Be Our Guest. Again.

Rating: 8/10 (13 January 2020)

There's no getting around it: Just like the Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast is a carbon-copy of its animated predecessor. It has the same songs, the same dialogue, the same characters, and the same story. When you're watching a remake, odds are you're going to rate it lower than the original. But in this case, thank God, the remake is within the same class with the original. I have read The Jungle Book and was disappointed with its adaptations, which explains why I rated both movies pretty low. However, I don't know the original story of Beauty and the Beast, for I've never read the fairy tale. That's why I like these movies so much. Ignorance is bliss, but not rewarding. However, there is a drawback to this remake. When you animate, you create from scratch using the imagination, giving it a larger sense of artistry. But when you film, you merely record real life. That is why, compared to the 9/10 rating I gave the 1991 film, I'm giving this remake an 8/10.
P.S. Emma Watson's singing sounded heavily autotuned.