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Fantastic Beasts: The Original Screenplay #3
By JK Rowling The Secrets of Dumbledore: Complete Screen-Play [HARDCOVER]
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Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.
Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.
Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.
Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.
Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.
Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.
Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.
Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.
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January 21, 2019
Can this book please just come out already? I did my waiting, TWELVE YEARS OF IT. IN AZKABAN!
I'll go home.
I'll go home.
July 19, 2022
Trans people are real and valid. JKR doesn’t get a say on how trans people choose to identify. Since there wasn’t a used copy of this book available and I had to buy a new copy, I'm choosing to make a donation to For the Gworls, an organization that helps with rent and gender-affirming surgery for trans people. I also donated to trans organizations every time I saw the movie in theaters. This series needs at least one more movie, but I wish that JKR would sell the rights to this series so that we could get another Fantastic Beasts movie without her involvement. Steve Kloves wrote the screenplays for seven of the Harry Potter movies, so he’s proven that he’s fully capable of continuing writing this series without JKR’s involvement. Even if JKR doesn’t want to sell the series, there’s still time for her to delete her tweets and show her support to the trans community. She needs to follow the advice of Dumbledore’s words from this screenplay: “Do what is right. Not what is easy.”
Warning: This review will contain mild spoilers for the movie.
If you haven’t seen the movie yet, I highly recommend watching the movie before reading the screenplay. This story relies on a lot of visual elements and the descriptions in the screenplay don’t do the movie justice.
This review will also be extremely biased because I’m a Theseus Scamander simp.
The Secrets of Dumbledore is a very character driven story that has interesting character arcs for all of the main characters. I particularly loved what this story did with Queenie and Theseus. Queenie is a character who clearly has a very complex story arc. She went from a loveable protagonist to a villain who betrays everyone she cares about. In this sequel, you can see the depths of guilt that she feels after the path she chose in the previous installment but even though her time in this story was depressing, The Secrets of Dumbledore ends on a really positive note for her and the way that her story ended in this one really shocked me the first time I saw the movie. Theseus, on the other hand, started off as a character that most people hated since he was a typical snobby older brother, but he changes into a stoic hero in this film and it made me fall in love with him even more. He truly is such a fascinating character and if we don’t get another Fantastic Beasts movie, I hope that we get a novel or short story that focuses on him. I really hope that he isn’t forced into a relationship with Lally in the next installments (although that’s where it feels like the story is going). I personally would like to see Lally and Bunty together. The few interactions that they had in this story (especially Lally’s cute little “You too, Bunty girl” quote) made me ship them so much.
This screenplay did a great job at naturally weaving in Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s romantic history. It’s a big deal for gay representation to be included in this story.
There was also tons of humor in this story. The swiveling scene will always be my favorite scene from this entire series.
If you’ve read the other screenplays in this series, you’ll know that the screenplays are word-for-word what was in the movie. This one was a little different though. There were quotes from the cast members, costume designers, and producers throughout this book. There’s also beautiful sketches of costume designs and locations as well as some of the designs that the wonderful MinaLima made for this movie. It’s stuff that I appreciated because I’m a die hard fan of the movie, but if you didn’t enjoy The Secrets of Dumbledore movie, you can skip this screenplay.
I’m not going to pretend that there isn’t flaws in this screenplay. I think all of us are able to spot a few, but I still enjoyed this story for what it is. One flaw that bugs me though that I’m wondering if anyone has an explanation for is the number of cases in the final sequence. There’s seven in total if you include the real one since Bunty asked for six replicas to be made, but only five cases are in the Room of Requirement. I’ve been able to figure out that Bunty must’ve hidden the real one somewhere where no one could find it except herself, but where’s the seventh case?
I want to end my review with one of my favorite quotes. This quote sort of feels like a jab at Trump and all his supporters. I don’t know if it was an intentional jab at them, but it still makes me happy.
“It’s at moments such as these we are reminded that it is this peaceful transfer of power that marks our humanity and demonstrates to the world that, despite our differences, all voices deserve to be heard.”
Warning: This review will contain mild spoilers for the movie.
If you haven’t seen the movie yet, I highly recommend watching the movie before reading the screenplay. This story relies on a lot of visual elements and the descriptions in the screenplay don’t do the movie justice.
This review will also be extremely biased because I’m a Theseus Scamander simp.
The Secrets of Dumbledore is a very character driven story that has interesting character arcs for all of the main characters. I particularly loved what this story did with Queenie and Theseus. Queenie is a character who clearly has a very complex story arc. She went from a loveable protagonist to a villain who betrays everyone she cares about. In this sequel, you can see the depths of guilt that she feels after the path she chose in the previous installment but even though her time in this story was depressing, The Secrets of Dumbledore ends on a really positive note for her and the way that her story ended in this one really shocked me the first time I saw the movie. Theseus, on the other hand, started off as a character that most people hated since he was a typical snobby older brother, but he changes into a stoic hero in this film and it made me fall in love with him even more. He truly is such a fascinating character and if we don’t get another Fantastic Beasts movie, I hope that we get a novel or short story that focuses on him. I really hope that he isn’t forced into a relationship with Lally in the next installments (although that’s where it feels like the story is going). I personally would like to see Lally and Bunty together. The few interactions that they had in this story (especially Lally’s cute little “You too, Bunty girl” quote) made me ship them so much.
This screenplay did a great job at naturally weaving in Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s romantic history. It’s a big deal for gay representation to be included in this story.
There was also tons of humor in this story. The swiveling scene will always be my favorite scene from this entire series.
If you’ve read the other screenplays in this series, you’ll know that the screenplays are word-for-word what was in the movie. This one was a little different though. There were quotes from the cast members, costume designers, and producers throughout this book. There’s also beautiful sketches of costume designs and locations as well as some of the designs that the wonderful MinaLima made for this movie. It’s stuff that I appreciated because I’m a die hard fan of the movie, but if you didn’t enjoy The Secrets of Dumbledore movie, you can skip this screenplay.
I’m not going to pretend that there isn’t flaws in this screenplay. I think all of us are able to spot a few, but I still enjoyed this story for what it is. One flaw that bugs me though that I’m wondering if anyone has an explanation for is the number of cases in the final sequence. There’s seven in total if you include the real one since Bunty asked for six replicas to be made, but only five cases are in the Room of Requirement. I’ve been able to figure out that Bunty must’ve hidden the real one somewhere where no one could find it except herself, but where’s the seventh case?
I want to end my review with one of my favorite quotes. This quote sort of feels like a jab at Trump and all his supporters. I don’t know if it was an intentional jab at them, but it still makes me happy.
“It’s at moments such as these we are reminded that it is this peaceful transfer of power that marks our humanity and demonstrates to the world that, despite our differences, all voices deserve to be heard.”
December 20, 2022
I liked this one a lot more than the first two. I really liked the added schetches and little random paragraphs from important people connected to the magical world.
to-buy
July 17, 2022That cliffhanger though? We know the ending but not what happened in between. I just noticed the 2020 release date! WHY?! The movie and the book will take TWO YEARS to come out!
January 7, 2023
Why the F did I waste my time with this? I couldn't care less about this so called secret especially since the focus has been taken away from the fantastic beasts that made the first screenplay so fantastic. The series should have ended after #1 with Jacob, Queenie, Newt and Tina living happily ever after and leaving Dumbledore and Grindelwald to it.
Am also disappointed we didn't get a lovely MinaLima cover for this instalment.
Rating is for Bunty, Teddy the Niffler and Pickett the Bowtruckle who were the only redeeming features of this claptrap.
Am also disappointed we didn't get a lovely MinaLima cover for this instalment.
Rating is for Bunty, Teddy the Niffler and Pickett the Bowtruckle who were the only redeeming features of this claptrap.
February 10, 2023
EDIT: I am still seething at the change of covers halfway through the series. No way am I getting a physical copy now. The first two books continue to stand beautifully on my bookshelf so it's a shame they'll be alone. Maybe one day we'll get a complimenting version.
Waiting for this to come out is worse than waiting for the actual movie. These screenplays have the most gorgeous covers I've ever seen and it's paining me trying to guess what colour this one will be...
-Blood red? (Like the blood pact!)
-Deep plum velvet? (Dumbledore's eccentric suit)
-Burnt orange? (Not sure of this one but it'd go well with the gold)
-Dark green? (Like snakes maybe? Actually maybe too similar to COG...)
-MAGENTA?! This would just look amazing. Also it'd go with the tone of the book since the movie seems a bit more comical than the last one, judging by the trailer at least.
-Soft grey? If the movie is actually a lot darker?
Ah well judging by my past guesses I'll be completely wrong.
Waiting for this to come out is worse than waiting for the actual movie. These screenplays have the most gorgeous covers I've ever seen and it's paining me trying to guess what colour this one will be...
-Blood red? (Like the blood pact!)
-Deep plum velvet? (Dumbledore's eccentric suit)
-Burnt orange? (Not sure of this one but it'd go well with the gold)
-Dark green? (Like snakes maybe? Actually maybe too similar to COG...)
-MAGENTA?! This would just look amazing. Also it'd go with the tone of the book since the movie seems a bit more comical than the last one, judging by the trailer at least.
-Soft grey? If the movie is actually a lot darker?
Ah well judging by my past guesses I'll be completely wrong.
March 8, 2023
Labai laukiau šitos knygos. Ir pagaliau radau laiko ją perskaityti. Užtrukau vos dvi dienas.
Šioje knygoje netrūko veiksmo ir žinomų veikėjų. Buvo labai gera pasinerti į magišką pasaulį ir kovoti su Blogiu. Filmą dar tik ketinu peržiūrėti, bet nė neabejoju, kad bus toks pats geras kaip ši knyga. Apie Dumbldorą sužinojau naujų dalykų, bet ne itin daug.
Knygoje gausu paveikslėlių, kurie padėjo įsijausti į knygą dar labiau. Bendrai paėmus knyga man labai patiko, nors nesu scenarijų skaitymo mėgėjas, bet labai greitai persiskaitė ir puslapiai skriejo lyg tikrai magijos paveikti.
Rekomenduoju perskaityti visiems Hario Poterio gerbėjams.
Šioje knygoje netrūko veiksmo ir žinomų veikėjų. Buvo labai gera pasinerti į magišką pasaulį ir kovoti su Blogiu. Filmą dar tik ketinu peržiūrėti, bet nė neabejoju, kad bus toks pats geras kaip ši knyga. Apie Dumbldorą sužinojau naujų dalykų, bet ne itin daug.
Knygoje gausu paveikslėlių, kurie padėjo įsijausti į knygą dar labiau. Bendrai paėmus knyga man labai patiko, nors nesu scenarijų skaitymo mėgėjas, bet labai greitai persiskaitė ir puslapiai skriejo lyg tikrai magijos paveikti.
Rekomenduoju perskaityti visiems Hario Poterio gerbėjams.
August 3, 2022
ah yes fantastic beasts: the divorce of grindeldore
July 26, 2022
I loved the added extra, including costume design pics and art designs from the movie. It also contains thoughts from the cast and crew.
This is a wonderful screenplay from a wonderful movie.
This is a wonderful screenplay from a wonderful movie.
October 29, 2022
Theseus: «Albus, promettimelo. Lo troverai e lo fermerai.»
Sarebbe... ehm... un segreto, ma tra we few, we happy few, we band of... Witches and Wizards, posiamo dircelo: ho tenuto fede alla promessa. L’ho trovato e l’ho sc... oh rabbia, che ormai l’ho già dett!...
Sarebbe... ehm... un segreto, ma tra we few, we happy few, we band of... Witches and Wizards, posiamo dircelo: ho tenuto fede alla promessa. L’ho trovato e l’ho sc... oh rabbia, che ormai l’ho già dett!...
April 1, 2024
After seeing the crimes of Grindelwald , I’m not sure if I am going to be less excited for this .i just hope this won’t suck too . I will have to wait for another two more years for this screenplay . Sigh .
Update:
This screenplay kinda fixed the mess the second movie made, but it’s a big MEH from me.
Update:
This screenplay kinda fixed the mess the second movie made, but it’s a big MEH from me.
November 13, 2022
به عنوان اولین فیلم نامه خیلی خوب بود
August 12, 2022
"Todos hemos cometido errores en la vida y, seamos quienes seamos, tenemos que aprender de ellos, admitirlos y seguir adelante" (David Heyman - Productor)
Disfruté mucho leyendo este guión, primero porque es muy ágil de leer y fácil de recrear en la mente los escenarios y escenas que vas leyendo, contiene notas muy claras de hasta cómo va la cámara tomando cada momento, y aún más fácil de imaginar si antes ya viste la película (como fue mi caso), ya que irás recordándola cuadro a cuadro.
Amé que incluyera el bonus de las impresiones de los actores y creadores de la película, en las que comentan sobre el rol que van tomando sus personajes en este tomo junto con opiniones de la película en general, lo que te acerca un poco al detrás de cámara de esta gran producción.
También quedé encantada con las ilustraciones de algunos de los animales fantásticos que se ven en este punto de la historia, los bocetos de vestuario, los dibujos de las escenas y el material de los diseñadores gráficos en general, en la creación de logos, periódicos, pancartas, el cuaderno Hufflepuff y el árbol genealógico de los Dumbledore, entre otros.
Es un libro muy rico tanto en contenido como en material didáctico e ilustrativo. Me permitió llenarme aún más de detalles de esta historia y poder marcar mis escenas favoritas de la película.
"Es curioso cómo los días históricos parecen ordinarios cuando los estás viviendo"
Una lectura imprescindible para todxs lxs Potterheads!
Disfruté mucho leyendo este guión, primero porque es muy ágil de leer y fácil de recrear en la mente los escenarios y escenas que vas leyendo, contiene notas muy claras de hasta cómo va la cámara tomando cada momento, y aún más fácil de imaginar si antes ya viste la película (como fue mi caso), ya que irás recordándola cuadro a cuadro.
Amé que incluyera el bonus de las impresiones de los actores y creadores de la película, en las que comentan sobre el rol que van tomando sus personajes en este tomo junto con opiniones de la película en general, lo que te acerca un poco al detrás de cámara de esta gran producción.
También quedé encantada con las ilustraciones de algunos de los animales fantásticos que se ven en este punto de la historia, los bocetos de vestuario, los dibujos de las escenas y el material de los diseñadores gráficos en general, en la creación de logos, periódicos, pancartas, el cuaderno Hufflepuff y el árbol genealógico de los Dumbledore, entre otros.
Es un libro muy rico tanto en contenido como en material didáctico e ilustrativo. Me permitió llenarme aún más de detalles de esta historia y poder marcar mis escenas favoritas de la película.
"Es curioso cómo los días históricos parecen ordinarios cuando los estás viviendo"
Una lectura imprescindible para todxs lxs Potterheads!
July 29, 2022
Book: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Author: JK Rowling and Steve Kloves
Rating: 5 Out of 5 Stars
I wish that these had been turned into books instead of movies. I’m putting that out there. You can see the bones of a great story and I think had JK Rowling written the books, we could have had something that was up there with Harry Potter. The scripts are very well written. They just don’t come across the screen, at times, the best.
This is the third volume of the Fantastic Beasts series. It picks right up where the second one left off. Grindelwald is gaining ground in the world and it is up to Newt and company to spot him. Newt is called upon by Dumbledore to do so and will be joined by a rather odd mix of characters. While many of them are familiar to us, there were some new faces. With a rather complex plan put in place, the group starts on their mission. If they fail, Grindelwald could end up being in charge of the magical community. The stakes are high.
This one is a lot different from the first two. While the first book focused more on the action, flare, and plot of the wizarding world, this one slows all of that down a little bit. Instead, we get to look more at the characters, which is what I think the movies were missing all along. I enjoyed this change in direction. Up until this point, I felt like I didn’t know the characters. I hadn’t had a chance to bond with too many of them. Here, we finally get that. There were a lot of times that it felt kind of slow but I like it. We get to see the Dumbledores together as they try to make sense of the past. Newt and Theseus have a lot of brotherly moments. We see little hints of other bonds being formed. It’s like all of these characters were finally given their moment, their time to allow their talents to come into play. We needed this. What made Harry Potter stand out was the deep bonds that the characters had with one another. We get that here. While it is not as well developed as Harry Potter, we can see it trying to come into play. I only wish that it had happened sooner in the series.
We can also see Grindelwald becoming the villain that we have been told about. In this one, we see why he brings people to him. He is lonely and wants company. He wants to feel welcomed by others. We still don’t know what he hates Muggles though. This is something that I think would drive his character arc home. We just know he doesn’t like them. With Voldemort, we know why through his backstory. Because of this, Voldemort’s actions do make a little bit more sense. We don’t get that with Grindelwald. He is still one of those characters who has not been fully developed. If we had this little bit of information, it would help his character. I just don’t think he is developed enough to have the allure at Voldemort. Unlike Voldermort, we also know what Grindelwald is up to. This takes away a lot of the suspense. If Grindelwald was not a point of view character, it may also help.
Like the other volumes, there are some things that don’t check out with the Wizarding World lore. I am one of those people who is fine with the world being modern, but it doesn’t fit what we know about this world. I don’t know. I know a lot of people have complained about this, but I guess we’ll have to live with it.
Anyway, I still did have a great time with this one. It’s always great to return to this world.
Author: JK Rowling and Steve Kloves
Rating: 5 Out of 5 Stars
I wish that these had been turned into books instead of movies. I’m putting that out there. You can see the bones of a great story and I think had JK Rowling written the books, we could have had something that was up there with Harry Potter. The scripts are very well written. They just don’t come across the screen, at times, the best.
This is the third volume of the Fantastic Beasts series. It picks right up where the second one left off. Grindelwald is gaining ground in the world and it is up to Newt and company to spot him. Newt is called upon by Dumbledore to do so and will be joined by a rather odd mix of characters. While many of them are familiar to us, there were some new faces. With a rather complex plan put in place, the group starts on their mission. If they fail, Grindelwald could end up being in charge of the magical community. The stakes are high.
This one is a lot different from the first two. While the first book focused more on the action, flare, and plot of the wizarding world, this one slows all of that down a little bit. Instead, we get to look more at the characters, which is what I think the movies were missing all along. I enjoyed this change in direction. Up until this point, I felt like I didn’t know the characters. I hadn’t had a chance to bond with too many of them. Here, we finally get that. There were a lot of times that it felt kind of slow but I like it. We get to see the Dumbledores together as they try to make sense of the past. Newt and Theseus have a lot of brotherly moments. We see little hints of other bonds being formed. It’s like all of these characters were finally given their moment, their time to allow their talents to come into play. We needed this. What made Harry Potter stand out was the deep bonds that the characters had with one another. We get that here. While it is not as well developed as Harry Potter, we can see it trying to come into play. I only wish that it had happened sooner in the series.
We can also see Grindelwald becoming the villain that we have been told about. In this one, we see why he brings people to him. He is lonely and wants company. He wants to feel welcomed by others. We still don’t know what he hates Muggles though. This is something that I think would drive his character arc home. We just know he doesn’t like them. With Voldemort, we know why through his backstory. Because of this, Voldemort’s actions do make a little bit more sense. We don’t get that with Grindelwald. He is still one of those characters who has not been fully developed. If we had this little bit of information, it would help his character. I just don’t think he is developed enough to have the allure at Voldemort. Unlike Voldermort, we also know what Grindelwald is up to. This takes away a lot of the suspense. If Grindelwald was not a point of view character, it may also help.
Like the other volumes, there are some things that don’t check out with the Wizarding World lore. I am one of those people who is fine with the world being modern, but it doesn’t fit what we know about this world. I don’t know. I know a lot of people have complained about this, but I guess we’ll have to live with it.
Anyway, I still did have a great time with this one. It’s always great to return to this world.
Want to read
February 18, 2021No expected release date ?!?!?!!? I have questions I need answers to!!! HOW DARE YOU JKR
August 7, 2022
This was by far the best screenplay so far. I really enjoyed the sketches and set renderings and the excerpts from the cast. I hope they continue this format for the rest of the movies!
August 13, 2022
Tajemnice Dumbledore’a to trzecia część cyklu „Fantastyczne zwierzęta”, w którym młody magizoolog Newt Skamander uczestniczy w wydarzeniach decydujących o losie świata czarodziejów – i nie tylko. Tym razem czeka go wyjątkowa misja: powstrzymanie Gellerta Grindelwalda, potężnego czarodzieja ogarniętego szaleńczą ideą walki z mugolami. Czarodzieja, będącego utraconą miłością Albusa Dumbledore’a.
Do rąk czytelnika kolejny raz trafia scenariusz filmowy, co samo w sobie jest ciekawym zabiegiem, znajdującym pewnie zwolenników, jak i przeciwników. Ja staram się obrać tę historię z formy i skupić na treści.
W moim przypadku potwierdza się doświadczenie z filmu. Im mniej Newta, tym lepiej. Główny bohater jest bezbarwny i w zasadzie mógłby w tej opowieści w ogóle nie istnieć. Historia natomiast nabiera rumieńców, kiedy do głosu dochodzą Grindelwald i Dumbledore. Samego – w tej opowieści przyszłego – dyrektora Hogwartu mogłoby być więcej.
Plusem jest otwarcie uniwersum na szerszy świat. Mamy do czynienia z wyborami przewodniczącego Międzynarodowej Konfederacji Czarodziejów, odwiedzamy Niemcy i egzotyczny Bhutan. Są smaczki z młodości Dumbledore’a, jest legendarny Grindelwald i jego motywacje. Ogromną zaletą wydania są szkice planów filmowych, grafiki oraz komentarze aktorów. Wadą niekompatybilność z poprzednimi okładkami serii.
Nie jest to historia, która powala. Z drugiej strony, jeżeli tak jak ja, nadal czekacie na swój list z Hogwartu, to warto się w niej zanurzyć. Pozwala poczuć, że świat magii nie zamknął się wraz z końcem sagi o Harrym, ale nadal istnieje gdzieś blisko nas.
Do rąk czytelnika kolejny raz trafia scenariusz filmowy, co samo w sobie jest ciekawym zabiegiem, znajdującym pewnie zwolenników, jak i przeciwników. Ja staram się obrać tę historię z formy i skupić na treści.
W moim przypadku potwierdza się doświadczenie z filmu. Im mniej Newta, tym lepiej. Główny bohater jest bezbarwny i w zasadzie mógłby w tej opowieści w ogóle nie istnieć. Historia natomiast nabiera rumieńców, kiedy do głosu dochodzą Grindelwald i Dumbledore. Samego – w tej opowieści przyszłego – dyrektora Hogwartu mogłoby być więcej.
Plusem jest otwarcie uniwersum na szerszy świat. Mamy do czynienia z wyborami przewodniczącego Międzynarodowej Konfederacji Czarodziejów, odwiedzamy Niemcy i egzotyczny Bhutan. Są smaczki z młodości Dumbledore’a, jest legendarny Grindelwald i jego motywacje. Ogromną zaletą wydania są szkice planów filmowych, grafiki oraz komentarze aktorów. Wadą niekompatybilność z poprzednimi okładkami serii.
Nie jest to historia, która powala. Z drugiej strony, jeżeli tak jak ja, nadal czekacie na swój list z Hogwartu, to warto się w niej zanurzyć. Pozwala poczuć, że świat magii nie zamknął się wraz z końcem sagi o Harrym, ale nadal istnieje gdzieś blisko nas.
April 2, 2023
เมื่อหนึ่งในผู้สมัครผู้นำประชารัฐผู้วิเศษพยายามโกงการเลือกตั้ง เหล่าพ่อมดแม่มดหัวก้าวไกลจะทำเช่นไร
จะมีการเลือกผู้นำเหล่าผู้วิเศษโลกเกิดขึ้น โดยสิ่งที่จะมาตัดสินคือกิเลน ซึ่งเชื่อกันว่ามันจะรับรู้ถึงผู้ที่มีจิตใจบริสุทธิ์
นิวท์ สคามันเดอร์ ในฐานะผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านสัตว์วิเศษจึงออกเดินทางเข้าไปในป่าลึก เพื่อช่วยแม่กิเลนที่กำลังจะตกลูก แต่หลังจากนั้นไม่นานก็มีกลุ่มพ่อมดสาวกของกรินเดลวัลด์บุกมาแย่งชิงลูกกิเลนไป
เมื่อกลุ่มพ่อมดหายไปแล้ว กิเลนก็ออกลูกอีกตัว โดยที่นิวท์และพ่อมดศาสตร์มืดคาดไม่ถึง
เมื่อกรินเดลวัลด์ได้ลูกกิเลนตัวแรกมาแล้ว เขาก็ใช่วิธีที่โหดร้ายทำให้มันเป็นพวกของเขา และเคลียร์ตัวเองจากนักโทษที่เป็นที่ต้องการมากที่สุด กลายเป็นหนึ่งในผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแทน
หลังจากที่ผู้วิเศษทั้งสามพยายามหาเสียงและขัดขากันเพื่อขึ้นเป็นที่หนึ่ง ดัมเบิลดอร์และนิวท์ก็ต้องพยายามรักษาชีวิตของลูกกิเลนตัวที่เหลือให้รอดจนถึงวันเลือกตั้งให้ได้
จำ Screenplay เล่ม 1 กับ 2 ไม่ได้แล้ว แต่สำหรับบทภาพยนตร์ฉบับสมบูรณ์ของสัตว์มหัศจรรย์เล่มที่ 3 นี้เราว่าทำออกมาได้ดีมาก มีทั้งภาพประกอบสวยๆ และคำบรรยายของนักแสดงและทีมงานเกี่ยวกับบทหนังแต่ละช่วงแทรกอยู่ ทำให้เราเข้าถึงความรู้สึกของตัวแสดงที่เราอาจจะไม่ได้เอ๊ะ! อ๊ะ! ตอนที่ดูในโรง
นอกจากนี้ยังมีการบอกชื่อตัวละครที่กำลังพูด ก็ทำให้รู้ได้ว่านักแสดงกำลังสวมบทบาทเป็นใครซึ่งในหนังอาจจะไม่ได้มีการเอ่ยชื่อ มีหลายนามสกุลที่ปรากฎในบทภาพยนตร์เราก็ผ่านหูผ่านตามาในแฮร์รี่ พอตเตอร์มาแล้ว
ถึงแม้หน้าปกจะไม่ถูกใจใครหลายๆ คน แต่ก็ถือได้ว่าเป็นหนังสือที่แฟนคลับของจักรวาลแฮร์รี่ พอตเตอร์ ไม่ควรพลาด
Goodreads ให้ 4.1 เราในฐานะติ่งให้ 5
จะมีการเลือกผู้นำเหล่าผู้วิเศษโลกเกิดขึ้น โดยสิ่งที่จะมาตัดสินคือกิเลน ซึ่งเชื่อกันว่ามันจะรับรู้ถึงผู้ที่มีจิตใจบริสุทธิ์
นิวท์ สคามันเดอร์ ในฐานะผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านสัตว์วิเศษจึงออกเดินทางเข้าไปในป่าลึก เพื่อช่วยแม่กิเลนที่กำลังจะตกลูก แต่หลังจากนั้นไม่นานก็มีกลุ่มพ่อมดสาวกของกรินเดลวัลด์บุกมาแย่งชิงลูกกิเลนไป
เมื่อกลุ่มพ่อมดหายไปแล้ว กิเลนก็ออกลูกอีกตัว โดยที่นิวท์และพ่อมดศาสตร์มืดคาดไม่ถึง
เมื่อกรินเดลวัลด์ได้ลูกกิเลนตัวแรกมาแล้ว เขาก็ใช่วิธีที่โหดร้ายทำให้มันเป็นพวกของเขา และเคลียร์ตัวเองจากนักโทษที่เป็นที่ต้องการมากที่สุด กลายเป็นหนึ่งในผู้สมัครรับเลือกตั้งแทน
หลังจากที่ผู้วิเศษทั้งสามพยายามหาเสียงและขัดขากันเพื่อขึ้นเป็นที่หนึ่ง ดัมเบิลดอร์และนิวท์ก็ต้องพยายามรักษาชีวิตของลูกกิเลนตัวที่เหลือให้รอดจนถึงวันเลือกตั้งให้ได้
จำ Screenplay เล่ม 1 กับ 2 ไม่ได้แล้ว แต่สำหรับบทภาพยนตร์ฉบับสมบูรณ์ของสัตว์มหัศจรรย์เล่มที่ 3 นี้เราว่าทำออกมาได้ดีมาก มีทั้งภาพประกอบสวยๆ และคำบรรยายของนักแสดงและทีมงานเกี่ยวกับบทหนังแต่ละช่วงแทรกอยู่ ทำให้เราเข้าถึงความรู้สึกของตัวแสดงที่เราอาจจะไม่ได้เอ๊ะ! อ๊ะ! ตอนที่ดูในโรง
นอกจากนี้ยังมีการบอกชื่อตัวละครที่กำลังพูด ก็ทำให้รู้ได้ว่านักแสดงกำลังสวมบทบาทเป็นใครซึ่งในหนังอาจจะไม่ได้มีการเอ่ยชื่อ มีหลายนามสกุลที่ปรากฎในบทภาพยนตร์เราก็ผ่านหูผ่านตามาในแฮร์รี่ พอตเตอร์มาแล้ว
ถึงแม้หน้าปกจะไม่ถูกใจใครหลายๆ คน แต่ก็ถือได้ว่าเป็นหนังสือที่แฟนคลับของจักรวาลแฮร์รี่ พอตเตอร์ ไม่ควรพลาด
Goodreads ให้ 4.1 เราในฐานะติ่งให้ 5
November 15, 2023
„Kto cię teraz pokocha, Dumbledore?
Zostałeś sam”
Nie spodziewałam się że scena która w filmie była najlepsza jednak bardzo mnie zawiodła w scenariuszu jest tak dobra. Dosłownie końcówkę mam pozaznaczaną całą. Może po prostu bardziej epicko sobie to wyobraziłam. Scena walki DxG po prostu to jest coś na co długo czekałam i zdecydowanie powinno być bardziej dopracowane.
Kocham wpisy Mads i Jude bo ich wypowiedzi były najlepszym dodatkiem do tego scenariusza. Bez tego nie ma sensu tego czytać. Mimo ze scenariusz w punkcie kulminacyjnym jest super to mogli się bardziej postarać bo reszta to żart
Zostałeś sam”
Nie spodziewałam się że scena która w filmie była najlepsza jednak bardzo mnie zawiodła w scenariuszu jest tak dobra. Dosłownie końcówkę mam pozaznaczaną całą. Może po prostu bardziej epicko sobie to wyobraziłam. Scena walki DxG po prostu to jest coś na co długo czekałam i zdecydowanie powinno być bardziej dopracowane.
Kocham wpisy Mads i Jude bo ich wypowiedzi były najlepszym dodatkiem do tego scenariusza. Bez tego nie ma sensu tego czytać. Mimo ze scenariusz w punkcie kulminacyjnym jest super to mogli się bardziej postarać bo reszta to żart
August 17, 2022
Nadie se esperaba esta puntuación para nada...🤭 vaya..
He de decir que la edición me gusta menos que las anteriores pero las ilustraciones del interior son....🤩
He de decir que la edición me gusta menos que las anteriores pero las ilustraciones del interior son....🤩
April 15, 2024
Nu, baigiau. Įdomu buvo, pabaiga labai miela AUGYHJDW. Nustebino tai, kad Dumbldoras gėjukas???? IR KAD VILČIUS YRA JO BROLIO VAIKAS???? OMG???? Myliu. 5/5.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 14, 2024
Will always be a Fantastic Beasts fanatic 🐦🔥🐉
Credence turned out to be a much bigger part of the picture, I honestly didn’t see that coming 🤯 but lowkey, the vibes weren’t the same for this as the first two were (even the movie was 🥸) and where has my girl Tina been?!!!
I hope the next FB books and movies will have the same majestic energy as before 💫 and bring back the MinaLima’s book covers please‼️🙏🏽
Credence turned out to be a much bigger part of the picture, I honestly didn’t see that coming 🤯 but lowkey, the vibes weren’t the same for this as the first two were (even the movie was 🥸) and where has my girl Tina been?!!!
I hope the next FB books and movies will have the same majestic energy as before 💫 and bring back the MinaLima’s book covers please‼️🙏🏽
April 25, 2022
This is a (short) review of the movie, but the book will contain exactly the same, so...
I loved it! I loved the way she "solved" the whole Credence being a Dumbledore issue. I was so sure that I would walk out of the theater when I found out but I didn't!
I also enjoyed that Kowalsky played such a big role and that we got to see so many familiar characters again.
However, I do wonder what happened to Nagini (feel free to use my comment section to discuss this) as she does not appear.
All in all the movie reminded me a lot of Rita Skeeter's book "Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore", although there is still so much missing and I'd love to read Rita's book, too!
But what's up with the cover? I'm really not a big fan of it. I prefer a series having the same appearance and the first two screenplays looked so amazing, sad to see it change!
I loved it! I loved the way she "solved" the whole Credence being a Dumbledore issue. I was so sure that I would walk out of the theater when I found out but I didn't!
I also enjoyed that Kowalsky played such a big role and that we got to see so many familiar characters again.
However, I do wonder what happened to Nagini (feel free to use my comment section to discuss this) as she does not appear.
All in all the movie reminded me a lot of Rita Skeeter's book "Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore", although there is still so much missing and I'd love to read Rita's book, too!
But what's up with the cover? I'm really not a big fan of it. I prefer a series having the same appearance and the first two screenplays looked so amazing, sad to see it change!
November 30, 2022
I really enjoyed this although I am not a fan of reading screenplays. I will need to see the movie. This book had commentary from people involved in the film so you get some behind the scenes stories which was fun. There are also sketches from the movie which was fun to see.
"Do what is right. Not what is easy."
"When we allow ourselves to be consumed by anger, the only victim is ourself."
"Do what is right. Not what is easy."
"When we allow ourselves to be consumed by anger, the only victim is ourself."
July 18, 2022
When looking back on the plot of this screenplay it feels like absolutely nothing has happened. I feel like this was a filler book. Hopefully it's just because it is a screenplay and not formatted as a novel.
August 13, 2022
I love the screenplay format as it tends to lead my imagination in a better and easier way. This wasn't my favorite of the series but I still enjoyed it a lot. Now to go and watch the movies to see what is better...books or the big screen.
August 15, 2022
5 stars just for Teddy and pickett who have my heart. (and newt)
February 13, 2025
VOTO: 4.5⭐️
Trovo sempre molto utile leggere gli screeplay perché, se nel caso durante il film ti sei perso qualcosa, questi aiutano a ricomporre la storia.
Inoltre qui abbiamo dei contenuti inediti in cui gli attori, il costumista e il regista parlano dei personaggi.
Consiglio la lettura perché nonostante sia scritto come sceneggiatura si legge in poco.
"CREDO CHE HOGWARTS SIA IL LUOGO IN CUI SILENTE SI SENTA PIÙ A CASA. È IL SUO RIFUGIO DAL MONDO." Jude Law - Albus Silente
Trovo sempre molto utile leggere gli screeplay perché, se nel caso durante il film ti sei perso qualcosa, questi aiutano a ricomporre la storia.
Inoltre qui abbiamo dei contenuti inediti in cui gli attori, il costumista e il regista parlano dei personaggi.
Consiglio la lettura perché nonostante sia scritto come sceneggiatura si legge in poco.
"CREDO CHE HOGWARTS SIA IL LUOGO IN CUI SILENTE SI SENTA PIÙ A CASA. È IL SUO RIFUGIO DAL MONDO." Jude Law - Albus Silente
December 27, 2023
Nie było to nic wyróżniającego się, ale zawsze z chęcią wracam do tego świata. 🥹
Mam wrażenie, że bez znajomosci filmu wiele mi umknęło, gdyż trudno było mi wyobrazić sobie niekiedy pewne sceny (a tak to pewnie widzi się je przed oczami, a książka jedynie je dopełnia). Więc w tym przypadku chyba warto OBEJRZEĆ FILM PRZED KSIĄŻKĄ.
Mam wrażenie, że bez znajomosci filmu wiele mi umknęło, gdyż trudno było mi wyobrazić sobie niekiedy pewne sceny (a tak to pewnie widzi się je przed oczami, a książka jedynie je dopełnia). Więc w tym przypadku chyba warto OBEJRZEĆ FILM PRZED KSIĄŻKĄ.
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