Hey guys! We're in Anchorage right now and just got home from seeing the new live action Beauty and the Beast and I thought since I haven't posted anything in a while that I could do a review of the movie. As you probably know by now I'm a big movie geek, and critiquing movies is one of my favorite things. This is the first real movie review, so bear with me people!!
I'm sure a lot of you either plan on seeing this movie soon or have already seen it, but just in case this is your only spoiler warning. Well, not much to spoil since it is such a classic story, but just in case.... Anyways, I think that this was a really, really good adaptation of the beloved original Disney princess story. I'm not gonna say that it was better than I thought since I had high expections for it, but it did not fail to meet any of them. Quick summery: Belle is different/not appreciated by the people in her village, and feels all out of place. Strong, impressive, yet brutish dude wants to win Belle's affections, but she turns him down. Belle's dad goes away to sell his inventions or whatever it is that he works so hard to make. Dad gets lost and captured by beast. Belle is taken to castle by her loyal horse and takes place of dad as a prisoner. Beast is extremely bad tempered and all the furniture ship him and Belle but he believes it is no use. Beast and Belle slowly start falling for each other. Belle sees in magic mirror that dad is being sent to a crazy asylum for telling stories about beast by brutish dude who likes Belle. Beast sets Belle free to save her dad, which only gets her into trouble. Bad dude and majority of village storm beast's castle. Belle escapes and goes to try to save her beloved beast. Bad dude shoots beast, then falls to his death off the castle. Beast ressurects and turns back into a prince, as do all the furniture. Belle and beast get married. The end. Wow, as I'm reading back through this I see how bad of a description this is, but seriously, you all should know this story. It seriously is (get ready for it) a tale as old as time (I'm so sorry, I really am). Moving on, I guess I should probably start talking about the movie, cuz there's a lot that I need to touch on. Again, I realllly liked this movie. It was not boring, contrary to my number 1 worry, and it kept me fully engaged through the whole thing. My sister and I had just watched The Dark Knight Rises the night before, and I thought that after watching a major action movie that it'd seem all dull and slow after that, but it totally didn't. So don't be afraid to watch a Batman movie before Beauty and the Beast; if I didn't get bored then you won't. Okay, so now I'm gonna touch on some major things that need to the said from the critique standpoint. Message/Theme/What to Take Away I think the main message of this movie was that it's okay to be a little bit different, and you can't judge a person because of being different. Belle knew that this monsterous beast had a big heart, and that her attractive suitor was such a jerk. I like to blame this wisdom on her being so well-read and her love of reading, but that's just my nerd side really shining through. What was the best asset of the film? I think probably the music. It was amazinggg. Now granted, there was a LOT of it, which is probably not for some people. Now granted, if I was watching it at home I would have totally skipped through all the slower songs, but actually listening to them, I thought that they were really thoughtful and well-done. The casting was another of the big selling point for me, because I know that I would not be so enthusiastic about this film if it weren't for Emma Watson playing Belle. Any weaknesses of the film? I think that the costumes were just mehh, everyone's wardrobe except for Belle's was kinda ho hum. But that's probably just an opinion. Favorite Characters Probably Lumiere the candlestick, partly because it was Ewan McGregor. I also liked the Beast, he was pretty awesome. Least Favorite Characters I should probably say Gaston, to be honest I couldn't completely hate him until the end. My soft spot for evil characters (Moriarty, Darth Vader, Snape, Loki, etc etc ect) knows no bounds. Best Scene The best scene was probably the "Be Our Guest" scene when all the enchanted household items served Belle her meal. I can't wait to watch it again. Worst Scene There were no bad scenes, but I thought that the ballroom dance scene was not all that it was worked up to be and could have been a bit more extravagant. Movie-Going Experience My mom, sister, and I went to a matinee (exciting, I know) , and a highlight for me was when a little girl behind us screached "Belle!" when Belle first came out. It was pretty adorable. Thanks for reading, I hope to blog about summer plans sometime around the end of April/early May!! Ciao for now!
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Victoria Adams is an Alaskan teen who loves photography, airports, baseball, books, ferry rides, anything aesthetically pleasing, and strong coffee. She impulsively wanted to start a blog to post pictures of her travels and write about them in article format. Her pictures on this blog are taken on an iPhone 6s.
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