fantastic beasts and where to find them newt scamander book

I found them very mild, if noticeable at all to children. Some reviewers have complained about the sexual innuendos. Fantastic beasts is funny, exciting and very pleasant to watch given the costumes and time period. As a parent I enjoyed Fantastic Beasts much more than I enjoyed the Harry Potter movies, which paled in comparison to the books. Granted, both of our kids have read all of the Harry Potter books and then saw all of the Harry Potter movies. My husband and I watched this movie with our 8-year-old and our 10-year-old. So many of the reviews of this movie here seem very conservative in their age recommendations. But themes and messages include curiosity, compassion, and courage, and the main characters are all strong role models. Unlike the original Harry Potter movies, the main characters here are all adults, and the story is much more of a grown-up suspense/thriller than a kid-centric adventure. One scene takes place in a speakeasy, where adult characters order drinks, and there's a bit of light romance between couples that ends in goodbye kisses, longing looks, and brief caresses.

A character's mother beats him with a belt (welts, cuts are shown on his hands). Wizards engage in wand battles, two wizards are sentenced to death and nearly killed, and an out-of-control form of magic nearly destroys whole swaths of Manhattan. There's also mass destruction, although the property destroyed is magically fixed, and the minds of the No-Maj ('no magic') folks are always erased. As per usual in the Potter saga, you can expect plenty of fantasy violence, some of which ends in deaths (a couple are pretty gruesome). Rowling's original story, it takes place in 1920s New York City and follows Newt Scamander ( Eddie Redmayne), a magizoologist and author of a Hogwarts textbook that catalogs magical creatures. Parents need to know that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a prequel to the Harry Potter movies. A supporting character smokes a cigar.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. A scene takes place in a speakeasy characters order drinks at the bar - specifically, a magical drink implied to contain alcohol that's called 'giggle water' (it literally makes characters giggle).

Fantastic beasts and where to find them newt scamander book