The wait is over and Disney's Beauty and the Beast is in theaters today!
The synopsis is:
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar® winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle’s eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts. Directed by Oscar® winner Bill Condon based on the 1991 animated film, “Beauty and the Beast” is produced by Mandeville Films’ David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman with eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards® (Best Original Score and Best Song) for the 1991 animated film, providing the score, which will include new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several new songs written by Menken and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice.
As soon as the announcement was made a few years ago that this movie was going to be made, my family could not wait to see it and I am happy to say that after attending a screening earlier this week, I am confident that you will not be disappointed. We really had a great time and honestly would have watched it a second time immediately after having seen it the first time. I am certain that we will be going to see it at least one more time in the theaters.
I definitely don't want to give any spoilers away, but I will say that this movie does a great job of being true to the animated movie, while also showing some of the back stories of both Belle and the Beast. The cast is fantastic, especially Emma Watson as Belle. The scenery is also amazing; this movie does a great job of bringing Belle's village to life as well as Beast's castle. The village in particular is how I pictured it in my hand and from watching the animated movie.
Beauty and the Beast is a really enjoyable movie with a running time of 126 minutes, though it doesn't feel that long at all. As I said before, I wished I could have watched it again right after finishing seeing it for the first time. It is rated PG.
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