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just a heads up....

i’ve switched blogs! you can find me here!

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For who could ever learn to love a beast?

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Me listening to ‘Evermore’ for the billionth time:

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♪ But now he’s dear, and so unsure

I wonder why I didn’t see it there before ♪

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Ok so I have to say something

Skimming through the Beauty and the Beast tag, along with the title characters tags, there is a TON of people crapping on the movie. Griping about costumes, Emma, how many songs there are, the plot changes… A ton of stuff. And mostly they just sound like a bunch of 5 year olds who didn’t get their minds read and catered to. So I’m here to tell you the movie is freaking fantastic. I’ve been a major, huge, lifetime fan of the animated Beauty and the Beast from 1991 (I was two when it came out and it’s my second favorite Disney movie of all time). I went into the theater with huge expectations and this movie rocketed past them. The dress: Is it very different? Yes but it works. Pictures of it bummed me out but seeing it move on screen was incredible. And she uses the dress to do more than dance so it’s perfect for it. Read: it’s gorgeous, especially when they dance. The costumes: Beautiful. Of course Belle wears the iconic blue dress with a couple twists but she also changes because one does not normally wear the exact same thing for weeks. Emma: I’ve never seen a single HP movie so I had basically nothing to go off of when it came to her. I thought she did an impeccable job. She kept Belle’s fire, her vulnerability, her big heart, her softness, and subtracted none from her. The songs: …. It’s a Disney movie. A musical Disney animated movie reimagined with live characters, but still a Disney musical movie. And it’s awesome. I never tired of the songs, they added three or four? None felt out of place or Too Much. And honestly, holy crap, I see zero complaints on Dan Stevens’ Evermore I think we can all agree that was straight up breathtaking. The plot: They did change a couple things but they were things that could live with being changed. If anything the changes strengthened the plot. Without giving much away, they solidified why Belle was kept at the castle, why she felt so out of place in her town, how Beast wasn’t just a bratty Prince and gave the prince an even more defined character arc, and every character was 3 dimensional by the rolling credits. I just want to tell you all, who want to see the film or are worried from all the whining you’re seeing on here, that this movie is exceptional. It’s beautifully acted, it’s funny (even a little self deprecating,) it’s gorgeous onscreen, and as a lifetime lover of the original it brought me to tears more than once. Bravo, Disney, seriously.

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It is clear that Lefou totally idolizes Gaston. What would be most admired about each other whilst working together?

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oh wow here’s the trash can let me go dive straight into it...

Okay, I gotta ask this, because I want to know who else is sharing this trash dumpster can ride into Hell.  Who else had some Seriously Inappropriate Thoughts™ when Prince Adam (Dan Stevens) in human form suddenly growled like the Beast near the end of the new live action movie?

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Remember that time in Beauty and the Beast where beast fucking demolished Belles face with a giant ass snowball? Iconic.

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Narrator: For who could ever learn to love a beast?

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and to everyone bitching about belle’s yellow gown:

i get it. i do. but in the words of my father (who was crying like a baby during most of the film): “people who say these things are just looking for something to pick on. there was probably not one person in that theater that could care less about what was wrong with it. they would have all said it was beautiful, and it was.”

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Why “Beauty and the Beast” was actually pretty great:

the music is not good, it’s great

production design, costumes (even the freaking yellow dress which is actually quite gorgeous on camera), everything is truly beautiful and quite breathtaking at moments

the acting was surprisingly wonderful. it’s disney, it’ll be cheesy at moments—but for the most part, it was terrific

this is not a childish adaptation

when it gets dark, it gets DARK. 

g a s t o n

new songs! new character development! 

the cgi is not even that bad. in fact, there are moments when it’s pretty seamless. the practical sets and effects compensated for it, in my mind.

and when it’s wonky? you won’t care because you’ll be too busy smiling

there is some hilarious shit in this movie

the beast’s expressions are actually amazing; you can really see the actor moving beneath them 

T H E    M U S I C

you get to see little kids and adults all freaking out the whole time

SIR IAN MCKELLEN PLAYS A CLOCK AND IS AWESOME AT IT

emma watson will make your heart stop she is so beautiful

sneaky political/ethical gestures that made me cheer

this movie is so pure and we need that right now

and by the end? i just started laughing and crying—in excess joy. i couldn’t believe it. i’ve never been moved by a movie like that in my life.

it won’t please everybody but if you loved the original and if you are prepared to attempt to enjoy it for what it is—a colorful, painterly, vibrant adaptation of a beloved story—then go watch it.

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*after watching the Beauty and the Beast live action*

Me: my skin is clear, my crops are flourishing, my depression is cured, my grades are up, I have 20/20 vision, the sun is shining, and world peace has been achieved.

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favorite female characters → lexie grey (grey’s anatomy) “The problem is we’re human. We want more than to just survive. We want love.”

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I don’t want you to be hard on yourself.