Love it!

Rating: 9/10 (7 July 2017)

When they announced my favorite Disney movie was being made into a live action movie, I waited eagerly for a few years to see it in the theater. I was even more excited when Emma Watson was cast as Belle and other wonderful cast members. I am so happy the movie did not disappoint after all that waiting. They sing all the great Beauty and the Beast hits and the classic yellow dress and grand library are of course part of the movie. They do a great job of including all the essential elements and elaborating on details or give background info. Belle is resourceful, brave, and intelligent. She isn't afraid to stand out from people in her small village who don't think she should do things like read books and try to teach children to read, even though it does bother her that they think her odd. She also stands her ground against Gaston, the Beast and even her own father when she tricked him into switching places.
There was one new song that the Beast sings that was a little cheesy but it was OK and they didn't have Belle and the Beast be the only ones to wear blue like they did in the cartoon so they stood out more. Just like the cartoon version I'm still confused about the whole timeline of this spell from start to end. How people age while under the spell or was it not that long of a time period? And I like how they explain in this version how people in the village somehow forgot about the "prince"/Beast and his castle but who did they think was ruling them during the time of the spell? And it is never explained what happened to the Beast's father (unless I missed that), so is he king or still a prince?
In conclusion there were some questions still remaining and a few minor things I didn't love but I think it would be exceedingly difficult to make an adaption be a 100%. I love the cartoon movie and I think this live action movie did a wonderful one living up to it!