Second: Look at how much outward facial work Stevens has to do to get the CGI Beast to perform.
A few thoughts: First, Emma Watson is a freaking hero for looking at Stevens in romantic scenes without laughing.
When special effects do their job, they create an illusion so seamless we forget we’re looking at something that’s not really there.
The finished result looks convincing, but it’s funny how in order to get the mocap tech to register movement you have to behave like the hammiest theater actor in history times a million.