Official "Beauty & the Beast" Film Adaptation Thread

[Musical Master]

LOL! 

 

[Dave28282]

At least that guy puts some kind of life into the words he sings....

[Plannietink08]

Malaysia have 'postponed' the release of the movie...

[Dave28282]

If I were Disney I would pull back the film from Malaysia and Russia. These countries don't deserve the film and have no business watching it, they don't live in the same world as we do, and their mindset is not human.

Other producers should follow.

There are gay elements in every movie.

[Blue_Lotus]

I am not understanding why there had to be any gay elements in the film at all. The original story had none so why do it now? What was the purpose? It isn't moving the story forward and it wasn't needed. 

I'm not saying the backlash is justified but the folks at Disney must be incredibly naive to think that there wouldn't be any.

 

[JennH]

Blue_Lotus said: "I am not understanding why there had to be any gay elements in the film at all. The original story had none so why do it now? What was the purpose? It isn't moving the story forward and it wasn't needed. 

I'm not saying the backlash is justified but the folks at Disney must be incredibly naive to think that there wouldn't be any.

 

 

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Honestly, if this was never mentioned AT ALL, this wouldn't even be an issue. And apparently the scene in question is literally so small, so short, and so subtle that it's easily missed, especially if you blink. This was a mountain made of a mole hill, and THAT is what irritates me more than anything else. Of course how it was announced didn't help. It was acting as if audiences were in for gay porn or something. Of course the super conservative realm went crazy for something they didn't even have a chance to discern for themselves...they just heard the term "gay" and went nuts. 

[Theatre Fan3]

I just saw the film and when it was finished I found myself asking ... "Wait a minute ... where was this 'gay scene' they having been making such a big deal out of?"  Seriously, if nothing had ever been said in the first place, I'm guessing 99.9% of the audience never would have given it a second thought ... that's how ridiculous this whole thing is!!  Now, enough about that aspect ... what did I think of the film as a whole?  It was fantastic!!! I guess haters will always be haters but Emma Watson was perfect for the role.  You simply cannot compare listening to the music via cd/streaming/itunes/whatever to hearing and seeing it at the same time in the context of the film.  It worked perfectly for me and I will wager a guess that for the majority of the movie going public that will be seeing this film, they will all think it's wonderful.  Unlike the few nitpickers online, most of these people will not be going into this film with preconceived expectations.  Many will have never likely seen the stage show and, even though many may be familiar with the original animated classic, they will realize there is no need to compare the two, they are two entirely different "beasts" (no pun intended).  The film stands on it's own ... it's a beautiful film visually ... and I guarantee there will be a few kleenex's used before the end of the film.  I really feel sorry for the few out there that have so much hate for something that they haven't even seen yet.  Fortunately, it is their loss, not ours.  GO ... see for yourself.  My guess is you'll enjoy it and probably go back again.