies. Considered more evil than Voldemort by some in the magical community, Grindelwald’s reputation has been backed up by his actions.

Is fantastic beasts the crimes of Grindelwald worth watching?

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is yet another disappointment in this prequel saga to the Harry Potter series. It brings back the entire surviving cast of the first film and then separates them for most of the picture.

Is crimes of Grindelwald the wrath of Khan of the Harry Potter franchise?

Crimes of Grindelwald wants to be the Wrath of Khan (or even Saw II) of its franchise. But the misguided and narratively inessential tenth chapter in the J.K. Rowling saga is closer in spirit to Star Trek: Nemesis.

What is the core story of Harry Potter and the Chamber?

The core story involves Dumbledore (Jude Law, nearly stealing the movie by default with only a few major scenes) recruiting Newt to track down Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller, magically not dead after “dying” in the last movie) before the Grindelwald recruits him or the Ministry of Magic kills him.