Movie Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017) Part 2

Movie Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017) Part 2                                                                    3-20-17

 

Originally released November 22nd, 1991, Beauty and the Beast was Disney's 30th animated feature, and the first ever animated feature to get an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. It's regarded as one of Walt Disney Animation Studios' best movies of all time. When I first heard they were making a live-action adaptation/remake of Beauty and the Beast, I was very skeptical. What makes this film different from the original? After finally seeing it, I have pointed out some differences.

In the original film, they never explained what happened to Prince Adam's parents. In this film, however, we learn that his mom passed away when he was young. We don't know what happened to his dad, though.

We also didn't know much about Belle's mother in the original. In this film, we learn Belle's mother died from a plague when she was a baby.

Now what else is there to appreciate about the new Beauty and the Beast? Well, the CG effects are good, the story stays true to the original film, the songs have been updated without interfering too much, and the casting for the most part is excellent. I especially like Josh Gad (the voice of Olaf the snowman in Frozen) as Lefou.

If I were to nitpick at one thing, I wish they kept some of the scenes with Lumiere and Cogsworth. Some of my favorite scenes were missing in this film.

Remember this scene? You won't be seeing it in the new Beauty and the Beast.

I also fell Emma Wattson's (who plays Belle this time around) singing voice is a bit auto-tuned, which I feel is out of style.

Nevertheless, you are sure to enjoy this version of Beauty and the Beast just as much as the original.

Rating: 3 1/2 stars out of 5