Every Disney Live-Action Remake Ranked Worst To Best

Beauty and the Beast is one of those Disney live-action remakes that stays on the side of being true to the original. Starring Emma Watson as Belle, Dan Stevens as Beast, and Luke Evans as Gaston, along with a slew of other big-name actors to round out the cast, the updated 2017 version keeps most everything that was enjoyable about the original animated film. Its additions, however, are a little hit or miss.

Bill Condon, who directed the movie, told Collider that the biggest challenge was bringing the exaggeration of the animated version down into reality. He explained that "you realize that there are questions that maybe you never asked before, that you want to know about," adding that those questions are what led to the film's new material and, more specifically, its new music. 

Unfortunately, the more social aspects of the film struggle to be anything worth noting. Belle is presented as more of a feminist lead and LeFou (Josh Gad) is a little more obviously homosexual, but there isn't a lot of development with either character. It's a beautiful film that tries, though, so points for that.