I am lazy nowadays, I don't write movie reviews anymore. But occasionally when I watched a movie there were so much thoughts flowing in and out of my mind I felt like I wasn't exactly watching the movie but distracting myself with my own thoughts. Earlier today, while I was sitting in the theatre and Beauty and the Beast was up there on the screen rolling, these were the 10 thoughts coming to mind:
(1) I watched the first episode of a TV series called Snatch last night starring Rupert Grint, and today it's Emma Watson as Belle. No matter how they tried their hands on different grown-up roles, I just couldn't shake off the image of the teenage Ron and Hermoine. It's really weird to think that he's 29 and she's 27 now (she's even a few months older than Jennifer Lawrence who had been playing mothers in a few movies). The selfishness inside of me wants them to stay forever in the Harry Potter era. And yes, that includes you too, Daniel Radcliffe.
(2) Speaking of the trio, who do you think has the best acting chops? I used to think it's Emma, but Beauty and the Beast proved me wrong. None of them can really act very well. I thought she was wooden in the film. She tried to conjure some emotions yet all I saw was emptiness.
(3) I'm glad Emma Watson dropped out of playing the lead in La La Land, because she is so British and so elegant she can never convincingly portray a sassy American waitress who's down on her luck. And no, she can't convincingly portray a French farm girl too.
(4) And while we're at it, let's get this straight: Emma Watson can't sing too. Hitting every note correctly doesn't make you a good singer, you have to sing it with feelings too. Emma Stone knew it, that's why despite all the flaws in her singing "Audition" was still the best song from La La Land.
(5) But all the supporting cast can really sing. Emma Thompson (why are there so many Emma in this post?) strikes me as a surprise, her rendition of the theme song beats even the Ariana Grande & John Legend version.
(6) All the supporting characters were more charming than the two leads, particularly the narcissistic Gaston. In comparison, the romance felt rush and suffered from the lack of chemistry between the two leads.
(7) Earlier in the film while Emma Watson was singing Madame Gaston, she ran up the hill. The scene felt ripped off of the first scene from The Sound of Music, and at that moment I really hoped I was watching TSoM instead.
(8) How many hours does it take for Dan Stevens to put on his make up everyday?
(9) The gay moment that everybody has been talking about... wait, which one was it again? The hugging one or dancing one? Or was it the "you are too good for him anyway"? Or was it the smiling face of the guy after he'd been dressed up in female clothing?
(10) In fact, the gayest moment in the film belongs to any scene involving both Lumiere and Cogsworth. Dude, his name is Cogsworth, how can that not be the gayest thing in the entire movie?
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