Find out which ‘Beauty and the Beast’ questions were answered in the live-action adaptation of the story
“Beauty and the Beast” is one of Disney’s classic animations. Released in 1991, even though the love story between Beauty and the Beast is one of the most emotional of the studio’s productions, there are some plot factors that don’t make much sense.
starring Emma Watson It is dan stevens, the plot won a live-action adaptation in 2017. The remake managed to answer some questions that the animation left, and even explain some things that the animated version never showed. And RECREIO shows you all this; check out!
1. Time of history
There is no confirmation in the animation about the time in which the story takes place. Fans suspected that the plot was set sometime in the 19th century, since, during the feature, some famous works are quoted, such as “Romeo and Juliet” and “King Arthur and his Round Table”.
However, the live-action ends up revealing that the story actually takes place in the 17th century. This becomes clear when we see the scene in which the Black Death pandemic is mentioned. The disease spread across Europe in the 14th century, and also appeared in Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare of the 16th century. That is, the protagonist lives in France after these events.
What emphasizes that the whole plot is set between the years 1601 and 1700 is the mention that Gaston, the villain of the story, played by luke evans, fought in a war. This combat may have been the 80 Years’ War, which took place between the years 1568-1648, or the Franco-Dutch War, which lasted from 1672 to 1678.
2. Beauty being considered weird by the village
One of the first musical scenes in Disney’s animation is the population of the village where Bela lives talking bad about her. People say that the girl is strange, and they don’t understand the way she is. But, apparently, there’s no reason for them to sing a song talking horrors about the protagonist. Remember the moment:
However, in the live-action, we find out why everyone there doesn’t like Bela very much. She is the only woman in the whole village who can read, which was not looked upon favorably by the others – and this thing even appears subtly in the animated version. Not being enough, she tries to teach other girls to read, which did not please the citizens at all.
3. Bella’s past
From the beginning of the film, it is clear that Belle and her father live in a small village and, as she says, lead a life in the countryside. The 1991 version implies that the two moved to that region, and does not reveal much about the protagonist’s past before the events of the plot.
However, in the 2017 remake, we find out why Bela and her father moved to the countryside. They lived in Paris, the capital of France, and went to the distant village fleeing the Black Death, which was spreading through the City of Light.
The production also explains why the protagonist lives only with her father: her mother was one of the victims of the epidemic, and insisted that her husband take her daughter to the interior, so that they could survive the disease. Even contradicted, the man left the woman on the verge of death and went to raise the girl far from the French capital.
4. Egocentric Prince
Among the reasons for the sorceress to have turned Prince Adam into Beast, is the fact that he is a selfish man, and cares only about appearances. However, the animation did not explain why the character became so embittered in this way. The answer was only presented during the live-action: after his mother’s death, Adam started to be educated by his father, who taught him to be as individualistic as possible.
5. Objects Forever
The animation tells us that if Prince Adam couldn’t be loved by anyone while he was a Beast until the last petal of the rose fell, he would remain a monster forever. However, history has not made it clear what would be the future of the castle servants who, with the curse, became objects of furniture.
However, the live-action reveals the sad future of these characters: they would become lifeless, inanimate objects. Including, this even happens in the few minutes before the transformation of the Beast into a prince.
6. Companies in the castle
Even though Beast belittled and mistreated his servants, they never left the castle. In the animation, it is not explained why they remain beside the creature. However, the version with real actors explains why the servants stayed by the master’s side: they saw the way the prince was raised, and did nothing about it, which made them feel guilty for what happened in relation to the curse cast by the sorceress.
Source: Recreio
