![]() It seems as though every other post on Social Media nowadays involves bragging about how great kids had it in the 90s. Now, don’t get me wrong, the 90s were an amazing time to be alive, but I like to think the greatest thing 90s kids ever got to experience was the decade of Disney greatness. You know the one. Disney films were in their prime in the 1990s, introducing full original soundtracks, beautiful hand-drawn animation, and some of the most beloved stories ever told brought to spell-binding life on the big screen. All of them instant classics we still watch today. It brought us masterpieces like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion King, to only name a few, and it created a generation of wide-eyed dreamers and lovers of classic hand-drawn animation. It's an art form that has gone by the wayside. So many films, especially in animation, just seem to be built around pop-songs, toilet humor, and viral hype instead of the simplistic motives and intentional soundtracks many of us grew to love from classic Disney. So, naturally, when you combine the great minds behind some of these iconic films with the musical genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda and the powerhouse, iconic voice acting of Dwayne Johnson, you can almost guarantee an instant classic. Needless to say, I was instantly in love with the incredibly original and beautifully painted masterpiece of nostalgic Disney magic that is Moana. It strives to prove that you belong, you are significant, you are important, right where you are.
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If you're a Potterhead like myself, this weekend marked a fantastic (no pun intended) moment in your life. I saw Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them this past evening. I was already crying in the parking lot from the pure excitement of getting to see this film in theaters. (For you see, I became a Potterhead far too late in life and was only able to see the Deathly Hallows movies in theaters, so the experience of seeing this film was exhilarating). I even had to take a selfie with my ticket because the nerd is strong. Trying to find a way to put into words just how powerfully and wonderfully profound this film really is.... it's hard. It's nearly impossible to write it in a way that expresses my thoughts on paper, but it boils down to this; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is “Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone” for the Harry Potter generation grown. Fantastic Beasts is a prime example of a well-executed spin-off. Sadly, nine times out of ten the long-awaited expansions of our favorite universes let us down in unforgivable ways. We crave so much more because of how strongly we resonate with and love these heroes and to see just a few minutes more is a need that captivates us for years to come. To put it simply, spin-offs are major let-downs. But when it comes to Fantastic Beasts this isn’t the case at all. The epic return to our beloved wizarding world is everything you'd ever want and so much you didn't know you needed. We get to head back to a place many of us call home, a place we’ve come to know and love. J.K. Rowling has done a tremendous job expanding our beloved HP Universe with the first installment of her Fantastic Beasts series.
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