tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387071332129706211.post8367058742530447707..comments2024-03-24T07:35:38.113-07:00Comments on Welcome to the Bizarrechats of Michael F. Housel, Author of the Abstract, Amazing and Arcane: : I saw Disney's Beauty and the Beast Remade (but why?)...BIZARRECHATShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13628550479171385545noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387071332129706211.post-82634221272389678532017-06-07T15:10:51.961-07:002017-06-07T15:10:51.961-07:00With the home-video release of the live-action &qu...With the home-video release of the live-action "B&B", I was compelled to write a sequel review, in defense of Gaston. Lo and behold, others have catered to the topic already, for both the original and remake. <br /><br />As a fine sample of the probing concern for Disney's most misunderstood antagonist, check out...https://www.tmillennialpost.com/entertainment-1/2017/4/11/d2knqmhgs3opv9o3x29x94cfrthocx. BIZARRECHATShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628550479171385545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387071332129706211.post-51106762478138979722017-03-24T10:16:23.918-07:002017-03-24T10:16:23.918-07:00In all seriousness, though, there's an odd ass...In all seriousness, though, there's an odd assessment of right and wrong in Disney's "B&B", which goes back to the original film. Punishments don't necessarily fit the crimes, or more precisely, why do some get punished in certain ways and others don't? How can one honestly say that Gaston is any better or worse than the Beast when the Beast is at his most beastly (and that's probably before his transformation)? Think about it. BIZARRECHATShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628550479171385545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387071332129706211.post-45866135263971399572017-03-23T06:02:58.126-07:002017-03-23T06:02:58.126-07:00For the record, I must say, I thought Luke Evans w...For the record, I must say, I thought Luke Evans was top-notch as Gaston. He gave the character the right honor and class. I always felt Gaston got a bum rap in the original, Disney "B&B" and I think the same applies to the remake. Evans' sensitivity shined through in a number of scenes, such as when Belle initially (and so pompously) rejects him and when Maurice snaps at the poor bloke in the woods. Gaston was there to help the fool find his daughter. So what if he expressed his hope to marry her? Is that a crime? I'd have shackled up the old geezer as well if he had berated me in such a damn way. BIZARRECHATShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628550479171385545noreply@blogger.com