The 2017 live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast expanded the 1991 original with new songs, a deeper backstory for both Belle and the Beast, and enhanced visual detail. While widely praised for its cast and visual splendor, critics have debated its pacing and CGI compared to the hand-drawn original. Essential Movie Information Release Date: March 17, 2017 (United States) Running Time: 129 minutes Box Office: $1.266 billion Bill Condon Musical Score: Composed by Alan Menken TVGuide.com Key Cast and Characters The film features an all-star ensemble cast: Emma Watson Beast/The Prince: Dan Stevens Luke Evans Kevin Kline Ewan McGregor Cogsworth: Ian McKellen Mrs. Potts: Emma Thompson Major Changes from the 1991 Original Beast's Backstory:
Instead of a shot-for-shot copy, director Bill Condon and screenwriter Stephen Chbosky keep the heart of the 1991 animation while expanding character moments and worldbuilding. New scenes (like Belle’s opening village song and the expanded backstory on the prince’s curse) add emotional context and give Belle and the Beast more agency. These additions don’t replace the original’s charm — they deepen it. index of beauty and the beast 2017 better
Beauty and the Beast (2017) rating: 9/10 The 2017 live-action adaptation of Beauty and the
The first frame was the same: the stained-glass prologue, the prince, the enchantress. But the color was wrong. Deeper. The prince’s golden curls were almost jaundiced, the enchantress’s rose a bleeding, violent red. The sound mix was raw—he could hear the rustle of Emma Watson’s costume before she even spoke. Better than the original