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{{quote|In the end, ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' suffers from a textbook case of trying to do too much. J.K. Rowling wanted to stuff political intrigue, the grittiness of the latter half of the Harry Potter franchise, and hamfisted critiques of American culture into her story about magical animals. It’s a poor combination, and severely damages the resulting film. The quality is there – it is just hidden underneath a load of garbage. For the sequels, let’s hope that the filmmakers choose to steer more towards the direction of light-hearted fun and exploration, and less towards child abuse and executions. Because we can’t possibly expect some mixture of these to work out.
|[https://plotandtheme.com/2016/11/29/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-a-chimera-of-whimsy-and-doldrums/ “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” – a Chimera of Whimsy and Doldrums] on ''Plot and Theme'' }}
{{quote|So what’s the difference between propaganda and theme?
Here Daniel again makes another distinction:
{{quote|[In Pink Sci-Fi] the theme and plot don’t simply harmonize, nor do they echo one another. They are one and the same.}}
This is basically the definition of a fable or parable – stories whose plots are mirror reflections of a certain moral or teaching. Rachel Swirsky’s Hugo Nominated If You Were A Dinosaur, My Love even has an anthropomorphic animal.
Which is all well and good – Jesus spoke in parables and kids enjoy Aesop. But parables are supposed to be short. Most people don’t want to read a fifty-thousand word fable. Hence, the declining SF/F sales.
| [http://www.castaliahouse.com/pink-shirt-propaganda-vs-blue-sff-storytelling/ Pink Shirt Propaganda vs. Blue SF/F Storytelling]'' by Scooter}}
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