Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald @ FB Movie 怪兽与葛林戴华德的罪行

This is one of the most anticipated movies this year and it did not disappoint. J. K. Rowling world of magic made a comeback long after the Harry Potter series and it's just as glorious.

有一句话，我个人很喜欢 -- “哈利波特已经完结了，但魔法世界还在继续。”。是的，JK这一次用电影把我们带进那个熟悉又陌生的魔法世界中。
怪兽（简称FB）电影系列将会有五部曲，而现在只出到了第二部，离它完结还长呢~

When the movie came out in Malaysia  I was away on holiday so I did not get to watch it until later. However, thankfully I managed to avoid spoilers on the Internet. Unlike Chin Yee, my friends on FB raved about how awesome it was and I was very eager to watch it.

这一部电影自上映后就收到了很多批评，说是HP和FB里最烂的一部电影。我想说，它不烂，只是你们不会看！

FB系列的叙述方式和HP系列非常不一样，如果用比较易懂的说法，那就是HP是独立的电影，FB是连续剧。
你能够看一集连续剧就知道各个人物的关系和结局吗？不可能！因此，连续剧才会用那么多集数交代所有人的关系，FB就是一部以电影为名的长篇连续剧。
因此，如果你不是标准的哈利波特迷（小说电影都看过），请你千千万万别去看这部电影！因为你一定一定看不懂，还会破口大骂浪费钱！

The movie takes place after the first Fantastic Beasts movie and it's mainly about Grindelwald, the evil wizard before Voldemort. Harry Potter fans, of course would know Grindelwald as the wizard that was defeated by Albus Dumbledore.

This movie gives us a prequel to the Harry Potter series and reintroduced some of our favourite characters. Once again, we meet Newt, the fabulous wizard who loves magical creatures. We learn more about him and a bit of his days in Hogwarts. We also get to see a young Albus Dumbledore and man...he was a sight for sore eyes. Jude Law did a good job portraying Albus Dumbledore. He was fun, wise and still says cryptic things.

好了，现在让我们把关注点放回到这部电影上。作为五部曲里的第二部，它开始交代一些主要情节以及渐渐进入到故事的中心了。
在第一部FB里，我们随着纽特在纽约街头捕捉从他皮箱里逃脱的怪兽，而这也把他带进了一个万恶的阴谋里。电影的最后也让终极大魔王现身了，因此我们知道故事这时才算真正开始。

承接上一部的结尾，这一部的故事从逮捕葛林戴华德后讲起。他是那世纪最有野心的黑巫师，也是最强大的巫师之一。他渴望将魔法现于人前，让魔法夺得世界的控制权。因此，他召集了世界各地不想要躲躲藏藏的巫师加入他的阵营。

强尼戴普无疑是这个角色的不二人选，一个表情一个眼神，都让人觉得他根本就是葛林戴华德。他强大但不可怕，他强势但不强迫。有人拿他和佛地魔比较，比一比两人之间的差距，毋庸置疑，佛地魔输得一败涂地。

The movie also introduced us more magical creatures that are just magnificent. The graphics were amazing and I loved seeing the creatures come alive on the big screen. The story itself was interesting and riveting especially the plot twist at the end. I won't deny I was worried about Johnny Depp playing Grindelwald since he's not a very consistent actor and the recent scandal. However,  he managed to portray Grindelwald quite well.

We were also introduced to Nagini, who is a Maledictus and if you're a Harry Potter fan, you would know is an important character in the Harry Potter series. This character was quite a surprise because most of us only know her as Voldemort's snake and not a person.

这一部电影的主要剧情都在交代着各人的背景故事、错综关系、以及葛林戴华德的巨大阴谋。反而怪兽就直接成了配角，只是偶尔出来卖一卖萌，提醒你主角纽特是一位怪兽学家。
故事情节的铺垫的确让人看得不明所以，有很多细节需要观众自己去发觉。如果你的理解程度以及组织能力不好，就真的别看这部电影了。

电影的特效一如往常的震撼华丽，当代服装和房间摆设也都让我更加敬佩道具组的用心。
电影里出现了很多让人怀念的场景以及人物，看电影的时候也可以找找这些隐藏彩蛋哦~

电影的最后也很直接地让我们知道各人支持着哪一方以及克莱登斯（Credence）的真实身份（或许是假的也说不定，毕竟葛林戴华德蛊惑人心的技术一等一的好）。

In conclusion, this movie is a must see for all Harry Potter fans. If you don't really know much or anything about this magical world, I think you'll still be able to enjoy it. Although I would recommend reading all Harry Potter books to enjoy it properly.

FYI, if you have not read the Harry Potter books and you're an adult, I am judging you so hard right now.

After all said and done, I recommend you to watch the movie because the magical world that J. K. Rowing is always an interesting place to be.

最后，我真的必须再次奉劝各位，如果没做好心理准备，不要随便进入电影院。等五部都拍完后，才一次过看完吧，那样你才会明白所有的铺垫。