Secrets Of Dumbledore Review: The Best One In The Trilogy

Hey Wizarding World, today we will review a film that has finally been released after a lot of controversies, Secrets Of Dumbledore. I wasn’t excited about this film because the second part wasn’t that great and also because they fired Johnny Depp as Grindelwald. But after watching this movie, my opinions have changed, and I’m going to talk about that thing. Obviously, you can enjoy this film with your family because these Harry Potter universe films are mostly made for younger audiences.

Although you don’t need to watch all the Harry Potter movies for this film, as it’s a prequel to the Wizarding world. But you need to watch the previous two Fantastic Beasts movies in order to understand what’s going on in this film. As for the story, it takes place right after the second part, where Grindelwald played his moves, and Dumbledore needs to stop him. But both of them had made a pact that they won’t directly fight each other, so they have gathered up a team that would fight on their behalf. This movie is a treat for Harry Potter fans.

Secrets Of Dumbledore Review

You would have already heard about all the controversies regarding this film, due to which the studio had already pushed Jonny Depp and JK Rowling to the side. But after that, another controversy regarding Ezra Miller came up, and Warner Bros also gave him the same sweet treatment by putting him far to the side in this film. Too far that you won’t even notice when he shows up and leaves, also his role was not that important to film. Because you can tell from the title of the film, ‘Secrets Of Dumbledore’, that it focuses on Dumbledore and his past secrets.

They changed these secrets, his past story, and some details about his family a bit from the novel, and it turned out pretty good. And if you are thinking, after all these controversies, why did the studio decide to compete in this trilogy, then you’ll get your answers after watching this film. That answer is that it served the thing that was missing from the previous two parts, which is the experience of the Wizarding world. But the thing that I found most disappointing was the way they didn’t explain the spells after using them, I mean, I used to learn every spell that showed up in Harry Potter and then use it in my school, they stole this thing from me.

But anyway, I particularly liked two scenes where they did a great job showing the spell battle. The other disappointment that I felt was the length and the pace of the film, and I think that this will bore the mass audience, but not that bored that they start hating this film. Because there’s a lot to see in this film, like its beautiful visuals and new beasts which have an important role in this film. Not like what they did in the second film, showing beasts just because the name of the film was “Fantastic Beasts And The Crimes Of Grindelwald”.

Character’s Role & Performance

As for the Characters of “Secrets of Dumbledore”, the most character development that I felt was, for a doubt, Jacob and Queenie. You get connected to these characters, and this time this feeling was presented in a good way. And for Tina, she was missing in this film, or should I say she was just shown as a cameo, and the given reason for this was okay-ish. As I previously said about Ezra Miller’s character, looking at his scenes felt as if a lot of his potion was cut down, making him a side and a simple character. The hype that was made around his character in ‘Crimes of Grindelwald’ was somewhat concluded in this film, but in a lazy way, not how the character needed it to be.

Then talking about the fan’s complaints regarding the lead character Newt Scamander. He was given a major part and importance in the first part, but then his character was totally lost in the story of the second part, which disappointed many fans. Thankfully the studio listened to the fans, as they have maintained the balance between his story and his Fantastic Beast aspect, and he has an important role in this film. Judy Law felt perfect for the role of Albums Dumbledore, and I think he knows how to present Dumbledore’s character in front of fans.