![]() This is an important, humanizing beat for the Beast as it shows the gravity of his mistake and informs his decision to rescue Belle from the wolves in the scene that follows. After she leaves, the Beast realizes he just let his emotions get the better of him again in a moment of visible regret. When the Beast finds her, it is a moment of weighted intensity as he confronts her in an explosive outburst of rage that scares her off. The scene relies heavily on the Gothic foreboding atmosphere of the Beast's lair and builds tension as Belle nears the enchanted rose. In the 1991 original, Belle ( Paige O'Hara), just after being treated to dinner with the show-stopping "Be Our Guest," investigates the castle's forbidden west wing, where she finds the ransacked and tattered quarters of the Beast ( Robbie Benson). The film's mishandling of story and character is perfectly illustrated in what is intended to be a key moment in the relationship on which the entire film is built. ![]() The exploration of the characters' relationships and motivations is lost in live-action translation under Condon's direction, resulting in a film that is somehow more rushed, yet longer than the original. Although the remake is built on virtually the same script as the original, right down to the dialogue, it fails to capture the original's masterful pacing and focus on character.
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