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Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.7
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration poster

Overview

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the animated classic, this animated and live-action blended special showcases the fan-favorite movie, along with new musical performances, sets and costumes inspired by the classic story.


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Bias Dimensions


Political: Center
Diversity: High

Race Swap: Yes

Overview

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the animated classic, this animated and live-action blended special showcases the fan-favorite movie, along with new musical performances, sets and costumes inspired by the classic story.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Disney Plus logoDisney Plus
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JustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central narrative focuses on universal moral lessons about judging character over appearance, the power of love and empathy, and overcoming prejudice, which are not inherently aligned with a specific political ideology.

The movie features explicit DEI through the intentional recasting of several traditionally white roles with minority actors, notably in lead and prominent supporting characters. However, the narrative itself largely adheres to the original story's framing, without introducing explicit critiques of traditional identities or making new DEI themes central to its plot.

Secondary

Belle, a character canonically established as white in the original animated film, is portrayed by a Black and Filipino-American actress. Other characters like Gaston, Cogsworth, and Maurice, also originally white, are portrayed by actors of different races.

This special, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the animated film, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative and character portrayals do not include elements related to queer identity, resulting in no depiction within the scope of this evaluation.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The live-action special adapts the classic story with its established characters. All major roles, including Belle, Beast, Gaston, Lumière, and Cogsworth, maintain their canonical genders from the original animated film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.7
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6.7

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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