I believe that many people watched this film with respect and love for the original animation. However, since the impression of the previous animation work has become more and more blurred, I just treat it as a new movie. Some people say that the plot is a major culprit of this movie. I think it is true. It seems that it has always been in the hands of every audience. Presumably the screenwriters are also helpless about this.
But the live-action version is definitely not a simple copy of the animation. The costumes and scenes in the animation cannot be 100% restored to real life, which adds a lot of difficulty to the live-action shooting. As for the perfect restoration of this aspect, the costume and props group has been painstakingly trying not only to fit the original work as much as possible, but also to innovate and improve, not only to conform to the characteristics of the times, but also to adapt to the actual shooting effect. It is said that the long yellow dress that Belle wore in the ball was inlaid with more than 2,160 crystals provided by Swarovski, and it took the craftsmen a year and a half to complete. Not only that, the film party invited Jacqueline Durran to design ingeniously for each garment, which is highly restored and not lacking in innovation. It's no wonder that the gorgeous costumes in the film make people's eyes shine, rippling in their minds for a long time, and they are unforgettable.
In fact, in terms of plot and music, this film has added many original details. For example, the logic of solving the mystery of Belle's life experience and sorting out the prince's experience and attitude changes has been added, making the whole story more plump and organized. On the basis of retaining the original music, this film has added 3 original music, which is also the first one. Its own opera style makes music the main theme of the movie, combined with the magnificent scenes and magical fairy tale world, as well as the addition of 3D special effects, it makes people feel like living in a dream.
After watching the whole film, the overall feeling can be summarized in the following keywords:
Keyword 1: Freedom. Representative: Belle. Specific analysis: Belle lives in a single-parent family in a remote town, where people are short-sighted, closed-minded and stubborn. What is completely different is Belle's pursuit of freedom, adventure and knowledge. She loves reading, she is eager to explore the unknown, and she wants to struggle out of the prison. Obviously, such a "feminist" would be regarded as an outlier by everyone. As her father said, she lived too far ahead of her time, and of course she was not understood. But Belle's yearning for freedom, whether it is the freedom of mind or body, all preach the theme of breaking the drawbacks of traditional culture, pursuing a new life, and encouraging women to live out their own lives. This is bound to be the voice of everyone, especially the majority of women.
Key word two: emotion. Representation: Beauty and the Beast love. Specific analysis: In fact, the film is not only the love between the male and female protagonists, but also the mother-son relationship between Mrs. Teapot and Little Teapot, the peer relationship between the candlestick butler and the alarm clock minister, and the father-daughter relationship between Morwes and Belle. These emotions just support the entire story frame and affect the audience's complex. Because of the father-daughter love, Belle was willing to exchange her freedom for her father's freedom, and the father desperately rescued her daughter; because of the mother-son love, Mrs. Teapot helped Belle and matched her love with the prince; The old friends of the Candelabra Butler and the Minister of the Alarm Clock were a little reluctant and relieved to say goodbye; because of love, the Beast would reluctantly part with love and let Belle go, and Belle would finally wake up the prince with true love.
Keyword three: hope. Representative characters: Prince and servants. Specific analysis: When the last rose petal falls, the prince will forever become a beast, and the servants will forever become inanimate objects. Seeing the few remaining petals, the castle is becoming more and more desolate, but Belle's arrival brings hope to the almost desperate people. The whole castle glowed with new life, and all the servants welcomed the arrival of this savior with enthusiasm. This is the thirst for life, this is a Jedi counterattack, this is a tenacious struggle.
Keyword four: fairy tales. Representation: Happy ending. Specific analysis: Fairy tales are full of fantasy and romanticism. The "villain" Gaston in the film was not portrayed as an image that the audience hated. Movis was quickly rescued by Gaston's feeding of the wolf, and the beast was resurrected a few minutes before he died. Beauty and the beast were finally together. Now, the servants are all reunited. Even Gaston's fall from the overhang just makes the audience think more of his stupidity without feeling overly cruel. Perhaps because fairy tales are stories for children, we hope that children can distinguish right from wrong, punish evil and promote good, but also do not want them to be too contaminated by evil and blood, and protect their still pure hearts. But it is undeniable that this fairy tale-like plot is also the author's good-willed hope for the world.
Keyword 5: Opera. Representative: stage performance and soft singing. Specific analysis: The most complex stage performance in the film is Gaston's play in the tavern. In terms of form alone, the theater-style performance is more artistic, somewhat comically exaggerated, more ironic about Gaston's narcissism and people's compliments, but may be less than satisfactory in terms of finish. Singing is often the best way to express feelings, and opera-style singing is to integrate the feelings of the story into the singing voice. For a good opera, just close your eyes and listen to it, you can get people involved in the situation of the story. The songs in this film do not need to be explained too much, they are already famous, and the new cover and several original songs are also full of emotion. In fact, the songs are the real highlights of the film.
Keyword six: special effects. Representation: Gorgeous fantasy scene. Specific analysis: The opening red rose special effect shocked the audience, and the most impressive thing was the scene where the servants of the castle entertained Belle, which was a feast of special effects. The "dish" dances on the table, and the shocking cooperation of lights, music and various "furniture" is comparable to a New Year's concert. No wonder some people say that Miss Watson's performance is a bit stiff. It is estimated that it is difficult for even her to imagine that the scene in front of her is so vast and magnificent. There is also a scene where Mrs. Wardrobe embellished Belle's long yellow dress with lace. The glitter-like golden crystals rolled and flowed in the room like a bright starry sky, and finally turned into delicate patterns and merged with the edge of the skirt. The skirt is full of light, I think this should be the most beautiful scene in the film.
Keyword 7: Humor. Representatives: Gaston and Laifu. Specific analysis: Speaking of which, these two can only barely be regarded as "villain" characters, because they almost contracted all the laughs in the film. Gaston sang his lines with a narcissistic expression that made people laugh and cry, and Laifu always imitated him with a more indulgent feeling, which always attracted laughter from everyone. Laifu's "flattering" scene in the tavern, his "squirm" dance, "charming" expression, and the feeling of being intoxicated with his "nympho" really makes people laugh at the same time, but also have to admire the actor's acting skills . There are scenes such as Beauty and the Beast throwing snowballs, which are full of exaggerated hilarious plots in various Disney animation traditions.
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