I didn't want it to end.

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2017)

Beauty and the Beast is the fourth of the live- action Disney remakes after Maleficent (2014), Cinderella (2015) and The Jungle Book (2016). So far, I thought they were okay, but none of them impressed me. This one, however, did.
The original might be my favorite Disney animated movie. I'm not sure, but definitely in the top 5. But I do have some sort of a connection with that one and when you go analyzing it has a lot of deeper and important messages. Like all Disney animated movies, the original was magical and I wondered if it would translate well on live-action. The previous three live-action remakes were alright, but they took away so many details that made the original so great in order to make it more realistic. But who cares about realistic in a fairy tale? Thankfully, this one kept the magic of the original and expanded the whole story in order to fill in some plot holes and it worked very well. I wasn't bored for a second. In fact, I just didn't want it to end. I was sucked into this beautiful, magical story and to this day I can't stop thinking about it. Especially since this story is so relate-able to me (I relate to Belle so, so much and I'm probably not the only one). I just got sucked into the magic and I never let it go. And the musical numbers only added fuel to the magic.
The actors really got into their roles. I was really happy to see Emma Watson in this role since she's pretty much the heroine of my childhood (I grew up with Harry Potter) and I think she did a really good job. Dan Stevens is also very good as Beast and I liked how they gave him a sarcastic side. But the one who truly steals the spotlight is Luke Evans as the main villain Gaston. He's disgusting and fabulous at the same time and I'm sure they couldn't cast a better actor for that role. Everyone is so into it, and it's wonderful to finally see that much heart put into a movie. CGI might not always be believable but that doesn't make the movie any less gorgeous. The story is well expanded. They kept to the story of the original while adding something new to it.
All in all, I absolutely adore this movie and I'd even say that it's better than the original. There were a few times that I was close to tears of joy and I left with a big, big smile on my face. I will definitely be coming back to this one over and over again and I recommend this to everyone. I haven't felt this much magic in a movie since Harry Potter ended.