‘Beauty and the Beast’ Remains Enchanted — and Problematic | Sojourners

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Remains Enchanted — and Problematic

Image via Beauty and the Beast trailer 

The updated, live-action version of the film, out this weekend, manages to make the development of its central romance a little more redemptive. It’s mainly a recreation of the original film, but manages to squeeze in some additional context that make its characters more fully-rounded, and their circumstances more understandable. But while this progressive package [complete with a more diverse cast and LGBTQ-friendly supporting characters] is a bit easier to swallow, the core problem of the story still remains.

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