every once in a while, hollywood shocks me. newt scamader is a man who nobody really likes and who people find annoying. he’s not sexy, he’s shy, he’s awkward, he’s not muscular, he’s not good looking, he mumbles and he’s not eloquent. yet he is a very capable protagonist. that’s a beautiful fact of life that we need to be reminded of now and then. oh, and his sidekicks are a fat guy and a misfit. wonderful!