Fantastic Beasts Review: The Secrets Of Dumbledore: Character Relationships Are The Main Focus

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JAKARTA - Four years after Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Warner Bros. continues the story with Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. The film was eventually postponed after the pandemic and casting changes from the previous part.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore continues the story of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) who was commissioned by Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law). Newt is asked to fight with Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) along with other wizards.

On the other hand, Grindelwald is trying to increase his power by contesting the election of the President of the International Confederation of Wizards. Grindelwald plans to get rid of the Muggles (humans) and expand the wizarding strata.

Knowing this, Newt is helped by his friends trying to stop his evil plan through a number of adventures.

Taking the backdrop of the 1930s, Wizarding World looks majestic and tense, supported by appropriate visual effects. Not only the wizarding community, the world of politics with fantasy animals is present to enliven this film.

The relationships between characters are highlighted in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Since the beginning of the film, viewers can see Newt's interactions with Albus as well as the conflict between Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore. We also see the continuation of Newt Scamander's life after his lover left him.

Likewise with Jacob and Queenie's relationship which had stopped in the second part. The whole relationship between these characters is an interesting part of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

Regarding the acting, the chemistry of the players looks good. The presence of Mads Mikkelsen to replace Johnny Depp in fact shows a new side of Grinderwald without the shadow of the previous actor.

But on the other hand, this film also has many sub-plots that make the plot unfocused. There are also subplots that are not completed satisfactorily so that they can be continued in the next film.

Apart from that, the technical and visuals of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore spoil the eyes of the audience. The story that is supported by good acting by the players also adds a positive impression when compared to the previous film.

Of course, the third part of Fantastic Beasts is a fun dish for Harry Potter fans. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore will open in Indonesian cinemas starting April 13, 2022.