Is "Fantastic Beasts" a Zoo Movie? (self.zoophilia)
submitted 2016-11-27 03:19:02 by Kynophile Dog lover

I just saw the Harry Potter prequel, and protagonist Newt Scamander seems a little zooish to me. This is because he has the following traits:

  • Carries a variety of animals around in a magical briefcase at all times.

  • Is affectionate toward said animals, speaking kindly to them and treating them as dear friends

  • Has difficulty relating to others in his society, and engages in minor criminal activity for the benefit of animals.

  • Strongly opposes anti-miscegenation laws (between wizards and other people), and empathizes with victims of prejudice.

  • Carries the musk of a rhino-like creature, using this and the creature's mating rituals to attract it toward his case.

I get the same vibe as with Kristof from Frozen. Did anyone else notice this?

Arashi19 16 points on 2016-11-27 05:20:53

You can be fond of animals and enjoy their company without being in love with them. Sorry

[deleted] 1 point on 2016-11-27 06:17:36

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huskyencroacher In Soviet Russia, the husky encroaches YOU! 1 point on 2016-11-27 21:46:07

"Fantastic Bestialists"

Rannoch2002 Deer Zoo 3 points on 2016-11-27 11:11:58

I remember people telling me the same thing about "The Golden Compass"

I will quote what Disney said about Frozen when confronted with the bestiality-joke accusations:

"It is what you want it to be."

Shooty_Shooty_Bang Is it all a lie? 9 points on 2016-11-27 15:26:46

Uh??? No? And you do realize that outside of our echo chamber we call a community, that people can care greatly about animals without being a "zoo".

Like seriously, you're looking into it, way too much.

SilverPluto24 I love my cat daughter 3 points on 2016-11-27 17:44:41

Hey /u/30-30 we're talking about childish fantasies, and because Aluzky's gone you can come back to being the asshole. ;-)

Anyways, Yea, I would say Newt felt a little zooish, but then again so do a lot of animal trainers I've met. Doesn't mean they are zoos, just they know how the animals act and how to talk to them; I doubt they would try anything inappropriate.

huskyencroacher In Soviet Russia, the husky encroaches YOU! 2 points on 2016-11-27 21:53:38

There is already one potential zoo in the Wizarding World, I think it's enough, lol.

wright-one ursidae canidae pantherinae 1 point on 2016-11-27 23:01:12

hagrid?

huskyencroacher In Soviet Russia, the husky encroaches YOU! 3 points on 2016-11-28 01:12:15

No, Aberforth, Dumbledore's brother. He is said to have "a curious fondness for goats."

wright-one ursidae canidae pantherinae 1 point on 2016-11-28 16:10:11

ah. i've read the books, but my memory sucks.

Kynophile Dog lover 3 points on 2016-11-28 00:46:17

Aberforth's inappropriate goat charms... I kinda want to read that fan fiction.

Edog91 2 points on 2016-11-28 15:31:14

Really who?

huskyencroacher In Soviet Russia, the husky encroaches YOU! 1 point on 2016-11-28 20:24:08

Aberforth, Dumbledore's brother. He is said to have "a curious fondness for goats."

Lefthandedsock 2 points on 2016-11-28 04:41:03

Certainly not.

30-30 amator equae 5 points on 2016-12-01 10:29:27

Perfect example of selective perception and how reality tunnels work. With this zootopia BS, it was quite the same...and all those beasties/zoos immediately starting to fantasize about the "hot neighbor walking the unneutered family dog down the street" (....must be a "zoo"!") basically suffer from the same selective perception. The truth is: you don´t see the real world, most of the time, you see your thought patterns and mistake them for the real world. For further information, consult Robert Anton Wilson´s books...

whowilleverknow Dog & Horse Lover 1 point on 2016-12-05 08:26:55

I didn't get that feeling, but maybe that's because I didn't like the movie much and didn't really pay attention.

Definitely with you on Kristoff though.