Have you ever watched previews for a movie and thought “OMG, that’s gonna be the best movie ever”?
Then you watch it and you’re so disappointed you curse the company and the actors that were involved in building your hopes up?
Well, that is NOT what #beautyandthebeast is like AT ALL!
Disney’s magic lives on!
The movie truly reflects the original throughout all of its live-action representation. Never could you imagine that a live-action adaptation of a 1990’s animated movie could possibly live up to the predecessor. But Beauty and the Beast does so in every little detail.
Sure, they add some small twists (think “snowball”), some more songs, and modified dialogues. But OMG was it all for the positive.
You get to learn what happened to Belle’s mother. You get to see the Beast’s heart transform from a cold and callous animal to a kind a caring man. You get to see Gaston represented in a truly wicked light, a super-handsome man with a killer’s heart. You even get more face time with the enchantress that started it all (just enough to realize she’s fair and never walked away from the situation).
There is not a single cast member in this movie who did not step up their game to play their role in magnificent glory.
And yes, I was very partial to Emma Watson playing Belle because she was seriously a shoe-in. She could not do any wrong in my eyes. And she did not fail to represent the individuality of a fearless and small-town girl wanting more out of life. Her message was very clear that she didn’t desire a man to save her, but she was certainly open to help save one herself.
Disney deserves the $100+ I will be spending today for this movie. Every single cent of it! Thank you for bringing my entry into adulthood back to the big screen in a way that is glorious and ever-lasting.