Yes, it seems so. That's going to be an interesting scene.Mmmadelon wrote:It seems like we get to see the first glimpse of the prince turning into the beast in that first spot.
When Beast transforms, though, you can see Belle squinting, like she did when looking at the portrait. I've always assumed that she recognizes that it's the man from the portrait.D82 wrote:I’ve always thought she didn’t know it, too. Though, to be honest, I’ve never given it too much thought. In that scene I just assumed Belle doesn’t discover it because when she’s about to see the entire face of the prince in the painting, she gets suddenly distracted by the enchanted rose and seems to forget about the painting. She also seems quite surprised at the end when the Beast turns into his human form and almost can't believe it's him at first, as if she had never thought he could’ve been human once. But I suppose it’s also possible she could’ve realized it when she saw the picture or later thinking about it, or at least that she suspected something. She knows about these kinds of enchantments after all; in the book she reads at the beginning there’s also a prince in disguise. It’s more difficult though, that she could’ve guessed what the rose was for. In any case, I think is not completely clarified in the film whether she realizes the Beast was a human or not. Maybe the directors left it open to interpretation.Disney Duster wrote: I don't think she knew he used to be human. I think she merely pondered what the painting and the rose meant but I doubt she could have figured "Oh he used to be human and now needs to fall in love before the last rose petal falls." I think in the original film Belle had an idea there was a human soul in the beast but I like that in this movie she may be way more sure.
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And don't get me wrong; I'm happy to see that it's living on in a new way, that the classic story and characters are being introduced to a whole new generation. Some of the casting is spot-on. I'm genuinely excited to see others getting excited, and I'm certain I'll ultimately enjoy the film, but I can't help but look at the previews and go "meh."
Interesting observation. I've never associated her expression there to the moment when she's looking at the portrait, but you could be right. However, I don't think it's the definitive proof, it could be just the expression she tends to do when she concentrates on something.blackcauldron85 wrote:When Beast transforms, though, you can see Belle squinting, like she did when looking at the portrait. I've always assumed that she recognizes that it's the man from the portrait.
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Yes, it seems so. Do you remember that image of the old beggar woman that was revealed recently? That was also proof that it will be performed by the actors and not told through stain glasses or something similar.DisneyFan09 wrote:So this movie won't open with the stained glass window-depiction of the curse? It will actually show the actual happening?
I think they compared his illness to being cursed like the beast was. They're not saying being gay is somehow a disease or anything like that.Disney Duster wrote:That article did come up with an interesting theory on the Beast representing Howard Ashman but I don't think it works. If Howard Ashman was openly gay, he wasn't hiding like the Beast was and like the very article that proposed the theory said the Beast was. And by God likening being gay to being a Beast those dicks.
And in part I think the comparison hinges on how the beast is "reformed" by Belle treating him as a human being despite his shape. (ie, treatment of AIDS victims as less than human)PatrickvD wrote:I think they compared his illness to being cursed like the beast was.
Is he choosing them as potential brides? I read the opening of the novelization and it seemed more like he was trying to pick which girl to dance with. He was aware that all of them wanted to dance with him so he was toying with their feelings to feel superior, even though he wasn't interested in any of them. But he liked making them feel as though he was going to pick one of them even when he wasn't.Disney Duster wrote:
And I have something that is kind of a spoiler but not really. This very tiny not much of a spoiler that will ruin anything is: Some of the scenes of all the people in white costumes are from the opening scene of the film when women are shown to the prince for him to choose as a bride.
