Sunday Thoughts 02 - Fantastic Beasts

Before I start telling you how excited I am for the new Fantastic Beasts movie, coming out in November 2018, I feel like I need to adress the casting issue that has set the internet on fire. This is going to be a messy rambling so you are free to just scroll down, the real post begins beneath the first picture. I have been living under a rock for quite some time and though I never liked the choice of casting Jonny Depp as Grindelwald (I just miss Collin Farell, let's be honest) I feel quite uncomfortable speaking about the topic. That has several reasons: First of all I read about this issue for the first time today, I simply do not feel informed enough to voice my opinion just yet. Secondly I do not think that one should condone an entire franchise simply because of the actions of one person involved with it. I will not boycot the movie when it hits theatres because so many people have put so much effort and love into creating this wonderful world, it would be a shame if it all went to waste. Last but surely not least (I hope you stuck with me so far): This needs to be addressed. Most of all, this needs to be discussed. The internet can be a horrible place and I think it is unfair if people are now aiming to destroy someone elses life because he made a mistake. None of us have been involved in the situation at hand and I do think we make it quite easy for ourselves if we judge him so fastly. If he has been accused of it I do believe that the justice system will work the right way. Hopefully. That being said, a lot of terrible things are surfacing lately, about actors and the business in general, that should make all of us question if worshipping Hollywood, like we have done in the past, is truly the right way. If one good thing came out of it it is the open discussion we can now have. The chance to give victims a voice and to find out if we all are truly on the same page when it comes to morals.

Now look at this lil cutie. I cannot wait to see him on the big screen again! His story has surely not ended yet. 

I must start this blog post with a confession: I have never read a single Harry Potter book. NEVER. I was quite young when the first movie came out and I instantly loved it. But it was hard for me to read a book, once I saw the movie. There was this picture in my head of how it was supposed to look and I already knew how it ended, so lil me thought there was no need to read the books. I loved the movies. I loved the old Computer and Game Boy games. I enjoyed every part of Harry Potter, but I was never a die hard Potterhead. Until it was over. But still I did not start reading the books. There were so many other stories waiting on my shelves... I just could not convince myself. And then I made a deal. I would not watch the movies again, wait till time had passed and I forgot most of them. And then I would finally read them. That time has yet to come, but if I my reading challenge for 2018 goes as planned I might be able to cramp in the first book, at least. But why am I telling you all this? Because Fantastic Beasts was one of the best movies I saw in theatres throughout the last years and it brought all the magic back. I loved it, it inspired me. And last week I, an avid reader, sworn to not buy a book for myself until that dreaded TBR pile is stopped from crushing me underneath its weighed, walked past a bookstore. And there it was:

Look at the colours! The gold is wonderful, even now that it is covered in snow, and the little Niffler, I LOVE IT. For those who do not speak German: It says "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them, the original Script"

Now I did not hear many good things about the Cursed Child Script and though I read many plays in school, I never read a movie script. And it was half-priced. Let us all just face it, I have a terrible self control and a new pretty Potter Book. I started reading it immediately and I must admit that I quite like it. It is of course different than reading a normal book for you do not have much besides the dialogue. But it threw me right back into the Fantastic Beast - Frenzy. 

Newt is so happy to have his book so close to him! He has told me alot about all these wonderful creatures. 

I am happy that the Wizarding World is continuously growing and after I read the first predicitons online I am really looking forward to see not only my beloved friends from the first movie return but to also see younger versions of those we already heard about in the original series. We should be thankful that this escape still exists. So here I am -a proud Ravenclaw, sorted into Wampus - wearing not only my Expecto Patronus beanie, but most importantly Hufflepuff colours. Not just because Newt is a Hufflepuff, but because the badger teaches us compassion and in this time of need the Potterheads must show compassion. We cannot be silent, a discussion must be had. For predators, violence, and abuse have no place in our community. But that also means that we must show the virtues we hold so dear within ourselves. We must be kind, we must be reasonable, and we must try our best to stay polite while we together figure out the best way to handle this situation. We can only grow from this. 

 Let's be real, I love snow.