It’s a tale as old as time—not just of Beauty and the Beast, but the whole global enterprise Disney has created to further monetize their name towards an adoring and all too eager audience. The most recent venture from the House of Mouse has been adapting their beloved animated classics into live-action films. This has proven to be successful, as their slew of new releases within the past few years has ranked in millions in ticket sales with Beauty and the Beast recently becoming the 22nd highest grossing film of all time, earning over $1 billion at the box office. With critics praising these retellings and viewers filling up the theater seats, Disney has unsurprisingly announced plans for nearly twenty more live-action adaptations in the future. This is when the question must be asked: Is this necessary? Yes, because profit. Then a second question must be asked: Do these films truly measure up to their original predecessors?