I get it, I really do, but it's just not the Belle I'm used to.
I don't like the way Emma has reinvented the character. Beauty and the Beast was one of my favorite Disney movies growing up, and it's still my favorite now, so I'll just admit it now that I'm biased about the way this movie's been handled. I don't think Emma was a good choice for the role because I feel she's approaching this role the way she approached Hermione in Harry Potter, and I feel like she's reinventing Belle to be unrecognizable from her animated incarnation. I can't stand the way the yellow dress has been redesigned. The Beast looks more human than beast. I just... blegh, I'll stop now.
Yes, I know I'm being grossly unfair to this movie, I admit. And I'm not an Emma Watson hater, I promise. I genuinely don't feel connection to her portrayal of this character I've loved since I was a toddler. Will I still go see it? Eh, probably. I don't see movies very often in theaters anymore, maybe 2-3 a year, tops. Going to the movies is an expensive endeavor nowdays.
I am excited for the music and the score though, I can say that.