Some of the places where I only cared about the rushing grass and mud horses in the first brush, still weeping with empathy when I brushed the second. Such as Queenie's hoarse "Walk with me!" and Jacob's weak but heartbroken "You're crazy."
The most criticized place of Shen Beast 2 is undoubtedly the messy multi-line narrative, and many people confuse the so-called light and dark lines with multi-line narrative. In fact, so far, whether it is the HP or Strike series, Rowling's works are known for single-line narratives - except for the prologue, the text is often the perspective of one or two protagonists throughout. And the shortcomings of this narrative method have been clearly seen in "Deathly Hallows": the rebellious students headed by Neville in Hogwarts swept a line, and the final decisive battle was also a single dimension and no sense of hierarchy. In Divine Beasts 1 two years ago, Rowling tried a two-line narrative for the first time: the protagonist group of four and the dark alley group. Although God Beast 1 is a well-established and partial commercial film, the jerky and rigid feeling of the two plot lines interspersed between the filming tapes is obvious to all. And when it came to Mythical Beasts 2, Rowling's net was even wider.
In my opinion, the plot lines of Beasts 2 are not as exaggerated as some comments say - please, we don't determine the number of plot lines based on the free combination of interactions between characters? In addition, there are also many dissatisfied voices, such as the two sisters Tina and Queenie have no interaction in the whole process, etc. Regarding these claims, my opinion is that in the limited space, only the most important groups of relationships can be selected, and some are secondary. (or not the most important for now) can only be avoided for now. And the finished film we see may be the result of Rowling's weighing. I have roughly sorted it out, and there are at most five plot lines in Divine Beast 2, after all, there are also cross penetrations between them.
The first one, of course, is the line of the protagonist Newt. Newt, as the main clue character, strung together the complex character group in Divine Beast 2. The two secondary angles with him as the axis are Tina and Theseus. There's also Kama's revenge line embedded in Newt's perspective - but the character is so functional that I seriously doubt he'll even be relevant in the sequel. Many people are saying that Tina doesn't exist. I think, in this part, her real key part is in the part of Salamander eyes. As for her interaction with Queenie, it is estimated that she was intentionally missing. If Queenie met her sister to enlighten her before listening to the speech, it is estimated that it would not change like this. quick. As for the relationship between Tina and Credence, in fact, it was a failure in the first part, not to mention that now there is Nagini, the first love, Rowling is probably not ready to do anything with Tina and Credence. Great article, cool. As for the moment of the decisive battle, it is the brothers fighting side by side, and Newtina has already developed almost in Salamander's eyes. After all, there are still three movies, save it, so in the end, Newt took the initiative to throw himself into the arms of his brother, which is similar to the title of the film. Taking care of me and saying the line "I have already chosen the side" really touched me a little. Theseus, as a new character in the department, has basically reached the completion level, and the setting of the younger brother is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people (hey, a little familiar?).
The second, I think, is Leta. I have to say that the real heroine of this film is Leta, and I believe she is indeed sacrificed, although I am still a little confused about her final motives. Rowling gives us a complete presentation of this character's short life from girl to woman, childhood demons, and confession of the cemetery, all of which are wonderfully interpreted. As a role in a hurry, it is natural to arrange full scenes for her to complete her character arc. The real name diss Deng Xiao, the sorry at the end is really false, I'm going to turn the black, do you make it? Another thing that bothers me is that there is a scene in the trailer where Leta attends the dance. I guess it is to present the situation that the upper class is rumouring that Credence is the prophecy of Corvus and Dodonas. deleted.
The third item is Credence's journey to find his life experience, which is not much to talk about. But unfortunately, there is no real interaction between CPs between Credence and Nagini, the fragile beauty of sympathy. I seriously suspect that Credence's truncated release of Credence in the trailer has something to do with it, and that Rowling wouldn't be so careless. Another pity is the few scenes of Credence wearing a hat watching the circus commercial, how he was resurrected, how he got into the circus, even if it was a few flashbacks when the Ministry of Magic officials dryly narrated it. Another obvious misconnection is the origin of the chick that turned into a phoenix at the end. It appeared suddenly and there was no clear explanation. After Grimmson attacked Credence and escaped, the next time he switched back to this line was Credence teasing the chick. Bird, it stands to reason, it just fits the setting when the Deng family is in danger? Could it be a pit?
The fourth article, of course, is our emperor.
The fifth item is the bread group, but it is mainly Queenie who is leading the charge. She is alone in Paris to find her sister and her husband. In the end, in fact, this line is not worth it. Originally, the meaning behind this line is the most closely related to the theme of the entire series (so I say that the importance of this pair of CPs is second only to male, female, and female. A well-deserved male two female two). It's a pity... It's a pity that this drama was overwhelmed by the ethics drama of the two magic families. Because, but in the end when Leta confessed the truth about the baby swap, Kama's revenge and all the rumors turned into a joke, I really don't see how the entanglement of these two families can play any role in the follow-up plot, It even made the previous plot of looking for the family tree into a useless "garbage" plot (I mean that it really has no effect on the main line and Credence's real life experience. It is estimated that this is why Credence wants to join the emperor, who makes The protagonist group is so pitiful, patronizing and developing their own feelings). Fortunately... Leta is already in the past tense (no malice, purely from the plot point of view, maybe Rowling thinks the same as I am), the uncle and sister-in-law have been broken, the bloody mess is over, we don't have to worry about it anymore , Does Leta love his older brother or younger brother? Will Newt be in a dilemma between the new love and the old love (Mist) like the scumbag Shuhuan - I believe that as long as Rowling doesn't do anything else, God Beast 3 will still be able to back on track.
Finally, let's talk about the climax. I don't think the climax is a group of people fighting the blue fire. The real emotional climax should be before that, when Credence, Queenie and Leta make their choices successively. This is the colorful paragraph of the whole film. . When I sit in the theater and see some scenes of Emperor Ge's speech, I always feel that the crowd behind him and the shadows of the audience in the theater seem to merge into one, and the "fourth wall" inside and outside the screen is surrounded by It was broken. I seemed to be at the venue and was instigated by a certain political giant. That infectious force had an unprecedented Rowling ambition. And when all the believers who finally took refuge in Gehuang passed through the flames and Apparated, Gehuang was like the commander of an orchestra, wielding the Elder Wand, manipulating the flames, and people's hearts.
All in all, the flaws do not hide the flaws. Worth five stars.
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