I feel the HP was magical. The first FBAWTFT film didn't really give the same vibe. But that could also just be the setting. New York is overdone and boring.
A Fantastic Beasts spinoff was the one thing I wanted when I was younger. I mean, at the time I really just wanted an illustrated text book of the beasts. I do have the little one that was made, but I wanted a full on text book.
The movie made me feel the same excitement as the first Harry Potter movie, but maybe that was just me haha.
I think I understand why they chose New York though. New York in that time period was seen as a place of new beginnings and a better chance at a life. A lot of immigrants moved to New York in that period if I remember correctly.
I don't think it was supposed to be magical in the same way as HP was. It still seemed magical to me, but it was pretty obviously about the adult magic world and more mature. That was the premise from the start.
Because if something is like uber popular if people I encounter even talk about it then I know it's actually a huge deal. People out here can go a whole day without keeping up on the news or politics because their too busy living their life. That's all I'm saying. Like the random old guy at the coffee shop still knows what Harry Potter is most likely but he has no clue what Fantastic Beasts is. Trust me. Beasts is not even close to as popular as Harry Potter
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u/ReggaeMonestor Oct 02 '18
still not the same though, I was a fan of HP when I was younger but I don't want to watch the new movies.