History YMMV / BeautyAndTheBeast2017

** Viewers of the animated film often wondered how the angry mob was able to find the castle so quickly when they had no idea of its existence or how Belle and Maurice found it. Here, Gaston is shown using the magic mirror he took from Belle as a map to it. Though, to be fair, this was implied in the original animated version, just not outright shown.

** Maurice has had a [[BrokenBird sad]] [[BreakTheCutie life]]. Even before TheReveal about [[TheLostLenore his late wife]] you can't but feel sorry for him, especially in the tavern scene where he's frantically trying to tell the villagers about his daughter being held prisoner and when [[HopeSpot it finally seems like someone will listen]] [[spoiler: it was just a ruse by Gaston to ask him for Belle's hand in marriage and when Maurice (quite rightly) refuses Gaston tries to outright ''murder'' him!]]. Were this movie told from his point of view it could rightly be called AdultFear: The Movie.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** As much as fans were impressed with the backstory regarding [[spoiler:Belle's mother]], many were still rather disappointed by the fact that her ''name'' was never mentioned. The same goes for the Beast's mother; and truly, the film attempts to paint the subject of the dead mothers as something important and an element that Belle and Beast could bond over and their characters develop with, but aside from one or two scenes they're never integrated fully into the plot.
** Though Cadenza became a liked character in his own right, some fans would've liked to have seen Forte be included in this film, villain or not, as he was generally regarded as the best part of ''The Enchanted Christmas''.

** For all the hype about ''Belle'' being the inventor this time, this only figures into the sequence with the washing machine, which has no real plot relevance. At the very least, shouldn't it have turned out to be a ChekhovsSkill, but not once is it ever used by the film.
** Disney acted like [=LeFou=] being gay is something important, but within the film itself it doesn't alter his personality in any significant way. Given the time-frame the movie takes place in, homosexuality was seen as an illness and even a crime. [=LeFou=] would have been either completely confused about his feelings, or desperately hiding them, lest he be tarred, feathered and kicked out of town, but the film never actually addresses this detail at all. Worse still, making him gay ties into the core theme of the story; that you should never judge someone by their appearance but instead based on how they are on the inside and could have been a good way to give him more nuance, such as having him realize Gaston will never return his feelings and him having to debate what to do after this realization. Instead the reveal is used by the filmmakers to get attention and call themselves "progressive" and virtually nothing in the film changes with this knowledge, nor does it get used to give the character any additional development.
** The film expands upon Gaston's backstory by revealing he was a soldier before the start of the film. This is supposed to be used to try and humanize him better, but in the film itself, it really doesn't mean anything except to explain his physical skills. For example, why Gaston likes Belle could have tied into his time as a soldier in some way, or used to flesh out why he seems to be a bit of a {{Jerkass}} yet be popular with the towns folk without having him bribe them. This is especially strange since Gaston is portrayed a bit more sympathetically than the original movie, but because we get little context for his backstory (despite it being made a big deal outside of the film), it feels like an attempt to cash in on the popularity of the character with promises of AdaptationExpansion that didn't happen.

** Maurice has had a [[BrokenBird sad]] [[BreakTheCutie life]]. Even before TheReveal about [[TheLostLenore his late wife]] you can't but feel sorry for him, especially in the tavern scene where he's frantically trying to tell the villagers about his daughter being held prisoner and when [[HopeSpot it finally seems like someone will listen]] [[spoiler: it was just a ruse by Gaston to ask him for Belle's hand in marriage and when Maurice (quite rightly) refuses Gaston tries to outright ''murder'' him!]]. Were this movie told from his point of view it could rightly be called AdultFear TheMovie.

** As Cogsworth is turning into an inanimate carriage clock as the other Enchanted Objects. He starts losing the ability to speak as he's talking with Lumière during their final moments. This moment becomes harsher since Creator/DavidOgdenStiers (the voice of Cogsworth in the original film) passed away a year after the remake's release.

''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'', and ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'').

** The Enchantress [[spoiler: going by "Agathe" (pronounced "Agatha") in this version, and only revealing herself as said Enchantress at the end, could prompt one to say, [[Series/Wandavision "It was Agatha all along."]]]]

** [[Film/Cinderella2015 This is the second Disney live-action remake]] to have a ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' star as one of the main leads. In this case, it's Creator/LilyJames' co-star Stevens as the Beast.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: Some of the few major changes from the original film -- such as [=LeFou=] being openly gay and not one but ''two'' interracial pairings (Lumiere/Plumette and Cadenza/Madame de Garderobe) -- seem to be this trope in action. Emma Watson claiming that this version of Belle will be "the first modern Disney Princess" in press interviews follows suit (especially since virtually all Disney Princesses have been hyped up as "modern" since '''1989'''). Also, Disney hyping up the interracial pairings seems odd, since they have already made '''four''' Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon films starring interracial couples (''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'', and ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'').

** Creator/LukeEvans as Gaston. While Luke Evans is a solid actor, he lacks the same energy and physical stature that made Gaston such a fun character in the original film. It's understandable that it would be hard to find an actor physically large to match the animated one while also having a layer of charisma to him, but Luke Evan, despite his best efforts and doing an overall solid job with the actual acting part of the character, isn't able to provide the same charisma nor physical presence Gaston is known for.

** Creator/LukeEvans as Gaston. While Luke Evan's is a solid actor, he lacks the same energy and physical stature that made Gaston such a fun character in the original film. It's understandable that it would be hard to find an actor physically large to match the animated one while also having a layer of charisma to him, but Luke Evan, despite his best efforts and doing an overall solid job with the actual acting part of the character, isn't able to provide the same charisma nor physical presence Gaston is known for.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: One of the bigger complaints about the movie is that the justification for why the servants were enchanted as well and arguably got it ''worse'' than the Beast -- they didn't try to raise the Prince better than his abusive father did and thus made him the way he is -- feels rather cheap, given how they couldn't have done anything to oppose the king, and the Enchantress then cursed the Prince for something that, by this logic, ''wasn't his fault''. However, this justification was actually used several years prior in the Broadway play - only there, it was a single sentence in an exposition-driven scene, wasn't taken as the official reason (the servants are only guessing that ''might'' be why), and instead of blaming them entirely for how the Beast turned out, it's phrased as them "helping to make him the way he is," still placing some responsibility on him for his own actions.

** Emma Watson had previously been in talks to star in a Guillermo del Toro adaptation of the ''Beauty & the Beast'' fairy tale. She ends up starring in this, which ends with Belle hinting that she prefers the Beast to the Prince. Del Toro would then direct ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' - a ''Beauty & the Beast'' film where the beast does not transform into a human at all.
** It's very amusing to see Creator/EmmaWatson in ''Film/LittleWomen2019'' after this, where she is now the traditionally more feminine and ladylike Meg March - in stark contrast to her usual NotLikeOtherGirls characters.

** The clip of the Beast demanding Belle to join him for dinner has him looking less angry and more annoyed. In the context of the film, however, it makes sense, as the Beast never intended to let Belle live comfortably in the castle - it was the servants' idea, and he's just going with it and isn't pleased, hence the irritated tone.
** Belle discovering the cause of her mother's death ''feels'' like it was supposed to be a big twist, especially given ''how'' she discovers it (via [[spoiler: a Portal Book, of all things]]), but it's completely mundane and just raises the question of why her father was so reluctant to tell her about it. (Perhaps, [[spoiler: because he left his wife while she was still alive, meaning she died alone and in agony over the course of several days, he felt guilty - even though it was what she wanted, for his and their daughter's sakes]].)

* WereStillRelevantDammit: Some of the few major changes from the original film - such as [=LeFou=] being openly gay and not one but ''two'' interracial pairings (Lumiere/Plumette and Cadenza/Madame de Garderobe) - seem to be this trope in action. Emma Watson claiming that this version of Belle will be "the first modern Disney Princess" in press interviews follows suit (especially since virtually all Disney Princesses have been hyped up as "modern" since '''1989'''). Also, Disney hyping up the interracial pairings seems odd, since they have already made '''four''' Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon films starring interracial couples (''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'', and ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'').

** The film expands upon Gaston's backstory by revealing he was a soldier before the start of the film. This is supposed to be used to try and humanize him better, but in the film itself, it really doesn't mean anything except to explain his physical skills. For example, why Gaston likes Belle could have tied into his time as a soldier in some way, or used to flesh out why he seems to be a bit of a {{Jerkass}} yet be popular with the towns folk without having him bribe them. This is especially strange since Gaston is portrayed a bit more sympathetically then the original movie, but because we get little context for his backstory (despite it being made a big deal outside of the film), it feels like an attempt to cash in on the popularity of the character with promises of AdaptationExpansion that didn't happen.

** The scene of Belle going to the West Wing. In the 1991 version, the whole idea of the West Wing is that it's where the Beast resides and thus is the creepiest part of the castle, covered in darkness, broken furniture and even ''animal carcasses''.[[note]] WordOfGod of the original is that the Beast became more and more animal like over the years and even began ''hunting'' like one. It's subtly shown in the 1991 version but animal carcasses ''can'' be seen if you look close.[[/note]] In this version, the West Wing looks... mostly fine and not very different from any other room in the castle! It also removes Belle's wonder and fear as she slowly explores the room before eventually coming upon the rose. Instead, Belle in this version walks nearly straight towards the rose as she apparently knows exactly where she's going and has little interest in exploring the forbidden place she's entered.

** The scene of Belle going to the West Wing. In the 1991 version, the whole idea of the West Wing is that it's where the Beast resides and thus is the creepiest part of the castle, covered in darkness, broken furniture and even ''animal carcasses''[[note]] WordOfGod of the original is that the Beast became more and more animal like over the years and even began ''hunting'' like one. It's subtly shown in the 1991 version but animal carcasses ''can'' be seen if you look close.[[/note]] In this version, the West Wing looks... mostly fine and not very different from any other room in the castle! It also removes Belle's wonder and fear as she slowly explores the room before eventually coming upon the rose. Instead, Belle in this version walks nearly straight towards the rose as she apparently knows exactly where she's going and has little interest in exploring the forbidden place she's entered.

* HoYay: Not any more! All that strange attraction and slavish devotion from the animated film is translated into [=LeFou=] being confirmed as a gay man in a little provincial town and having a crush on Gaston. Lefou and Stanley also have their moments, since Stanley is seen in the background before the Gaston number gazing longingly at Lefou, and they end up dancing together at the end of the movie.

** Even worse, a few of the household staff weren't even related to Mrs. Potts's reason. Madame de Gaderobe, Maestro Cadenza were hired by the Prince and had never met him before, Frou-Frou was a dog, and Chip was a child. Yet they were still cursed.

** As questionable as was in the original film, due to how she cursed the innocent servants as well as the Prince, her actions in this film are even worse. She twists the knife on the Beast by giving him [[spoiler: a magic book that could allow him to go anywhere... if only his appearance wouldn't cause the locals to attack him]], and she curses the servants to DIE, or even worse, possibly condemn them to AndIMustScream when the last petal falls. And then [[spoiler:she inexplicably does nothing against Gaston despite ''knowing'' he tried to murder Maurice (because she saved him), he directly insults her, and in general is just as bad or worse than the Beast ever was]]. All in all, she's negligent at best and downright cruel and self-serving at worst. [[http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/1225085-beauty-and-the-beast-review-ceci-nest-pas-belle#/slide/1 This review]] also points out the questionable justification given for her cursing the servants:

** The orchestral reimagining of the title theme from [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast the original animated film]] used the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvW_L8sTu5E first trailer]] is ''gorgeous''. Sadly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ivxi35a28c the original rendition of the song]] (Reborn by Really Slow Motion) doesn't have said orchestra reimagining, and the official trailer version currently doesn't have an official release, so a couple of dedicated fans [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp2Kdrn1nlU have tried to]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8M3F_cP-wk replicate it]] (the second appears to be the closest so far to the original).

** The Enchantress's curse affects the household servants differently than the Beast. When the last petal falls, they permanently become non-sentient household objects, effectively dead[[note]]In the original Disney movie, this never came up, whereas it was a fixture of the Broadway play.[[/note]] With that in mind, are the servants trying to matchmake because they want their master to be with the woman he loves, or because it's a death sentence if they don't? Or both?

* IronyAsSheIsCast: straight actor Josh Gad plays [=LeFou=], who is gay and pining after the very heterosexual Gaston, played by openly gay actor Luke Evans.

** Emma Watson. Perfect for the part of Belle or horribly miscast? On one hand supporters will argue that she very much personifies Belle in real life and in her past roles (independent, feminist BrainyBrunette {{Bookworm}}) and can really bring the character to life. On the flipside a lot of people are worried that having such an already iconic actress play will take the audience out of the film because they're watching "Emma Watson/Hermione" rather than Belle herself and the character won't be defined. There have been suggestions that it would have been better to follow ''Film/{{Cinderella|2015}}'''s lead, which cast a less prominent actress, Lily James, who was able to truly embody Disney's live-action Cinderella.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: straight actor Josh Gad plays LeFou, who is gay and pining after the very heterosexual Gaston, played by openly gay actor Luke Evans.

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* IronyAsSheIsCast: straight actor Josh Gad plays LeFou, who is gay and pining after the very heterosexual Gaston, played by openly gay actor Luke Evans.

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** In the 1991 film, fans often questioned why the painting of the prince looked like an adult young man, despite the narrative implying that he was cursed at 11 years old. In the official trailer for the adaptation, the painting shows up and this time the prince clearly looks like a child in it. In the film proper, however, the prince is still a grown-up when he's cursed. Interestingly, Lumiere's line "Ten years we've been rusting" from "Be Our Guest" has been changed to "too long we've been rusting", to make the timeline of how long the curse has lasted more ambiguous.
*** In the original film, it has been confirmed that he was indeed a child when he was cursed; in the original screenplay of the movie written by Linda Woolverton, the prologue mentions that the Prince was 11 years of age when he was cursed. The screenplay also mentions that the Prince was the reigning monarch of the kingdom he lived in and that Lumière and Cogsworth (unnamed at that point) were his regents. The depiction in the portrait was not an uncommon case: portraits of King Edward Tudor (Edward VI) depict him as looking 18 years of age, when in reality, he was 13 years of age when it was painted, as this was the case of children who were the reigning monarchs of their country.