Inspirado no compêndio original da escola de feitiçaria de Hogwarts, da autoria de Newt Scamander, Monstros Fantásticos e Onde Encontrá-los: O Argumento Original é uma história inédita que assinala a estreia de J.K. Rowling - autora dos muito aclamados bestsellers internacionais da série Harry Potter -, como argumentista de filmes.
Este argumento inclui o guião completo do filme, uma aventura emocionante que apresenta uma extensa galeria de criaturas e personagens mágicas. A edição portuguesa do argumento é publicada em 2 de fevereiro de 2017, após a estreia mundial do filme produzido pela Warner Bros. Pictures, a 18 de novembro de 2016.

I first heard about this when my eight year old daughter asked me to take her to the movie, so I saw the movie before reading the screenplay. I thoroughly enjoyed both. The screenplay is verbatim from the movie, as all good screenplays should be. ( )

I loved this one. I can't wait to watch the movie. This screenplay was everything I hoped it would be and more. I read it in one day because I just had to know what would happen next. I really enjoyed the characters in this one, especially Queenie and Tina, but Newt was my favorite of course. He was very charming. I hope this means we will learn more about Ilvermorny. I would love for there to be a whole series about Ilvermorny similar to the Harry Potter series. I liked Cursed Child, too, but this one was more enjoyable. Rowling can do no wrong by me. I love everything she writes. This book has me planning my next trip to Orlando so I can go back to the wizarding world. ( )

I really would have preferred an actual novel, but it is still a fantastic story. ( )

There are certain things to consider when sitting down to “read” a screenplay, the first being the fact that it is not particularly intended to be read – it is meant to be seen and experienced beyond the page. Second, reading a screenplay requires understanding that the format is different than that of a novel – it is primarily dialogue and stage directions.

One of the things that I love about stage- and screenplays is the opportunity to interpret so much more than what is on the page in one’s imagination. To read about the fantastical beasts before seeing the movie meant that I got to picture all of them in my head. Beyond the magic coming to life, the characters are very well developed, the thought and care that J. K. Rowling put into Newt’s backstory is evident – I have to imagine she’d been mulling over the story since she first started writing the Harry Potter series, or at least since Prisoner of Azkaban.

I loved the setting – I’m a sucker for a good Roaring Twenties story, and I’d always wondered what the magical world of the United States was like compared to the British world in the original 7 books. I highly recommend it, for anyone who loves Harry Potter, or just magical adventures set in the recent past. ( )