Disney's Divinity wrote:
JeanGreyForever wrote:
I loved the dancing scenes as well. The scene where Belle agrees to dance with the Beast in exchange for the chance to go home was beautifully choreographed and I love the choice of music. I think it did justice to the film and story, unlike the 2017 BATB's ballroom scene which was very forgetable especially when compared to the ballroom scene from the 1991 BATB as well as 2015 live-action Cinderella.
Of course I don't agree on either of those points, but I did enjoy the dancing scene. I'd put it behind the animated film for sure because of how gorgeous the animation was combined with Angela Lansbury's stunning performance. With the Cinderella ballroom scene, I felt nothing throughout even though I did love Madden as the prince, which I blame on Lily James being a void.
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What I especially liked about Belle in the film is that although she's also less passive like the Disney Belle, she's not an exact copy of her. This Belle is wittier and even flirtatious with the Beast and she likes to tease him and poke fun at him with her jokes.
Yes, I liked this part of the adaptation the most. I always love a romance where the love interests mock and tease one another.
I don't think I believe the reincarnation theory, but it is interesting. I took the Forest God parting the brush for her as him remembering his daughter asking for him to have mercy, and perhaps another woman loving him in spite of his appearance made him see the beast as really deserving of that mercy.
I felt nothing throughout the 2017 BATB ballroom scene. Emma Watson didn't feel like she was dancing as much as she was trying to dance and the camera angles didn't please me much either. I think the dress not being very spectacular either, also really downgraded the scene for me.
I suppose the Forest God was just showing mercy, but I think the reincarnation theory is more plausible. Especially since without it, it becomes more questionable why Belle falls more and more in love with the Beast day after day, despite him doing nothing that would invoke love in someone. Her remembering her past life in dreams and how much she loved the prince, however, would.