Review: Beauty and the Beast

Caution slight spoilers

Recently Disney has been taking classic movies and making them into live action masterpieces. The newly released Beauty and the Beast is no exception to this. As with any movie that's getting a "makeover" there is always the potential that the new one won't live up to it's name. This was not the case for this new live action version, as it was portrayed with the grace and dignity that it deserved. Emma Watson did an amazing job capturing the essence of Belle, you could tell she was playing a character not just reading a script. Though they did switch up a few things throughout the movie, such as Belle being the inventor instead of her father, they really did a great job following the original storyline. Though the acting was wonderful and the singing theatrics we're awesome, there was only one little thing that I was not a fan of and that is the Beast. The CGI that was used to create the Beast seemed a little under done, especially for how far CGI has come in the last few years. It seemed like it was hard to show any expression on his face and it just kind of fell flat. Other that that small snafu, I thoroughly enjoyed the extra background information they give about the Beasts' childhood. That definitely adds a little extra depth to the story line. With the well put together choreographed scenes, this movie does resemble a stage play but with phenomenal acting to go along with it. Overall, this is definitely one for the books and I highly recommend it for anyone who loved the original.