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I have read the first half of this book series. There is so much that isn't in the movie, but it is a very good movie, well worth the watch.

Even better, the books are an excellent read and worth the time to read them. I lost my source to them in 2014, but she had one a year through 2023. If only more of them were translated into movies!

The characters are well done, and while not a lot is explained about the Amish community in the movie, the books do an excellent job of expanding understanding of this proud community.

The writer of this series, If I remember correctly is also an Amish person that left that community.

But in this instance, the live action with Emma Watson was very good. They made an excellent choice in her as Belle. The beast, when he turned human again, was a little too pretty for my tastes though. Gaston was as obnoxious as ever in both movies. The dresser was a bit over the top but still funny.

Unless a live action remake can be better than the original animated version, I see no need for a live version to be made. On Broadway, sure. But just to remake for the sake of remaking is very redundant.

Basically if it's not broken, don't try to "fix" it.

But this version was saved by Emma Watson, who made it a good movie.