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* The three men who Gaston has institutionalize Maurice join the mob, and fare the best out of the villagers during the assault on the castle. When Cogsworth and the books attack the villagers, they simply look up at him with one hell of a KubrickStare, causing Cogsworth to cower and retreat.

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* The three men who Gaston has institutionalize Maurice join the mob, Tom, Dick, and Stanley manage to be more menacing in this version, and they initially fare the best out of the villagers during the assault on the castle. When Cogsworth and the books attack the villagers, they simply look up at him with one hell of a KubrickStare, causing Cogsworth to cower and retreat. It's reduced a bit as they immediately suffer a humiliating defeat at Garderobe's hands (besides Stanley, who liked the dress and makeup he got).
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** It's subtle compard to the others, but when Maurice calls upon [=LeFou=] as a witness to the attack, Gaston preys upon [=LeFou's=] feelings for him, abusing his friend on a whole new level, just to preserve his own skin.

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** It's subtle compard compared to the others, but when Maurice calls upon [=LeFou=] as a witness to the attack, Gaston preys upon [=LeFou's=] feelings for him, abusing his friend on a whole new level, just to preserve his own skin.
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** Worse, they may be especially frightened because they sense somehow ''they're next''!

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** Worse, they may be especially frightened because they sense somehow ''they're next''!next''!
* We see what actually happens every time a rose petal falls from the magic rose: [[spoiler: When it lands on the table, it makes a disproportionate rumble like something heavy falling. It instantly shrivels up dead. And the whole castle shakes, causing some parts of it to fall apart. Oh, and did we forget to mention the enchanted objects become more like objects with each petal?]]
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* We ''see'' the Prince being cursed; it ''looks exceptionally painful'' judging by the Prince's screams as the rest of the transformation takes place [[ShadowDiscretionShot in the shadows.]] The servants ''shit themselves'' at the sight of it.

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* We ''see'' the Prince being cursed; it ''looks exceptionally painful'' judging by the Prince's screams as the rest of the transformation takes place [[ShadowDiscretionShot in the shadows.]] The servants ''shit themselves'' at the sight of it.it.
** Worse, they may be especially frightened because they sense somehow ''they're next''!
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** [[spoiler:The plague doctor. Everything from his cold garb to his period-appropriate beaked mask to his cold, no-nonsense tone just oozes dread, and he's only onscreen for about five seconds!

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** [[spoiler:The plague doctor. Everything from his cold garb to his period-appropriate beaked mask to his cold, no-nonsense tone just oozes dread, and he's only onscreen for about five seconds!seconds!]]
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** [[spoiler:The plague doctor. Everything from his cold garb to his period-appropriate beaked mask to his cold, no-nonsense tone just oozes dread, and he's only onscreen for about five seconds!
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* We ''see'' the Prince being cursed; it ''looks exceptionally painful''. The servants ''shit themselves'' at the sight of it.

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* We ''see'' the Prince being cursed; it ''looks exceptionally painful''. painful'' judging by the Prince's screams as the rest of the transformation takes place [[ShadowDiscretionShot in the shadows.]] The servants ''shit themselves'' at the sight of it.
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* [[spoiler: When the curse deadline has arrived, the servants can do nothing but panic as they become objects forever. Mrs. Potts' last moments are screaming to find Chip, and Cogsworth desperately chokes to Lumiere that he can't ''speak'' as he goes.]]

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* [[spoiler: When the curse deadline has arrived, the servants can do nothing but panic as they become objects forever. Mrs. Potts' last moments are screaming to find Chip, and Cogsworth desperately chokes to Lumiere that he can't ''speak'' as he goes.]]]]
* We ''see'' the Prince being cursed; it ''looks exceptionally painful''. The servants ''shit themselves'' at the sight of it.
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** This is probably how people thought of wolves back in that time period. Terrifying hell hounds that relentlessly chase and devour their prey as a pack.
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* [[spoiler: Gaston's death. Like the original movie, he does fall to his death. But this time, [[NoKillLikeOverkill we actually hear him land]].]]

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* [[spoiler: Gaston's death. Like the original movie, he does fall to his death. But this time, [[NoKillLikeOverkill [[SickeningCrunch we actually hear him land]].]]
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*** He later threatens to throw Lefou in the asylum with Belle & Maurice when he tries to protest. Since Lefou is canonically gay in this version, there's the possible subtext that Gaston is threatening to ''out'' his friend and have him committed for his sexuality.
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** Gaston spends much of the movie [[FauxAffablyEvil all smiles and very much cheerful,]] which is quite unsettling as it is more than obvious his actual feelings are anything but cheery. As his patience starts to thin, his mood starts to snap in disturbing ways - culminating in [[spoiler: the very creepy mood swing and grin he gives Maurice just before Maurice presses his berserk button, resulting in Gaston leaving him to get eaten by wolves as mentioned above.]]
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* [[spoiler: Gaston's death. Like the original movie, he does fall to his death. But this time, [[NoKillLikeOverkill we actually hear him land]].]]
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** It's subtle compard to the others, but when Maurice calls upon [=LeFou=] as a witness to the attack, Gaston preys upon [=LeFou's=] feelings for him, abusing his friend on a whole new level, just to preserve his own skin.

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* Mrs. Potts' [[AdultFear fear]] of Chip breaking is pretty valid. Her son is a fragile little ''teacup'', a body hardly suited for such a lively, rambunctious child. [[spoiler: Her fear almost comes true during the scene where they're turning inanimate.]]

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*** If you still think Gaston is [[IronicEcho ever just the same]] as he was in the animated movie, then [[spoiler: his uncalled for [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope punching]] [[WouldHarmASenior Maurice]] will prove otherwise. Aside from losing any remaining charm he had to begin with, it's shocking to see Gaston reach a whole new level of monstrous.]]
* Mrs. Potts' [[AdultFear fear]] of Chip breaking is pretty valid. Her son is a fragile little ''teacup'', a body hardly suited for such a lively, rambunctious child.child who "runs" wherever he goes. [[spoiler: Her fear almost comes true during the scene where they're turning inanimate.]]
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* Mrs. Potts' [[AdultFear fear]] of Chip breaking is pretty valid. Her son is a fragile little ''teacup'', a body hardly suited for such a lively, rambunctious child. [[spoiler: Her fear almost comes true during the scene where they're turning inanimate.]]
* True to form, the Beast's temper is [[HairTriggerTemper nothing short of intimidating]]. Especially when Belle rejects his invitation to dinner.
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* [[spoiler: As Gaston prepares to kill the [[HeroicBSOD broken-spirited]] Beast, the poor Beast is standing stock still. He doesn't dare look behind him, just waits for the end. It has all the suspenseful elements of a public execution!]]
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** They also do not sound like actual wolves. Wolves mostly snarl and growl. During scenes where they are chasing characters, they sound like monsters straight out of hell itself. These wolves roar.
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* The JumpScare of the Beast landing just as Belle is about to touch the rose.

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* The West Wing:
** When Lumiere and Cogsworth drop the subject about the West Wing, we pan out to see an unsettling gargoyle from the West Wing, icicles hanging down its fangs.
** Belle's exploration of the Beast's room. She finds a nest of torn bedding and bones...
** The portrait of [[spoiler: The Prince's family, covered in claw marks. If one didn't know better, this would look like the Beast had killed the family and moved in.]]
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** Which makes "The Mob Song" even more chilling. The lyrics are kept intact from the animated feature, with references to "fifty strong, and fifty Frenchmen can't be wrong." Despite that, there's clearly more than fifty people marching on the castle...and it's not just the men: practically every adult in the village is ready to kill the Beast.
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** Belle at one point actually pleads for him to stop [[spoiler: as he loads up for his final round.]]

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* The wolves are even scarier here. One of them succeeds in biting Phillipe's leg during Belle's escape, and their alpha appears to have only one eye and is grizzled. He looks like a wolf version of the [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 2016 Shere Kahn]], and on that note makes you dread the forthcoming live action realization of [[Disney/TheLionKing Scar and the hyenas]].

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* The wolves are even scarier here. One of them succeeds in biting Phillipe's leg during Belle's escape, and their alpha appears to have only one eye and is grizzled. He looks like a wolf version of the [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 2016 Shere Kahn]], and on that note makes you dread the forthcoming live action realization of [[Disney/TheLionKing Scar and the hyenas]].hyenas]]
* To anyone who is [[spoiler: TerrifiedOfGerms]], it's blood-chilling when [[spoiler: it is revealed Belle's mother died of ThePlague. It raises a lot of FridgeHorror about whether or not Belle and the Beast should be in a place that may as well been [[ParanoiaFuel quarantined]].]]
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** If Gaston didn't cross the MoralEventHorizon when he [[spoiler:left Maurice to die]], he definitely does when he threatens [[spoiler:Lefou]] with institutionalization like Belle and Maurice just for disagreeing with him.

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* Gaston. [[spoiler: Unlike the BoisterousBruiser of the original film, this Gaston is a lot more malicious and callous. He mentions that he has no qualms of doing inhumane hunting methods and puts Maurice in the woods to get either frozen or become wolf food. He's much more villainous than before and it's quite frightening.]]

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* Gaston. [[spoiler: Unlike the BoisterousBruiser of the original film, this Gaston is a SociopathicSoldier (or ex-soldier, but one still with fond memories of the war he'd fought in) who is lot more malicious and callous. He mentions that he has no qualms of doing inhumane hunting methods and puts Maurice in the woods to get either frozen or become wolf food. He's much more villainous than before and it's quite frightening.]]


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** Hints about Gaston's nature as a BloodKnight are built up over the course of the film - he misses the war and hunts for sport because he desires to have things he can kill and a "hero" reputation to gain from it. [[spoiler: When Belle shows all the villagers the Beast in the magic looking glass, rather than respond solely to evidence that Belle has feelings for the Beast, Gaston ''immediately'' starts riling up the villagers and painting the Beast as a danger that has to be killed. It's not even just about being in Gaston's way of marrying Belle here - Gaston just ''really really wants someone to kill'' and uses the Beast as the target for his homicidal urges.]]
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** During the climax, [[spoiler: after Belle steals and breaks his arrows, Gaston tells her that he's going to force her to marry him and mount the Beast's head on their wall. Since he certainly has some clue about her feelings for the Beast at that point, the level of sadism is unspeakable.]]

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* Gaston. [[spoiler: Unlike the BoisterousBruiser of the original film, this Gaston is a lot more malicious and callous. He mentions that he has no qualms of doing inhumane hunting methods and puts Maurice in the woods to get either frozen or become wolf food. He's much more villainous than before and it's quite frightning.]]

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* Gaston. [[spoiler: Unlike the BoisterousBruiser of the original film, this Gaston is a lot more malicious and callous. He mentions that he has no qualms of doing inhumane hunting methods and puts Maurice in the woods to get either frozen or become wolf food. He's much more villainous than before and it's quite frightning.frightening.]]
* The wolves are even scarier here. One of them succeeds in biting Phillipe's leg during Belle's escape, and their alpha appears to have only one eye and is grizzled. He looks like a wolf version of the [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 2016 Shere Kahn]], and on that note makes you dread the forthcoming live action realization of [[Disney/TheLionKing Scar and the hyenas]].
* [[spoiler: In the climax, Gaston shoots Beast ''three times''. It's not offscreen, there's no cut away. Gaston outright shoots the Beast in cold blood.]]
* The villagers' angry mob to see Maurice off to the asylum is more frightening to see in live action with real people. They also partly ransack their own village to prepare weapons for their raid on the Beast's castle, and we later get a shot of a tremendous line of torches, as the entire village seems to join in the assault.
* The three men who Gaston has institutionalize Maurice join the mob, and fare the best out of the villagers during the assault on the castle. When Cogsworth and the books attack the villagers, they simply look up at him with one hell of a KubrickStare, causing Cogsworth to cower and retreat.
* [[spoiler: When the curse deadline has arrived, the servants can do nothing but panic as they become objects forever. Mrs. Potts' last moments are screaming to find Chip, and Cogsworth desperately chokes to Lumiere that he can't ''speak'' as he goes.
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DarkerAndEdegier fits into this film after all.

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DarkerAndEdegier DarkerAndEdgier fits into this film after all.
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DarkerAndEdegier fits into this film after all.

* Gaston. [[spoiler: Unlike the BoisterousBruiser of the original film, this Gaston is a lot more malicious and callous. He mentions that he has no qualms of doing inhumane hunting methods and puts Maurice in the woods to get either frozen or become wolf food. He's much more villainous than before and it's quite frightning.]]

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