Old Films for New
For this assignment, I have chosen to look at Beauty and the Beast. The original was one of my favourite Disney films as a child, and its recent remake still makes my list of favourite films of all time. Because of this, I feel as though it would be a good choice to explore these productions in closer detail. Beauty and the Beast, first released in the year 1991, is an American animated romantic fantasy. It is Disney's thirtieth feature-length film and, despite being produced in America by Walt Disney Pictures, the story itself is a French fairytale. The original version of this film was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and stars Robby Benson – an American actor, singer and director – as the voice of Beast, and Paige O'Hara – an American voice actress, singer and actress - as the voice of Belle. The film's budget was twenty million US dollars, half of the budget of Disney's popular film The Little Mermaid, which inspired the production company to decide t...