History Awesome / FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem

*** Said Nundu is promptly outsmarted by a family of Diricawls — it snaps at them and they immediately teleport out of its reach.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgVN1JkxA6w return of "Hedwig's Theme"]] for the Teaser Trailer.
* The fact that J. K. Rowling herself is writing the screenplay for at least the first film.
* For citizens of New York City, and fans of history, it was absolutely awesome to get to see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall_(IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line) the City Hall IRT Station]] in all its glory as the centerpiece for the climax, complete with a perfectly reconstructed version of the street exit. Having the tearful parting with Jacob take place in the latter was quite fitting.
* This is the first movie connected to the ''Harry Potter'' franchise to win an Academy Award. The Oscar was for Best Costume Design and is also a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} and a ThrowTheDogABone since the original movie series didn't win ''one'' despite being nominated for twelve!

* Literately everything Grindelwald does in this film. While keeping up a magical disguise as Percival Graves, not having the Elder Wand, and also holding back clearly in order to maximize his impersonation, he still demonstrates OneManArmy level magical abilities that reminds exactly why Grindelwald is considered by Dumbledore to be very nearly on par with him. Despite the feats of power he displays, in this fight and the film in general, we never hear him utter a single word. It's impressive to see a character casually pulling off tricks the ''Film/HarryPotter'' cast would have found daunting during their time as teenagers — and sometimes even [[UpToEleven without his wand]]!

*** [[TheBeastmaster Scamander makes very good use of his Swooping Evil]] to escape [=MACUSA=] with Tina. [[spoiler: Also to confront Graves as well at the end. It goes to show that his command over the fantastic beasts borders on WrongContextMagic for wizards unprepared for them. Because of this, he manages to restrain ''Gellert Grindelwald'' in the climax.]]

*** Also counts as an Awesome Moment for [[spoiler:the ''Swooping Evil''. Taking out the likes of Grindelwald in ''one move'' surely rates it a five-X [=MOM=] classification: something usually seen only for Beasts ''the size of a bus'']].

** [[spoiler:Newt demonstrating his smarts by not only capturing Graves[=/=]Grindelwald rather easily after the latter looked ready to sweep an entire room full of MACUSA Aurors and officials by catching him off-guard but also then revealing who he truly is. He looked as if he had known the moment Grindelwald had asked him about Dumbledore and the Greater Good.]]
** [[spoiler:The release of Frank the Thunderbird to help wipe the memories of everyone in New York of all the magical chaos that has happened over the past few days.]]
** [[spoiler:Hell, the fact that, according to J.K. Rowling, Frank did indeed make it back to Arizona! Newt may not have delivered him personally to Arizona, but he got him damn well close enough for Frank to make it the rest of the way.]]

** Finally, Grindelwald [[spoiler:vs 30 MACUSA Aurors at once. There was not even a single trace of fear in his face when the Aurors make it clear he will only be leaving after defeating them. He just looks as if he was actually looking forward to the fight and walks back and then proceeds to quickly overwhelm them single-handedly, taking them down like flies until Newt has finally restrained him. All this while using just regular spells and nothing too impressive. That's right. Without even using any destructive magic, just employing traditional dueling skills, Grindelwald surpassed 30 Aurors so much that it's only moments before several of them are already down on the ground. His wand movements are so ridiculously fast that it seems like a blur as he manifests a Shield Charm so large as to block multiple spells as if it was as easy as moving and whenever he attacks them, the atttacks land successfully without any signs of Grindelwald's defense slipping. Truly the ultimate example of traditional dueling ever.]]
** [[spoiler:Graves' transformation into Grindelwald (done very well visually, and the accompanying music is so fitting), and the subsequent portrayal of Real!Grindelwald.]] With two lines and less than a minute of screentime, Johnny Depp manages to exude a sinisterness that at least matches, if not surpasses, Voldemort's.

* Queenie senses that her sister is in trouble and, with Jacob, manages to [[spoiler:break into Graves' office, steal back Newt's case and his and Tina's wands, ''and'' manages to use the old "woman problems" excuse to absolute perfection]]. Tina is an Auror, Queenie is not. Apparently just being badass runs in this family...

** The way Queenie and Jacob [[spoiler:get into Graves' office]] deserves a mention. [[spoiler:After Queenie's attempts at unlocking Graves' office door with magic fails, Jacob kicks down the door.]] ''And it works.'' This may be the first time we've seen the muggle — sorry, the ''no-maj'' way trump magic on-screen.
* [[spoiler:Queenie decides "fuck the law" and falls hard for Jacob.]] It's implied by the ending that [[spoiler:they get together in the end]]!
* The Obscurial's identity: [[spoiler:Obscurials are always destroyed by their own twisted power before their tenth birthday. Credence is ''twenty one.'' Newt is flabbergasted by how he must be powerful to live so long, and Graves outright calls him a true miracle.]]

* Obscurials are violent, destructive, and unstoppable by anything other than an entire platoon of skilled wizards firing spells at it. Newt and Tina nearly manage to calm [[spoiler:Credence!Obscurus]] down if they didn't burst in and start firing ''immediately''.
* The [[spoiler:rebuilding of New York City by MACUSA wizards following what the fight between the Obscurus, Grindelwald, and Tina[=/=]Newt did to it]] was a sight to behold, especially that one scene where a MACUSA wizard is casually strolling across the steel beams that make up the unfinished skyscraper, [[spoiler:putting it back together]]. For someone who was raised in New York City, that was a TheWorldIsJustAwesome moment.
* [[spoiler:Jacob's bakery is a smashing success; he has a line out the door. At the start of the film, the banker refused him a loan partly because the banker didn't think a bakery would be a success at all since machines can make more pastries per hour. Jacob's personal touch is superior.]]

* For citizens of New York City, and fans of history, it was absolutely awesome to get to see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall_(IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line) the City Hall IRT Station]] in all its glory as the centerpiece for the climax, complete with a perfectly reconstructed version of the street exit. [[spoiler:Having the tearful parting with Jacob take place in the latter was quite fitting.]]

-->'''Newt''' (Glaring at Graves/Grindelwald): I am not one of Grindelwald's fanatics.... Mister Graves.
-->(Grindelwald smiling as if he expected nothing less from a student of Dumbledore)
* One for Britain — doesn't matter whether you're Pure, half, Muggle, or Muggleborn. You can marry ''whoever the hell you like'', unlike America. Sure, people may disapprove of mixed marriages in Britain, but they ''have not made it illegal like America has by the time of the film.'' [[note]]Granted, the British wizards haven't spent the last three centuries facing dedicated efforts towards exposure and genocide by the Scourers, unlike the Americans, and so seem unable to understand that Rappaport's law exists as a survival mechanism for wizards rather than a racist act of spite. It was also rewoked in the 1960ies.[[/note]]

** Newt proving himself superior to Harry by tangling in a magical fight with Grindelwald and doing better than Tina did against him. Whereas Voldemort was using simple and basic spells to utterly overwhelm Harry back then, Grindelwald was using dangerous lightning spells against Newt and he still manages to block a decent amount of them. He wasn't even pushed back like Harry did when blocking Voldemort's spells. And when he is finally downed, with Grindelwald posed to torture him, is he left helpless like Harry once was during the Graveyard in a similar situation with Voldemort? No! He continues to do his best, manages to block Grindelwald's spells and holds himself from screaming when Grindelwald manages to strike him whereas Harry screamed out loud when Voldemort tortured him. Even Grindelwald seemed frustrated with Newt's persistance. When Credence rampages, he is quickly ready and able to apparate out of harm's way and is left with no lasting harm to himself.

*** Highlights of the [=MACUSA=] breakout: the Swooping Evil uses itself as a stepping stone to help Tina escape from liquid that would have dissolved her on contact, and attacks a [=MACUSA=] officer standing in their way. Extra points for Newt — the Swooping Evil is about to eat the ''brains'' of the official, but all Newt has to do is tell it to stop and it immediately listens.
*** Also counts as an Awesome Moment for [[spoiler:the ''Swooping Evil''. Taking out the likes of Grindelwald in ''one move'' surely rates it a five-X [=MOM=] classification: something usually seen only for Beasts ''the size of a bus'']].

* [[TheBeastmaster Scamander makes very good use of his Swooping Evil]] to escape [=MACUSA=] with Tina. [[spoiler: Also to confront Graves as well at the end. It just goes to show that he may be average with a wand, but his command over the fantastic beasts borders on WrongContextMagic for wizards unprepared for them. Because of this, he manages to restrain ''Gellert Grindelwald'' in the climax.]]
** Highlights of the [=MACUSA=] breakout: the Swooping Evil uses itself as a stepping stone to help Tina escape from liquid that would have dissolved her on contact, and attacks a [=MACUSA=] officer standing in their way. Extra points for Newt — the Swooping Evil is about to eat the ''brains'' of the official, but all Newt has to do is tell it to stop and it immediately listens.
* The fact that Newt ''gives absolutely no fucks'' as to someone's blood status; if he likes you, you're his friend.
** At one point, Newt talks back to Grindelwald himself disguised as Graves. While probably already suspecting Graves as who he really is and in a condition where Graves can instantly decide to put him to death, Newt gives some [[ShutUpHannibal nasty words]] that demonstrates that he may not be a warrior of the Ministry, but he is still ''very'' much against Grindelwald.
-->'''Newt''': I am not one of Grindelwald's fanatics.... Mister Graves.

* Tina holding her own against Graves for a while in a short duel. You see the skills, at least for a moment, that led MACUSA to employ her as an Auror in the first place. [[spoiler:Tenfold in hindsight as 'Graves' turned out to be ''Grindelwald himself'' in his prime. A platoon of aurors proves to be no match for him at the climax. Dumbledore described Grindelwald as being very nearly on par with him.]]
* One for Graves himself. Despite the feats of power he displays, in this fight and the film in general, we never hear him utter a single word. It's impressive to see a character casually pulling off tricks the ''Film/HarryPotter'' cast would have found daunting during their time as teenagers — and sometimes even [[UpToEleven without his wand]]!

* [[spoiler:Newt capturing Graves[=/=]Grindelwald rather easily after the latter looked ready to sweep an entire room full of MACUSA Aurors and officials.]]
** Also counts as an Awesome Moment for [[spoiler:the ''Swooping Evil''. Taking out the likes of Grindelwald in ''one move'' surely rates it a five-X [=MOM=] classification: something usually seen only for Beasts ''the size of a bus'']].
** Also, given the timeframe, it is entirely possibly that because of this Newt has unknowingly become [[spoiler:the master of the Elder Wand]].
* The three-way fight between [[spoiler:Newt[=/=]Tina, Graves (aka Grindelwald), and Obscurus!Credence. Between Graves casting magic on him and Credence causing ''massive'' damage to the subway tunnel, Newt seems to handle himself fairly well]].
* Graves [[spoiler:fending off the MACUSA Aurors single-handedly before Scamander stops him. Just ''try'' to keep up with his wand movements]].
* [[spoiler:The release of Frank the Thunderbird to help wipe the memories of everyone in New York of all the magical chaos that has happened over the past few days.]]
** [[spoiler:Hell, the fact that, according to J.K. Rowling, Frank did indeed make it back to Arizona! Newt may not have delivered him personally to Arizona, but he got him damn well close enough for Frank to make it the rest of the way.]]

* [[spoiler:Graves' transformation into Grindelwald (done very well visually, and the accompanying music is so fitting), and the subsequent portrayal of Real!Grindelwald.]] With two lines and less than a minute of screentime, Johnny Depp manages to exude a sinisterness that at least matches, if not surpasses, Voldemort's.