In the animated version of Beauty and the Beast, Maurice is looking for shelter when he comes across the Beast’s castle after being chased by wolves, in the live action version, the Beast imprisons Maurice for picking roses from the castle garden.
Whether other similarities, like the Beast’s shadow filling the screen as he watches Maurice, are intentional nods to the animated classic, or simply coincidences, are anybody’s guess.
It’s an interesting change because the roses are actually a traditional catalyst for the events in the old fairy tales, but one that Disney did not use before.
There is, of course, the one major difference that can’t be overlooked.
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Beauty & The Beast: The Old And The New Side By Side