Official "Beauty & the Beast" Film Adaptation Thread — Page 57

LOL!

Malaysia have 'postponed' the release of the movie...

I am not understanding why there had to be any gay elements in the film at all. The original story had none so why do it now? What was the purpose? It isn't moving the story forward and it wasn't needed.

I'm not saying the backlash is justified but the folks at Disney must be incredibly naive to think that there wouldn't be any.

I just saw the film and when it was finished I found myself asking ... "Wait a minute ... where was this 'gay scene' they having been making such a big deal out of?" Seriously, if nothing had ever been said in the first place, I'm guessing 99.9% of the audience never would have given it a second thought ... that's how ridiculous this whole thing is!! Now, enough about that aspect ... what did I think of the film as a whole? It was fantastic!!! I guess haters will always be haters but Emma Watson was perfect for the role. You simply cannot compare listening to the music via cd/streaming/itunes/whatever to hearing and seeing it at the same time in the context of the film. It worked perfectly for me and I will wager a guess that for the majority of the movie going public that will be seeing this film, they will all think it's wonderful. Unlike the few nitpickers online, most of these people will not be going into this film with preconceived expectations. Many will have never likely seen the stage show and, even though many may be familiar with the original animated classic, they will realize there is no need to compare the two, they are two entirely different "beasts" (no pun intended). The film stands on it's own ... it's a beautiful film visually ... and I guarantee there will be a few kleenex's used before the end of the film. I really feel sorry for the few out there that have so much hate for something that they haven't even seen yet. Fortunately, it is their loss, not ours. GO ... see for yourself. My guess is you'll enjoy it and probably go back again.

The whole gay deal annoys me because the way it played out its like "Look! We love those gay peoples! Look! They're in our movie! Look! It's a backlash because we're so accepting and shif!!!!!!!"

Mr. Nowack said: "The whole gay deal annoys me because the way it played out its like "Look! We love those gay peoples! Look! They're in our movie! Look! It's a backlash because we're so accepting and shif!!!!!!!""

That's not entirely true.

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/beauty-and-the-beast-gay-lefou-howard-ashman

theaterfan3, what age would you recommend to see it? I really want to go, but one of my kids has no interest and not sure that my little one is old enough.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/movies/beauty-and-the-beast-review.html

I am still reeling from last night! How magnificent!

Emma Watson was the PERFECT Belle. Still wishing they got someone like Laura Osnes, but she was still great. As soon as she walked in, I literally bursted into tears. Her Belle was very loving and compassionate, but still very intelligent and headstrong. Her voice isn't that bad, but yeah they should had dubbing. Dan Stevens was the perfect Beast. Once he breaks out of his shell, his Beast is very sweet and also intelligent. Ewan and Ian were great as Luimere and Cogsworth. The charm of the characters are gone, but they're still very enjoyable to watch and had some good laughs. Emma was perfect as Mrs. Potts. Very loving and very cool-headed. The scene where she meets Belle also made me almost cry because it was so compassionate and warm. Audra pretty much did nothing, but it was still great having her around.

The stars for me were Kevin, Ian, and Josh. I was worried about Kevin because of the B-Rolls, his acting sounded very dry. I also thought I wouldn't like the new Maurice, but Kevin was excellent. He was so warm and touching. And owned it at the serious scenes. Luke OWNED Gaston vocally and acting-wise. He just brought Gaston out SO SO much. I loved to hate Gaston. Gaston/Luke literally made me boil with anger like clutching my hands and mouthing curse words. Like holy crap, with any spoilers: He would have literally done anything to marry Belle. I hope to God that Josh Gad gets nominated for an Oscar. He was the real stand-out here. To give Lefou a conscience and to have him struggle between the right thing and his love for Gaston made him so human. And yes, Lefou is clearly gay, but it's overblown by the media.

I loved the numbers and the sets. I love how the opening was directed with the makeup, sets, dancing, and lighting. I didn't know how they would pull of Be Our Guest and my god, they did. "Evermore" is so uplifting and touching. For the castle, they took advantage of the spacing like when Belle walked on the walkways outside. I also love how the village clearly hates Belle (can't talk about it without spoilers). I also adored that it was true to the fairytale with addition of the "Give me the rose" and how Maurice entered the castle.

But, my main problems are the relationship between Belle/Beast and Belle/Gaston. The only interactions Belle/Beast literally had until the wolf scene was the prison and the "join me for dinner scenes." So, the fact that the Beast became kind to her really came out of nowhere, but the chemistry is still there and it's legitally sweet. It was slow, then too quick.

MINOR SPOILERS FOR GASTON

And also, Gaston literally has four scenes with Belle: The scene after Belle, the house scene when it even WASN'T a proposal. Just a think about getting married, which loses the legit hatred from Belle and THEN the Mob scene where he does NOT propose to her and then the Battle scene where he finally goes YOU WILL MARRY ME!. In fact, he isn't even ignorant to her at the village after the Belle number. He's a gentleman. Like you don't see why she hates Gaston at first. I love that they do take the BELLE WILL MARRY ME stuff to someone else. But, he doesn't do these things with Belle in mind. It's not like if she hears what happens to XXXX, she will marry me. He just does to get obstacles out of the way. So, the main problem is lost and disconnected. But, those are small gripe.

Can't talk about the ending b/c of spoilers, but there's one scene, which I thought was HORRIBLE. I loved the idea, but the execution was very upsetting. I guess this is because I'm a Disney fan, so I'm already *attached* to those who were involved in the scene. but I was very upset and uncomfortable by it. I was crying in a very bad way. It was touching, but for me, it was cruel and emotionally too much for me.

So despite the flaws and "that" scene, i loved it so much! Better than the original movie? Of course not! The original will never be touched. But, it was very beautiful and well-done and I can't wait to see it many, many times again. The new script reminded me of the musicals for Hunchback and Anastasia True to the source materials, but the characters are different. This version could actually be adapted to Broadway, like how R&H's Cinderella got a new book for Broadway. It was that different!

Updated On: 3/17/17 at 07:07 PM

Trying to fall for "Evermore." Both the Stevens and the Groban cover. It just doesn't seem much more than a generic Disney, which won't matter a white but it does feel like a missed opportunity. If "If I Can't Love Her" didn't work, it certainly had a sense of higher stakes. And a better melody. But probably ultimately a minor quibble.

I also though it was very 'meh'. The French stereotypes they push so hard didn't help. I also thought Josh Gad's character was approached as a drunk guy at a gay bar feeling hot while dancing on a table, kinda thing. It was borderline grotesque and never funny.

Also, why did they take all references to Gaston being muscular out? No flexing or barely any references to his body; which I thought was strange, as it has always been a big part of the character.

I'm listening to these new numbers. Tim Rice has been on autopilot for years, and was certainly never half as good as Ashman, but I'm still surprised. Good LORD, are these embarrassing lyrics! It's a joke to put them next to the original songs.

Updated On: 3/18/17 at 03:04 AM

blaxx said: "Also, why did they take all references to Gaston being muscular out? No flexing or barely any references to his body; which I thought was strange, as it has always been a big part of the character."

I actually love that they did that. It makes the character less simple, dumb and generic and makes people focus on him as a person more.

Updated On: 3/18/17 at 06:41 AM