Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Rachel, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather overthink the remake of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and ask all the important questions: Is it woke? Why a remake? When is it set, and what does our knowledge of French political history add to the plot? And are the songs any good?
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Your Panel
- Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
- Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
- Ryan Sheely: @ryanmsheely
- Rachel
- Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
Further Reading
- Beauty and the Beast: the original French version
- “False Equivalence” from ShortPacked!
- Baroque and Rococo design
- Early Modern France
- “The Real Beauty and the Beast”