Fantastic Beasts 2: Top 10 Easter Eggs You Might Miss
"Fantastic Beasts 2" is a very fan-oriented movie. If you haven't watched Harry Potter very much, or even if you have watched all the series, due to the complicated plot and many characters, if you are not a big fan, you may not be able to sort it out. relationship of all characters.
Since this is a sequel to the prequel, it will involve a lot of related plots and characters from all Harry Potter series. So, here are a lot of details and easter egg explanations of some Fantastic Beasts 2, to help you string together the previous content, otherwise you will definitely be confused.
1. Boggart Course
Boggart is a shape-shifting creature in the wizarding world, who can become the person who encounters him, the most fearful thing in his heart, the cracking spell is "Ridiculous" (funny meaning), and then Boggart will become what you think The funniest thing ever. When Newt confronted Boggart, his biggest concern was the sheer volume of work that required him to be done at his desk.
2. Nicholas Flamel and the Philosopher's Stone
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" mentions him many times, but never appears, he is the maker of the Philosopher's Stone. He and Dumbledore are friends, and he can live forever through the Philosopher's Stone.
Voldemort wanted to be resurrected through the Philosopher's Stone, but was eventually defeated by Harry. And this time, the real body is revealed, although he is not dead, he is very weak, a bit like a zombie.
3. For the greater good
"For the greater good" first appeared in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". The two planned to find the artifact of death and use this power to lead the wizarding world. Later, due to conflicts, Dumbledore's sister died. Caused the two to part ways, Grindelwald became a well-known dark wizard and built a castle as a base.
In 1945, Dumbledore defeated the subversive Grindelwald and imprisoned him in the castle. In 1998, after Voldemort died on Dumbledore, no one could subdue him, and entered the castle to ask Grindelwald the whereabouts of the Elder Wand. Grindelwald was determined not to yield and was killed by Voldemort. Hey, a family that loves and kills each other.
4. Port key
When Newt was banned from international travel, he spent 50 gallons (about 2,000 soft sister coins) and Jacob came to Paris, using a port key to transport them.
In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", Dumbledore used the same method to send Harry Potter away.
5. Thestral carriage
The Thestral is a kind of Pegasus, with a dragon head and a horse body, tall and dark in stature, with a pair of wings, capable of flying at high altitudes and at high speeds. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry sees the Thestral in the Forbidden Forest.
6. The Cursed Snake
A woman from Asian descent was cursed to turn into a giant snake. To be honest, this beautiful snake is still pretty good-looking, with few scenes, but it has a profound impact. Voldemort had a pet snake named Nagini. Voldemort relied on his venom to survive, and was finally made into a Horcrux by Voldemort, and he still killed Professor Snape, but was finally beheaded by Nawei with a sword. The beheading of a beautiful woman is so cruel, how can this be done. . . . . .
7. Mirror of Erised
After being questioned by the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore came to a private room with a huge mirror showing the young Grindelwald and Dumbledore.
The Mirror of Erised, first appeared in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", the name is ERISED, the reverse is DESIRE, which is the Mirror of Desire, its function is to let people see the most urgent and strongest deep inside desire.
Seeing his parents in the mirror, Harry couldn't help but remember them many times. Dumbledore warned him that the mirror could not give us knowledge or tell us the truth, people spent their time in front of him, obsessed with what they saw, and even driven mad, not knowing if it was real in the mirror .
Harry asked Dumbledore what he saw, Dumbledore didn't tell the truth, we didn't really know what Dumbledore really thought until 17 years later, and the foreshadowing was buried a bit deep.
8. Professor McGonagall
In the film, Dumbledore addresses a young female professor, McGonagall, but fans online were quick to point out that Professor McGonagall wasn't born until 1935, making her presence in the film a little weird. Considering the scene took place maybe 15-20 years ago, Newt was still in school at Hogwoods. Some people even think that this may be Professor McGonagall's mother, and the time is slightly coincident. I hope that the sequel can explain it. Rowling likes to bury the stem the most. Don't wait more than 10 years to explain it.
9. Zōu wú
It first appeared in "Shan Hai Jing Nei Bei Jing". It is a very precious mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends. The individual looks like a tiger, but the movie looks like a cat. It has colorful patterns on its body and its tail is much longer than its body. Can travel thousands of miles a day. Although it is very different from the image in Shanhaijing, it is more westernized, but the Chinese name and setting are still used, obviously to attract fans in the Chinese market. It's the same as adding Fan BB to the X-Men. At the same time, it also circled some cat slave fans. 10. Credence
In "Fantastic Beasts 1", it is said that silence is a kind of dark magic power. After the body and mind of the wizard's children are hit, silence will occur, and wizards with silence will become silencers. Cresden is the silent one, in Fantastic Beasts 1, he finally escaped as a plume of black smoke due to an explosion. When it came to "Fantastic Beasts 2", everyone in the wizarding world knew that Credence was alive, so various magical factions wanted to control him. At the end of "Fantastic Beasts 2", Credence joined the Grindelwald faction and became a key figure in the entire series of Fantastic Beasts. It is estimated that the third episode will have a heavy role.
Summarize:
The movie is a continuation of the end of Fantastic Beasts 1, but it feels like there are tons of characters coming out, but it's gone without a detailed introduction.
Rowling said that Fantastic Beasts and three sequel films will be released one after another, and Fantastic Beasts 2 should be a big foreshadowing for the future, a super-long trailer.
This is obviously learning from the Marvel and Star Wars series, and developing the Harry Potter universe. In the Harry Potter series, there are too many characters that can be used as prequels or sequels. It seems that Harry Potter sells well all over the world. After 17 years, it will continue to be popular for many years. The loyal fans will continue to be fans with their children, and the descendants will be endless.
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