“Beauty and the Beast” came out on March 16, and all two hours and nineteen minutes of it are amazing.

When I heard Disney was making another “Beauty and the Beast” movie, I was so excited because the cartoon version was one of my favorite movies when I was little.

The casting of the movie was absolutely amazing. Emma Watson played an astounding Belle, even though she was not an experienced singer.

“Emma Watson did great at acting out Belle’s part, but I wasn’t a big fan of her singing voice. It seemed very electronically modified,” said Madalyn Mull, 10.

Don’t get me wrong, she did absolutely amazing in the role. They could not have picked a better Belle.

“I liked the music a lot and the actors. I love Emma Watson as Belle, she did great,” said Ms.Genders.

Dan Stevens, who played the Beast, did an excellent job because of his attitude, and his deep voice that made him sound very animalistic and scary.

“The beast was great, but he needed more character development,” said Ms.Genders.  

The beast was also adored by its viewers, even though he did not develop much throughout the film.

“The beast was my favorite character especially when he performed the song ‘Evermore,’” said Madalyn Mull, 10.

The casting that made the movie perfect, though, was the casting for Gaston, who was played by Luke Evans, and Lefou, who was played by Josh Gad. They acted like the perfect team and I was very impressed. During the song “Gaston,” Josh Gad was the perfect wingman to help Gaston get his attitude back.

The movie was amazing, but there were parts of the movie that were different from the original animated one. There is a scene about Belle’s childhood in Paris, and it featured her mother, who died of the black plague. After getting closure in the song “How Does a Moment Last Forever,” she felt like she could move on. The scene impacted the movie, but I do not think that it was super necessary.

“The windmill scene gave backstory, but was not necessary to the plot,” said Ms.Genders.

I highly recommend that everyone sees this movie.

“The casting could not have been better, and I loved it so much that it made me cry several times,” said Ava Hampton, 10