I definitely relegated Newt to being a poor protagonist, as both boring and off-putting because of the slightly autistic way Eddie Redmayne portrayed him. I feel like that quality prevented me from seeing him as a well-written male protagonist, and I wish I'd been more open-minded about him. Watch the video, and discuss whether you think you gave this character a fair shake, or if your initial judgment still holds. Personally, until watching this I hadn't seen much of an issue surrounding typical male leads being strong, smart, and witty, except that it's so common of a trope.

I personally don't like Harry Potter or J.K. Rowling, and I saw next to no trailers for Fantastic Beasts, only relying on word of mouth from friends. So watching this video actually made me interested in actually seeing this movie. I don't particularly care for autistic arguments for Newt, but I do prefer to have an effeminate male character over a super manly character mainly because they're more relate-able for me.