The 1991 version of Beauty And The Beast, to put it simply,
is fucking perfect. Yet another
classic film that took a modern reimagining for me to check out in the first
place, I can scarcely recall a supposed ‘classic’ that made me fall
head-over-heels in love as quickly as that film did. The animation, the music,
the sharp characterisation, the voice acting, the morals; it’s rare that I’ll
ever define a film as being beyond improvement but, quite frankly, that’s how
hard I fell in love with this thing. Yeah, I’m late to the party but I’m sure
as hell not leaving in a hurry.
Now, I would ordinarily get a bit anxious in
the face of this because, well, remaking this film seems like a bad idea on the
surface. However, given the quality standards of the recent string of Disney
live-action remakes, I have at least some faith that this film will at least be
entertaining. I’ve been making it a habit of talking about how most if not all
of my expectations for this year’s releases have been proven categorically wrong…
and now, it’s time to see the absolute nadir of that effect.
