![]() It doesn’t help that the president of MACUSA is the most grating character to emerge from the wizarding world in quite some time. ![]() What gives? Either America has its own Statute of Secrecy (plausible, but needs much further explanation), or this is a mistake on Rowling’s part. ![]() In Scene 41, Tina says, “s committed a serious infraction of the National Statute of Secrecy.” This is the first time we ever hear of a national statute we’ve only ever heard of an international one. And in what I interpreted as a dig at us, the British Ministry uses paper airplanes to pass memos, while MACUSA uses origami rats. I’m still most displeased about the word “No-Maj,” and having it spoken aloud did not help. This is a complaint left over from Pottermore, but Jo’s version of American wizarding society leaves a lot to be desired. But I expect my wizarding world stories all to be A+ in quality, so here are my seven biggest nitpicks with the movie. After seeing it twice and reading through the script, and then sitting on it for two weeks, I give it a solid B, with the caveat of it being raised or lowered retroactively based on the payoff in future films. It was a good time – cool effects, likable characters, and everything that makes for a good movie. Our honeymoon couldn’t last forever! Though I enjoyed the film of Fantastic Beasts, it was very far from perfect.
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