You Should Go See "Beauty and the Beast"

By Shaina Eldredge on March 22, 2017

It is no secret to my friends and family that Disney movies are my favorite movies. And it is definitely not a secret to anybody that my favorite movie of all time is Beauty and the Beast.

Since I was 4 years old, I have been enamored with Beauty and the Beast, relating to Belle’s “odd”-ness because of her intense love for reading and knowledge when I was younger, and still relating to her at 20 years old by wanting to escape my hometown in favor of “adventure in the great, wide Somewhere.”

Beauty and the Beast has always held a very special place in my heart, so forgive me if I may be slightly biased when I say that you should go see the new live action Beauty and the Beast that is now in theaters.

1. The plot holes

I read another article before I saw the film that explained that the live action Beauty and the Beast fixed some “plot holes” in the original. Things like Belle’s mother, and the Beast’s age were never things I really cared about when I thought of Beauty and the Beast. I was skeptical when I read this article because I was already worried that the remake was not going to live up to the beauty of the 1991 film. I was so wrong.

There is no mention of the Beast’s age in the live-action film, which I find as a better alternative anyway. Not only did the film discuss Belle’s family background, but we also get a small insight toward Beast’s background, too, which is not something you think you need until you get it.

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2. Speaking of Adam, he sings more often 

In the 1991 film, the Beast, or Adam, sings a duet with Belle as they are falling in love. Don’t worry, the duet is still there (as well as all the other songs from the original soundtrack, performed beautifully of course), but Disney added a few new performances to the story, including a solo song sung by Adam (or, Dan Stevens, rather, but you know what I mean).

The songs added into the movie are wonderfully and tastefully placed into the movie and don’t disrupt the natural pace of the film.

3. Lumiere

Lumiere in the live action film is voiced by Ewan McGregor, and he honestly nails the personality of the carefree candlestick. His voice acting is very well done, and I honestly wanted to hear a little bit more of his voice in the movie.

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4. The other animated objects

Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Plumette, and the other animated objects are, I keep repeating myself with this phrase, beautifully done. Initially, I didn’t think that 3D animated objects were going to be anywhere near as good as their 2D originals, but again, I was wrong. With cartoons, it’s easy to get away with minimalism when it comes to personified household items.

For the live action film, I initially thought that the animators had maybe gone a bit overboard with the intricacies and the details of Lumiere and Cogsworth if they were supposed to be animated. Again, I was wrong, because when the pair came to life, the details worked incredibly well with how the animators moved them.

On the same topic of the animated objects, I felt it was a really nice addition to the movie to have them become less and less human with each fallen petal of the infamous rose. The mini-scene where the final petal falls and all of the objects permanently become inanimate was a nice new addition to the movie that instilled a new sadness, as well as made the audience fall more in love with those characters, that some people who had seen the original would not have expected.

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5. Gaston and LeFou

Gaston and LeFou’s characters in the 2017 film may be the only characters that I will admit are better in the remake than their original counterparts. Gaston is more driven by his trophy-wife prize in the live action film, to the point of attempting to kill Maurice, Belle’s father. His character motivation is much more present in the remake, and his vanity and lack of care for anybody other than himself are also far more prevalent. He has one goal in mind in this movie, and he is far more determined to reach this goal than he was in 1991. Luke Evans clearly put his heart and soul into the character of Gaston and captured his vanity, as well as his insane need for Belle in a way that makes me really love Gaston as a villain.

LeFou’s character was also revamped in a much better way, mostly because in this one he becomes more than just Gaston’s little sidekick. LeFou is given his own personality this time and, while he does love Gaston, he begins questioning Gaston’s motives and intentions more and more throughout the movie. So much so that in the end of the film during the battle scene between the villagers and the household items, LeFou learns that Gaston will literally let a piano land on him and will run away, which is the final straw for LeFou as he then begins fighting with Mrs. Potts.

Seriously, go watch it

If these aren’t enough reasons to revisit one of the best Disney Classics, then maybe the fact that Emma Watson plays Belle will change your mind. There are so many reasons to watch it, some I didn’t mention. I do have some criticisms, like Mrs. Pott’s singing voice and the iconic Be Our Guest scene could have had a bit more flair like in the original, but overall the new film is wonderfully well-done and brings in plenty of new surprises for people who are revisiting the film.

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