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artist-issues · 1 year

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one of the nice things about Live Action Remakes is that their terribleness makes me to go back and consider what was working so well about the originals.

Like nope, didn’t like that new Beauty and the Beast—but why? What part was the most awkward/felt the most wrong? Belle. Belle was the most awkward, disjointed-bone element in the Live Action film.

Why? Well, to answer that, I now get to go back and think about how wonderful Belle was, the real Belle, the original Belle, and see where the Live Action missed the mark.

The first thing I remember feeling really rankled about was this: The original Belle was happy during “Be Our Guest” and dancing. Emma Watson looked like she was smiling patiently and quirking a sassy eyebrow for the sake of humoring a gang of silly children and wanted to get out of there.

Well, why was the original Belle dancing and smiling, when she was imprisoned and objects were coming to life and dancing?

Because Belle likes enchantment. She’s uniquely ready to enjoy an enchanted castle—because she loves fairy tales. We already saw her enjoying a book about a disguised Prince. She’s not eager to leave the dinner and show to run off and find a way to escape—because she never wanted to escape. She gave her word that she’d stay in the castle and sacrifice her dreams for her father’s sake.

And when a girl who’s been reading about daring sword fights and true love gives her word, like all the honorable knights and heroes she’s been reading about, she keeps it. And she makes the most of the adventure she’s currently in.

But maybe I never would have thought about how great and subtle and perfect that is if Emma Watson hadn’t totally messed it up.

#Beauty and the beast #beauty and the beast 2017 #batb 2017 #beast #Belle #beauty and the beast 1991 #beauty #Maurice #Gaston #lefou #Emma Watson #Dan Stevens #Disney #live action hate #Disney live action #live action remake #live action beauty and the beast #beauty and the beast live action

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adaptations-polls · 21 days

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Which version of this do you prefer?

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cottoncandiescupcakes · 9 months

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Thinking about that old lady from the live action Beauty and the Beast who was all WOMEN STAY IN THE KITCHEN WOMEN SHOULDN'T READ but the moment Gaston goes to kill that beast shes first in line to kick it's ass and Gaston for some reason respects her despite her being an ugly old woman ready to fight with a bunch of men ???

Who IS she. Complete legend tbh even if we're meant to hate her

#beauty and the beast #live action beauty and the beast #batb #disney #belle #gaston #lefou #funny #the beauty and the beast

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cjbolan · 1 year

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On one hand, I’m happy Disney’s Little Mermaid remake is adding a bunch of new plot points and songs, so at least it won’t be a boring copy like The Lion King (2019).

On the other hand, I’m scared it might lose focus on the main point with pointless filler like in Cinderella (2015) or Beauty and the Beast (2017). Or worse, it’ll have a completely opposite message and morals with completely rewritten characters like Mulan (2020).

Best case scenario it’s like Aladdin (2019): mostly faithful to the original plot, with some new songs/characters/plot points that help emphasize the original’s themes and ideas instead of changing them.

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everyonesannoyedwithme · 9 months

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no live action princess movie will ever do it better than mirror mirror. i yearn for the nectar of her skin, etc etc

#mirror mirror #lily collins #julia roberts #armie hammer #snow white #disney #live action #disney live action #live action snow white #live action cinderella #live action beauty and the beast #maleficent #disney princess #the evil queen

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figures4fun · 3 months

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14 days of love, 13/14: As old as time

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baltharino · 4 months

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Enchanted (2007) + References

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roberrtphilip · 6 months

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Beauty and the Beast (1991) // Enchanted (2007)

#beauty and the beast #enchanted #disneyedit #enchantededit #batbedit #robselle #adelle #(<- i know that's probably mostly used for the live action version but they are simply adelle to me regardless so)#anyway i was gonna make a set of all the batb references but then i got stuck on the ball so here we are #i'll make that other gifset later #rucksack*#also i really love that both these dances start off wonderful but end with the woman leaving #so close really works for adelle too wow kevin lima's mind

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vvalliu · 1 year

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#Disney #disney princess #disney live action #the little mermaid live action #the little mermaid #Cinderella #mulan #Aladdin #beauty and the beast #the sleeping beauty #maleficent #halle bailey #elle fanning #emma watson #lily collins #my gifs #gifs made by me

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youruinedmylifebynotbeingreal · 1 year

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Inspired by (x)

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artist-issues · 3 months

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I’ve just come across your Wish analysis (which led to binge-reading loads of your other Disney rants, which I so loved reading and totally appreciated), and you’ve got me thinking. So please allow me to rant for a bit.

Flash back to when the live-action Beauty and the Beast came out. My friend loved it, raved about it for ages, and made me go see it with her. The original was my favourite childhood movie so I was excited for the new one… and subsequently disappointed to an extreme. I couldn’t put my finger on it for ages - just that there was a general feeling of wrongness I couldn’t explain (until I read your post and I was just like, “YES! THIS EXACTLY!”). My friend couldn’t understand it and would say things like, “I thought you said you liked Beauty and the Beast!” But I do like it, and that’s why I’m so upset how badly they missed the point.

It feels like that’s all Disney is doing these days: missing the point! Because it doesn’t matter how many times they give us a sassy girl with long hair and some vague magic skill that helps her in the third act! We want characters. As in, people who remind us of actual people! What makes Belle so charming and relatable? She’s polite when other people are rude, but firm when they push against her morals, and enjoys reading. A relatable female character is one who can be compared to other female characters. Belle on her own is just a girl who likes books, but against the motherly Mrs Potts who takes care of everyone, or the vain triplets who only want Gaston’s attention, she’s suddenly so much more real, and that’s what these new films are missing!

Anyway, I could go on and on about this, but I’m sorry because I didn’t mean for this to get so long or out-of-hand 😬

That is why you like it: that is why you’re upset; because you DO like the real Beauty & the Beast! Wonderful! Yes, you get it!

I think what makes Belle feel real is some of the raw emotion she shows—and how she shows it.

When living furniture puts on a light show, she gasped and claps and dances along. When the Beast asks her a romantic but loaded question, her first impulse is to say “yes!” but then she does double back and admit that she misses her father; she doesn’t have all her thoughts collected, exactly, but she is being honest. When wolves attack her, she screams. When she has to give up her life, she sobs on a bed. When she’s in a terrible situation, she does initially basically pout and refuse to leave her room. But when she’s being watched by others, she tries to be strong; she cries silently when she’s following the Beast to her room. She gives him her word with her back straight and her eyes closed all grave. Like I said, you can almost see her remembering stories she’s read of brave heroes giving solemn oaths, and she’s trying to be like them.

Emma Watson didn’t bring any of that.

She had to make the character too in-control of her own emotions even when outlandish or traumatic things are happening, because her idea of a “strong woman” can’t be delighted or horrified or fazed, in general, by anything st all. She made her as distant and unrelatable as any caricature. I mean, I remember very clearly the one and only moment I felt a glimmer of “that’s Belle!” in the movie, and it’s when Belle is given the library and the Beast leaves the room, and Emma Watson gives this excited little half-shriek of joy. And it’s like…where is that in the rest of the movie?

I can even find fault with that moment, too though. Because she waits till the Beast, the gift-giver, leaves the room before she really reacts that strongly. Why? The real Belle tells the Beast how wonderful she thinks it is, breathlessly, over the moon.

Because when someone gives you a gift, if you’re a self-protective, cool-calm demeanor feminist, you don’t let them see that they have any control over your emotions—not even the ability to impress you or make you happy with a crazy gift.

But, instead, if you’re a selfless woman, who is happy to share her emotions with others especially when it brings them joy, you have no trouble showing that a crazy gift delights and impresses you. It’s part of the gratitude/

Anyway! I could go on and on. But don’t let anybody get it twisted. You do like Beauty and the Beast. You just happen to know what Beauty and the Beast really is, and why you like it.

#Thanks for the ask #beauty and the besdt #Emma Watson #the beast #Belle #batb #live action #live action beauty and the beast #Beauty and the beast

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lobinilo · 9 months

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Disney live action couples + dancing

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stormydaydreamz · 5 months

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Have a princess Belle art dump

#artists on tumblr #digital art #drawing #my art #princess belle #beauty and the beast #disney fanart #Belle is my favorite #disney princess #disney princesses #I really love the Beauty and the Beast movies #even the live action one

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yeahthatsinteresting · 1 year

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gmzriver · 10 months

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The Little Mermaid (2023) headers.

like if you save or use

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figures4fun · 1 year

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Beauty is found within…

One of Hot Toys’ most unique pieces here. She’s gorgeous, and so are her accessories. A hybrid of doll and action figure, she can stand on her own and has great articulation.

#hot toys #belle #beauty and the beast #live action beauty and the beast #batb 2017 #emma watson #doll #action figures #action figure photography #toy photography #disney prinesses

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