Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Why The Prince Looks So Weird

Welcome to Friday Night Sleepover!
Beauty and the Beast (1991) showcases some of the most beautiful animation in the Disney Renaissance, especially in the beast transformation scene. But, when the prince turns around we were all shocked to see a prince that just didn't look how we imagined. Who's the blame for this horrible offense? Let's look at the animation process, from animator Glen Keane's pencil tests, to the color application, and see if we can solve this mystery.
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[@FridayNightSleepover]

Hope you enjoy the video! In all honesty, the prince looks fine! This video just uses to light humor as a doorway to talk about some interesting animation processes. So don't worry if you thought the Prince looked great! He's OK in my book too! Please let me know what topics you'd like to see in the future!

[@myriamnie8658]

This is such a well made video, thanks for this interesting explanation!

[@hypnotherapy69]

this reveal sequence also mirrors the scen when bell sees the painting( the shadow is places din the same spot the rip iswhen she holds it up towards the painting.

[@charmingsaffy4988]

Awwwwwww 🥰

[@thebunnyfoofoo]

Have you done a video yet on how they use the center of gravity set lower to create comedic characters?

[@yanaga9947]

Interesting video Also, I had a good laugh

[@ZoraTheberge]

It’s also clear in Glen Keane’s original version, that the prince’s eyes are looking above “camera” at Belle. In the final, he’s drawn to look directly into the camera. He’s not looking at Belle, he’s looking at us. It’s an uncanny fourth wall break the artist didn’t envision.

[@FridayNightSleepover]

Wow, great catch!

[@sarahheri7027]

that's what got under my skin when i re-watched it with i guess sixteen or so? (i'm the real disney ren-generation, so i was - eh - very, very little when i watched it the first time)... i think everything else kind of was just lost in translation as he says, and never bothered me, but the eye-contact with him was creepy lol

[@Dwafiz]

This is the comment I was looking for :)

[@SayuriYaki]

Looking at the close up sketch at 4:53 (paused before applied shadows) I'd say he actually looks at the camera. But it's hard to tell for sure because the right eye is much darker at the top than the left eye.

[@everberry51]

@@SayuriYaki I’d say he’s looking beyond the camera at Belle which gives the audience the anticipation of wanting to see Belle’s reaction

[@Shirayuuki1]

this is the typical artist dilemma of "the sketch was better than the finished product". i know how that feels

[@JewelRiders]

Amen

[@lilyponzu]

why is this so accurate 😩

[@LaloSalamancaGaming42069]

This is truly relatable

[@cometmoon4485]

I've recently been doing digital art in my spare time for fun and heck, even I feel this!

[@ivorylion]

Right

[@tearoses9940]

To me it seemed like they were trying too hard to make him handsome, with the eyes, the lips, the dramatic lighting... it always read as something along the lines of Handsome Squidward to me.

[@lokalcrow1470]

Yeah, that's exactly how it felt for me! Like they were trying so hard that it showed, and he didn't look natural.

[@toxicsugarart2103]

WHEEZE THAT’S EXACTLY IT

[@doctorwholover1012]

And then they somehow mastered it with Flynn Rider in tangled 😂 I think the team of women voting on Flynn’s design probably helped his look, while Adam looks a bit.... bland? And yet overstylized? 😅

[@dragon9261]

Thats perfect!

[@dlr_rosa254]

That's exactly it!!!!

[@AshleyAlyse]

I never thought he looked weird there. The dude is in utter shock at finally transforming back to human form, combined with the dramatic lighting and an upward angle, it made for a very intense expression/scene.

[@epapa217]

Exactly what I was going to say

[@sarahkleimeyer3792]

So true! He thought he was about to die after Gaston's attack. I would be shocked to wake up alive and restored to my true form in that case too! It was an appropriate look on his face and, goodness, was he beautiful!

[@jj-if6it]

interesting because we always laughed when that shot came on

[@Aerie925]

I never thought he looked weird either.

[@SallyOlsonCarpentersLegacy]

Thank you! I totally agree!! Nothing wrong with the prince’s looks. I always thought he was very handsome.

[@mornen-bb]

Idk man he’s always been the most attractive Disney prince to me. Yes, that shot does look a little off, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call it creepy or ugly. He’s so beautiful, straight up the only Disney prince I had a crush on. 🥺

[@DopeioThePhoneBoi]

Naveen: 🤨

[@Hacylum4791]

Same 😍😘💗💕🌹

[@apankarroy9977]

@@DopeioThePhoneBoi Eric :🙂

[@jennifermiller8676]

Same😩💞💖😩😍😍😍💞💖💞

[@DiamondStylz]

Facts

[@sissysovereign1294]

I never thought he looked weird, but i always thought he looked like the love child of Hercules and Tarzan. Like somebody just took Hercules and grew his hair out into Tarzan's hairstyle.

[@babu357]

Except he came before them. So they'd be his children. lol

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

OMG YES TOTALLY

[@kellymcphaul2793]

Tarzan, oof. 😍

[@amyshoemaker8430]

He really does. The hair, lips, face shape, etc.

[@amyshoemaker8430]

@@babu357 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIHMo6mQr6x5eKc

[@areyoubewhy4457]

The beast when he opens his front-facing camera on accident:

[@HealthyandLovingLife]

😂😂😂

[@christinaalexaaa]

That's actually accurate lol

[@usagi18]

Lol

[@breewashere]

Bruh 🤣

[@Red8Twist]

🤣

[@DragonRebelRose]

I always thought the Prince looked very handsome, despite the weird lighting in his reveal. As a kid I was mesmerized by the transformation, like I knew I was watching a piece of art and not just a movie. Seeing his reveal was actually quite moving for me because I had never seen another Disney prince look as old-worldly as he did. He looked *exactly* like marble sculptures and that only solidified my sense of awe with him. He was a work of art!

[@McCammalot]

^This right here

[@juliannaapril104]

I mean yeah I thought he was good looking too.

[@Andrei-yv8fz]

Agreed!

[@sacrosby]

I agree completely. He's got a different look than the other Disney princes and I love it!

[@kaycollarfeild]

I just thought ew, why couldnt he stay a beast lol

[@Xtheearthchildx]

Im an art teacher and I always tell my students the importance of knowing the elements of art. This video is a great example of why perspective, value, and light source it’s important and can completely change how the viewer sees your artwork. I think I’ll show this to my students this school year. Thanks for this!

[@RacookiTV]

everything looks okay except for the fact tHAT I HAVE NOW SEEN THE SKETCH AND IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER

[@heathercontois4501]

I always thought the Prince got that look because he was in shock and also shocked that Belle was still there.

[@claudiagomez5494]

You're right, he just resurrected he should be in shock

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

The poor guy thought he had just died.

[@yeseniatecaxco7545]

Yeah same! I thought he was supposed to look all disheveled, like he was scared and afraid at what happend to him in front of Belle and if he was ever going to be accepted again.

[@ft.jackjimmy7282]

Yeah he looked fine to me, people expects he’d pull a smolder here

[@amyshoemaker8430]

I'd be shocked too if I was in his position 😂

[@nixie6077]

As a kid, I really cringed during his reveal. I also thought it looked like he was flaring his nostrils and his eyes were weirdly far apart.

[@azuki_O]

Yeah me too, i was so disappointed.....

[@lvzyours]

Same!! I would get so mad when I was little, I wanted her to stay with him in his beast form cuz I thought he looked better that way 😩😭

[@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198]

Same and I though the he looked hotter as the beast

[@champagnecoloredeyes]

SAME! I remember being upset he didn’t stay in Beast form

[@PrincessSybilla77]

Right! I screamed

[@zetsubou1v1]

I mean, he thought he was to spend eternity as a beast, then he thought he was dying. It's no surprise he's wide eyed when he finds himself alive and human.

[@pamelac.n2607]

He was shocked needless to say😂😂😂

[@zvezdoblyat]

Yea but he didn’t have to look like this 👁👄👁

[@lizh1633]

@@zvezdoblyat 😂 why does that look like him 💀

[@ANGGELAful]

I feel so validated right now. All my childhood that scene bugged me because he looked so weird but I couldn't pinpoint why

[@databuser4683]

As a child, I just SCREAMED (and not in the good way) when the human beast turned, and my family considered me weird for weirding out over a handsome prince. Now knowing this video exists, I'm glad im not alone.

[@andreacall3024]

When I was younger, I thought he was ugly as a human. When I became an adult woman and rewatched the movie, I thought he was the hottest Disney prince. Actually, I might still think that. I love his nose.

[@spaceunicorn6000]

Same. But I don't even notice men on a romantic level unless they have long hair. I want to blame this guy. lol

[@wildmoonchild8210]

@@spaceunicorn6000 thats high key relatable

[@anna84259]

@@spaceunicorn6000 why same 😭

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

I do like that he doesn't look perfect. He looks normal.

[@Ms.AllSunday930]

He looks so unique, I loovee his facial structure.

[@AH-sg8bn]

I never thought he looked weird. He has similar facial features to green/Roman mythological statues, it makes him look more ethereal and it really fits in. I was always mesmerized by it.

[@letmediealready-m1q]

Hon that I'd not how greek men look lmao

[@lilenwasnothere6867]

@@letmediealready-m1q they said greek STATUES. he does have the same features as those.

[@letmediealready-m1q]

@@lilenwasnothere6867 ah sure i guess

[@shizukagozen777]

Maybe that's the reason why he looks off ?

[@genera1013]

​@@RedRan6erSo is Belle, what's your problem?

[@akhilab.2299]

He doesn't even look weird to me. I think he looks the most realistic (in a sense of "flaws" and not being perfect with short hair and stuff) and handsome out of all the prince from Disney.

[@suki3275]

Yeah I think the whole point is...he's just another guy. A prince, yes, but a guy! Not a scary freakish beast!

[@joliejarina1696]

Same and prince naveen

[@lunabrights4073]

Have you not seen Naveen or Flynn?? My all-time fave Disney princes!

[@justrandommuffin]

yes, him and Eugene

[@bellaknightR597]

I've see better, aka Flynn Rider

[@midnightwriter79]

Aw, give the prince a break. I always saw the reveal face as a blatant “WTF?!?”expression. I mean, the guy was just dead and hairy. He’s entitled to a bit of crazy-eye. 😂

[@november132]

I prefer this type of animation over the ones today.

[@NightEyeStudio1995]

Prince Adam is a snack, it’s just the angle that makes him look off.

[@DragonRebelRose]

"Prince Adam is a snack" Dang that made me laugh, but you're so right. This dude is built like a mountain, let me get my hiking gear ;)

[@Theone98_]

@@DragonRebelRose Oop chileee-

[@zzodysseuszz]

You all need Jesus

[@mattymariah]

A snack and dinner. I always thought he was hot.

[@starmunching]

@@ffeff8353 Disney literally refers to him as Adam. Maybe not in the film itself but the fact Disney says it at all means that's his name. Get over yourself.

[@itzelmontalvo6645]

Can we just appreciate the talent and hardwork of the animators? Like geez no wonder 2D animation is so expensive and exhausting. I swear animators do not get paid enough.

[@itzelmontalvo6645]

@Xx-raZ0r_pup-xX I know and it is so sad.

[@RedFloyd469]

Which is why animators everywhere, including the 3d-artists, should organize and unionize immediately. Blaming CEO's and stockholders will only get you so far. No, the world won't get better by making up hashtags, writing to politicians, or making up silly polls that nobody in power actually cares about in the slightest. You either force the capitalist to give you a fair wage, or you can keep living in the illusion that billionaires are philantropists with a heart of gold that really, absolutely "care" about their employees. Not to mention that 2D animation was superior in any case. Faster production =/= better.

[@astarteswillum5259]

@Xx-raZ0r_pup-xX Anybody remember Sausage Party?

[@wareforcoin5780]

He didn't look weird, he looked like a Renaissance angel.

[@colliric]

The final animators based his look on handsome French actor Christopher Lambert, then in his prime. Everyone knows it.

[@PlushFlorna]

Even biblically accurate angels are more beautiful than him

[@wareforcoin5780]

@@PlushFlorna Hey man, I didn't say he looked good, just that it's not weird.

[@lanitana100]

@@colliric The dude that played Tarzan? What a coincidence lol

[@nela8466]

@@PlushFlorna biblically accurate angels are beautiful. More beautiful than the fake angels.

[@Tomurow]

I'm glad it wasn't just me that thought this as a kid...

[@lenap4956]

Belle when she finally sees his human form: "go back, go back!"

[@justpilar8098]

I 100% thought this hahahahah!!

[@balaidhar9686]

Epic🤣🤣🤣 as a beast he looks more handsome

[@Chhorgyal2019]

You thought you were the npc~ Explaining nothin' just a being~ But than you realized~ The whole thing was a lie~ Your voices crack me~ The creepy faces hurt me~ Talkin' back at me~ Acting like your the good one there~ Acting like you don't hurt me~ Acting like you know everything when you don't~ Say you think he is pretty when you talk about him at the back of his head talking about him like he is dead~

[@nobodyuknow6337]

I always thought the jump-scare intro to the prince's faces was over-dramatizing the eyes. Eyes that had been a key hints to his human side. Thankfully the artist redeemed themselves in other shots (except for the nose. Thought it was funny that in perspective, his human nose was bigger than the beast nose).

[@FridayNightSleepover]

In all honestly he has one of the more unique designs, which is a good thing in my book. I just like to poke fun at it some shots.

[@_gremlinboy]

I liked his big nose! It's still handsome but atypical it's nice

[@idiotburner5616]

He and Eugene (I think that's how you spell it anyway) have the same problem, I suppose.

[@SatanEnjoyer]

TBH I thought he looked kinda weird but I mean who doesn't like weird? He's always been my favorite prince and I think he's the most handsome.

[@Zeldagirlartist]

He kinda looks like Tarzan who also had a pretty big nose

[@beachballssideaccount]

I came to see someone make fun of Beast's human form, and I ended up learning about the old-school animation process. Excellent video, I'm glad I watched it!

[@FridayNightSleepover]

Come back for more! There will be more Disney, some gaming, and sometimes a mash of both!

[@beachballssideaccount]

@@FridayNightSleepover In that case, you get a subscription from me.

[@WateverWatever04]

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[@T-Law.]

He never looked weird to me. He just looked like a normal European. Source: I’m European.

[@electricsquidxd3254]

But he's nobility, wouldn't that make him the byproduct of incest?

[@DigiDestined13]

Same, and I'm freaking American. He looks fine.

[@DigiDestined13]

@@electricsquidxd3254 ... What the f are you on?

[@Corviidei]

@@DigiDestined13 I think back in the day royal families married within, well, the family, to preserve royal blood or whatever? Don’t quote me on that though.

[@Kalolelo]

Good source. Seems legit.

[@MM-st6vu]

My mother was a clean up artist for Disney. I always thought that was pretty awesome.

[@wastedshin]

She still do it?

[@RosyLanderos]

Amazing ✨

[@sashizakura9124]

That was a tough job for a woman! Working in animation in general used to be a very tough job for women. I hope your mom got fulfillment from it! I used to do it for a time, too. I wonder if your mom and I knew each other! :)

[@bigmistqke]

My momma told me i would cry uncontrollably when the beast revealed his unbeastly face.

[@tchgy9452]

I don’t mind how he looked after he transformed. I was just surprised that his voice changed tho. Lol

[@r0seg0lden._15]

I wish it hadn't, but he was beautiful to me too.

[@oliveb5768]

I think the voice change only served to make the transformation more drastic, but I don’t think it was super effective. It explains belles skepticism tho

[@vanillapiper9063]

Well to be fair, our voices are shaped my our neck and mouth shape

[@oliveb5768]

@@vanillapiper9063 this is true, and his voice is deeper as the beast, so it checks out

[@cruelscientist6829]

The same person did both voices

[@itscris01]

Honest to god I thought he was beautiful. He looked very angelic, like a marble statue.

[@ft.jackjimmy7282]

The beast and Prince Adam is the most judged character in Disney for physical appearance even though he represents a character that teaches people not to judge people’s appearance. Even his live version beast is hated. People are shallow af or they’re all secretly furry.

[@vain_abundalakaka]

I thought he looked like Tarzan 😭😭

[@StoryMemories86]

@@ft.jackjimmy7282 just wondering… Do you know where that name comes from? Because many key artists who worked on the film are confused LOL

[@curerose6906]

@@ft.jackjimmy7282 The live action of Beauty and The Beast was over the place, the cast was bad for each character, imo Adam is beautiful and angelic, the live action actor just...didnt meet the standarts.

[@sarahs3988]

Same lol! Thought he was so good looking!

[@ilikefood4482]

I always thought prince Adam looked attractive

[@FridayNightSleepover]

He honestly looks fine, I just liked to throw humor in at his expense and talk about some of the behind the scenes processes!

[@unripetheberrby6283]

@@FridayNightSleepover Thank you for the nice vid!

[@hellopumpkin86]

Me, too. He looked like a delicate, wealthier version of Hercules to me. XD

[@claudiagomez5494]

He looks a little bit like young Brendan Fraser to me

[@coffintears5821]

Same

[@MatthewPlato91]

I think they did a great job conveying what I'd imagine an 18th century French royal to look like. And the actual transformation scene is probably the best ever done. I can't draw a stick figure very well, let along a body part like an arm or leg, so to see a paw turn into a hand / foot like that, I always marvel at that skill.

[@djmarsone5209]

Oh yes, the drawing anatomy 😋 i love drawing anatomy

[@jthomps733]

Literally the best animation transformation scene in animation history. Look at many recent Disney movies today, DOES NOT COMPARE to this!! he’s straight up hot to me

[@flushthecatnip]

I remember thinking as a kid "I waited the whole movie for THIS?" I was NOT impressed lol

[@JasonJacksonJames]

This is why I hate women. A tall, handsome and rich prince can literally throw themselves at them and they'll still find a flaw

[@flushthecatnip]

@@JasonJacksonJames women aren't obligated to like you just because you look good or have a lot of money. Everyone has flaws.

[@JasonJacksonJames]

@@flushthecatnip and I'm not obligated to not hate women either

[@kekkitykek1471]

@@JasonJacksonJames ya dunce

[@JasonJacksonJames]

@@kekkitykek1471 reported

[@flamevix]

I think it's because we're too used to seeing him as a beast the whole movie, so we're let down when we see his real form because it feels like a different person.

[@anzaia2164]

Just like Belle! She has the same reaction and it feels really natural, I love it. She has to take a step back and get used to the now look, only then she "recognises" that's the man she loves, because he does look very different and it is kind of a shock.

[@mariehernandez5878]

@@anzaia2164 I felt a disappointment with his human form for her. I appreciated that she looked in his eyes and was satisfied that he was the man she loved, in spite of his new look.

[@space.404]

He is just a dude in his human form

[@KuR58]

Dude I've always thought he was gorgeous. he looks like a renaissance sculpture. I mean he looks kind of startled in that shot and his nose is weirdly drawn yes. But if you look at the other shots he looks just fine. It's always been a bit weird to me when people say "CHANGE BACK" it's like...are you a furry? It's weird for me for starters that Belle fell in love with him looking like a full on animal. I understand it's about his personality not his looks but he doesn't look like a "monstruous" human, just some type of animal. That's the part I'm weirded about.

[@FridayNightSleepover]

Gotta appreciate a significant other who has multiple forms. Too bad he can't change on the fly!

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

Saying "change back" also completely misses the point of the entire movie. Breaking the curse turned him back into a human, not make him look "handsome."

[@jadecoolness101]

"Are you a furry?" *sweats*

[@lilyc.g.5567]

@@FridayNightSleepover frieza’s girlfriend thinks so too

[@lizjoy6828]

You can love someone without being attracted to them physically. I believe Belle is the most mature disney princess because she understood that.

[@Ouchimoo]

Also fun fact... There was a dispute between Glen Keane and another animator on who was responsible for the model sheet for Bell. So there was two sheets people were going off of. So every once in a while Bell's face gets a bit more round and kind of pudgy and that's why. And once you know this, it sticks out like a sore thumb

[@jj-if6it]

noooo ruined forever lol

[@nikitachikita9694]

I’m going to look for this next time I watch it

[@beboulay7559]

I remember watching this with my friends at a sleepover, and when he turns around for that shot, we couldn't help but laugh, and I rewound the tape like 4 times so we could watch it over and over and fall all over ourselves and how he was supposed to be handsome but was just weird. Good memories.

[@crawfordroses]

My cousin and I did the same thing with the ocean storm scene in "Anastasia" when Dimitri slams into the ship's corridor wall, and again when he shouts out to the sleepwalking Anya from the crow's nest. 🤣

[@deadgirls3874]

I think he's the best looking disney Prince in human form I like how he looks like a metal head or 70s rocker He was handsome to me ,but I agree with you the pencile one does look better

[@FridayNightSleepover]

I think Disney needs to show the Prince as a metal head. It's his new life after turning human. After all, he's a prince, what else is he gonna do with his time!

[@deadgirls3874]

@@FridayNightSleepover lol true 💀🤘🎸🎹🎵🥁 that be cool it's a musical anyway

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

Flynn rider: “So anyway”

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

I like that he looks just...normal? Not perfect?

[@DarkFoxKirin]

I’ve always though Prince Eric was the hottest Disney prince.

[@lacountess]

I wanted the prince to have facial hair in his human form, just so he looked a little closer to his beast face and not so jarringly unfamiliar.

[@ellismartiskainen7729]

A beard would have been nice

[@taylor3950]

Yes! If he had had a beard and a deeper voice (and maybe darker hair) I think everyone would have been on board.

[@iris7484]

yeah I mean it's hard to picture this guy scarfing porridge straight from the bowl but that's literally what he was doing a few weeks ago

[@maryam.m]

Was just about to say. Better with a beard dot com.

[@JewelRiders]

But he is also a product of his time. Facial hair at least in the 90s wasn’t very popular.

[@agresticumbra]

It’s interesting how there’s a split in who finds him attractive in this scene, and who doesn’t. This will get across my thoughts: this is my fav scene from all the Disney animated films since becoming an adult. IMO, it’s the most human expression they’ve achieved on a male face in the last 30 years, but he also feels like a classic sculpture made alive through animation.

[@Unknown-u7x8r]

1:18 I was like, “haha good wish reference” but then I saw it was made 3 years ago

[@courtneyreed5796]

Ahhh!! This was a good explanation. I definitely thought he looked weird and not that attractive as human there. The final reveal was a big disappointment for me as a kid. I was like “ugghhh!! He’s not as cute as Eric”😂😂😂

[@bwb5f5]

This video is ironic because that reveal with the prince’s piercing gaze and almost holy appearance was particularly awe-inspiring to me as a child and always stuck with me.

[@sarahs3988]

Same!

[@mikeodanzencatanghal3559]

Same. LOL IDK what are they talking about.

[@iniuram8231]

the holy appearance with the music in the background makes the scene so powerful

[@jaslawrence]

Same!!!

[@diesel_dawg]

Belle literally SAW his transformation, but was still all "Izat u?"

[@falconeshield]

You see a beast turn human who was literally dying and you're NOT a little surprised?

[@Hinatachan360]

His face reminds me of Michaelangelo's David sculpture. He looks fine.

[@FridayNightSleepover]

You're right, he does look fine! I just like to use some light humor as a gateway to some interesting animation processes.

[@Hinatachan360]

@@FridayNightSleepover Cool.

[@paranorman6999]

Please stay safe from Her. She crawIs. Do not let Her be forgotten. She saw you. Her arms are still alive. Amandaishere.jpg

[@seraphik]

this, totally. he absolutely had a michelangelo look. just look at the angels on the ceiling of the sistine chapel.

[@benjo_5]

I would go back further than Michaelangelo.... It makes me think of a Byzantine Icon. His face is perfectly symmetrical in the reveal, which was considered the Ideal of beauty. The transformation scene (especially how he radiates light) invokes the Transfiguration. And as another comment pointed out: he's not looking at Belle, but staring directly into the eyes of the viewer (us). There's actually quite a lot going on if you look at it through the eyes of Christian/European iconography/art history

[@purplehood8418]

I feel so validated for liking him in his human form. It felt like no one felt the same way. Glad I’m not the only one.

[@Helmutlozzi]

Never thought he looked weird. He looked otherworldly, like an angel.. But that's to be expected after breaking a curse like that.

[@AnzuMiruku]

I’ve always found Adam to be the most attractive prince, even when I was a child.

[@jennifermiller8676]

Yesses! My crush on him is wholesome!!!!!💖💞😭💞😍💞💖💞😩💞😍💞😩💞

[@LP-rr8wy]

Saaaame !

[@literaIIyshy]

Along with Naveen and Li-Shang, he's literally one of the hottest Disney princes.

[@sardinez]

as a beast, definitely

[@o.m.g7277]

And Eugene!

[@undyne1]

@@o.m.g7277 he's not a prince but he is pretty attractive.

[@CattyMcMeow]

Amen, Li-Shang was the start of my particular appreciation of Asian men.

[@bintangmeneroka]

yES PRINCE NAVEEN

[@babu357]

The thing I thought was weird about the Prince was that he seemed to look a little different in every shot. I just wished they had drawn him more consistently as he moved. I do like the way he looked in this shot but it does look better with the shadows.

[@aaendi6661]

I think there was one animator animating the prince and he basically was designing the character while he animated him.

[@alexiacaceda1421]

Probably because they didn't have a design to be a guideline for the animators. The even had sculpted Beast and Belle's busts in order to have an uniform character design

[@jnx6359]

i think it's because his eyes are soo far apart. So it makes him look kind of strange. edit: i finished watching the rest of the video, and realized he said that.

[@jaredf6205]

The lips

[@lykamaikalacsa2638]

Beauty and the beast is my favorite disney movie. I was underwhelmed by the human reveal when I first saw it(now I know why). As a kid I will watch it everyday untill the cd was broken.

[@Laroling]

Lol I thought I was the only one lol. Well, I never thought he looked bad. You see the basics of glen keanes sketches in there! But the shading is rushed. And YES, the crowd shots with less detailed figures are clearly rushed. You know...IF they wanted a remake... why not a remaster where the best of the best get to adjust the shots that a lacking a tad.

[@FridayNightSleepover]

Yes! And give those talented artists enough time to make their magic!

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

That’s such an amazing idea for remakes. Belle’s and Ariel’s changing faces bother me. I would love to see the classics “fixed” into what they originally intended but couldn’t because of time constraints.

[@matildabelle2812]

@@BbGun-lw5vi And incorporate more songs from the broadway musical! I would kill to hear Me or Home and see it come to life through animation (like they did Human Again)

[@arielschant9841]

He actually looks STUNNING, he’s one of the hottest princes 😭 as a kid i was so attracted to him. His leonine face is beautiful, he reminds me to a Viking prince

[@melindab5319]

Right ppl are just haters😭

[@biggarfolini297]

He traumatized me as a kid, but go off

[@shizukagozen777]

Vikings looked nothing like this...

[@sweetparriz]

IKR!!!! I LOVE HIM AS WELL!!!!!!!!! 😍😍

[@LuxStrangelove]

"Belle...it's me... ....Michael Bolton." (I'll never forget my ex adding the Michael Bolton part after I tortured him making him watch this lmfao 🤣)

[@CrazySerus]

I couldn’t stop laughing at the, “Holy sh*t! What happened to this guy!” 😂

[@brighteyes6585]

My guess would be that his face adapted to being animal for such a long time that when he was human again, his facial muscles were still beast-like. It would take a while to have a more human expression, I think.

[@xergiok2322]

You're talking like this happened for real 😆

[@RoseOfMadina]

I love this explanation. Thank you!

[@wizardlover1324]

what? he looks fine 0_0

[@FridayNightSleepover]

No worries! This video is all in good fun, and just an excuse to talk about some production intricacies! The prince is A-ok!

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

he looks finnnnnnne

[@kyradavis9344]

The Prince has character. He's not simply a Generic design like so many Disney Characters. I always really liked it, especially from an artist's perspective.

[@Lucia-uk4jq]

Me too

[@Raaezilla]

i keep rewatching 2:56, its so... im always in awe of glen's rough animations!! the flow, the timing, adam's weight and mass despite being weightless--its a beautiful scene! and maybe it's just me, but i think i'm seeing a bit of tarzan's angular jaw and nose in adam too?

[@vokdmso9898]

I'm shocked that people think he's ugly. When I first saw him as a child I realised I was gay. I was like "uh.... why do i like him" lol

[@justincarreras7753]

I’m a straight man and thought he was beautiful

[@maddiedoes3571]

Glad I'm not the only one who was underwhelmed at the sight of prince Adam's visage

[@StarStoneWolf]

What's even weirder is the fact that Disney reanimated a few scenes in the lion king that hardly anybody would notice... But they won't fix this scene with the beast.

[@colliric]

He's French. His character has traits in this shot that are common to alot of French people, and in fact the final animators were more inspired by Frenchman Christopher Lambert and Italian model Fabio.

[@AC-dz9yq]

WOW, glen’s pencil test of the transformation is stunning. I’d never see it before. Also, it’s wild to think that SO much work went into 2D animation less than 30 years ago. It doesn’t seem like that long ago, but the difference is incredible.

[@xxxmaysilssss690]

I liked how they redeemed his appearance in “an enchanted Christmas”. He looked SO much better in that movie.

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

One of the few Disney sequels that O actually like. I'm not sure how much of that I can attribute to Tim Curry but I liked it.

[@justahuman9273]

Lol

[@MochaHibiscus]

No he looked plain...

[@missbraindamage]

When I was young, this was my favorite movie EVER but I still thought the human prince looked weird.

[@jameslaurent6491]

Always thought there was something off about his face in that scene. Glad I wasn’t the only one 👍🏻

[@MeTheMayo]

As a child I always thought he transformed into the statue of liberty 😅😆

[@pamelac.n2607]

😂😂😂

[@avamelia7410]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wolfyone2242]

Omg 😂😂😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻

[@tatyanaperez402]

Thought I was the only one!

[@Matreshka01]

My sister and I were mildly traumatized watching the Prince's disappointing transformation. We'd always conclude watching the movie with a remark that he would be better off in the beast form. So glad to find out we weren't the only ones.

[@mariag3994]

Yes, you are not the only one. Maybe he is not unattractive, but not what you might expect from his beast form.

[@friendlycheese5257]

And Belle has always been my favorite Disney Princess and I felt bad for not liking her prince 😅

[@alexarias5717]

I wish he kept some beastly qualities lol at the very least they could have given him a scraggly beard that he could shave later 😂

[@charlottegranger1449]

He is supposed to turn into a handsome prince very different looking from his beast form.

[@greyisnthere]

Loved this video! My sister and I used to laugh hysterically whenever we saw this scene because we thought he looked so ridiculous. But I loved hearing the technical reasons as to why it looks off. Very informative and engaging!

[@gembo871]

He’s beautiful like a marble statue, and tuning a Prince that looks more like that into a beast looking creature makes more dramatic effect then just a hot guy like Prince Eric turning into the beast.

[@chelseabaker1994]

The beast real name is Prince Adam, it’s said in the CD-ROM games of Beauty and the Beast. And it’s been confirmed by Disney, they for some reason just never use it.

[@frauvoss]

As a kid I cried when he changed to his human form. I was so heartbroken that the beast was gone.

[@Cathowl]

This video started and I was immediately like "...actually, Belle looks weird too" when you played the clips of her. I tried to point it out to my friend but she doesn't see it.

[@Ebbagull]

His human form always freaked me out as a kid. Especially his eyes. We had just spent a whole movie getting used to Beasts' form - I never understood why he had to change 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@tinaloye2014]

Think Disney couldn’t legally romanticise beastiality in the 90s

[@mjangelvortex]

Because the prince himself (and his staff) all wanted to become human again?

[@MihaDuV]

This is called Stockholm syndrome.

[@PussInBootsTheLastWishFan2003]

To be honest his beast form also looks handsome

[@whitedragoness23]

@@tinaloye2014 there was no way parents could explain how you could be in love a different species of a human and beast.

[@lauryw]

"wheres the floofy lion WHERES THE FLOOFY LION I WANT MY FLOOFLY LION NOOOO"

[@elainaramirez8662]

I honestly find it so hilarious that Disney retconned Adam’s whole transformation and just left the Beast as a monster in every single release and merchandise marketing after the fact (i.e. Toys and clothing, House of Mouse, Belle’s Magical World, etc). I think even Disney agrees that we all like Monster Beast so much better, lol

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

I've always thought he was one of the more attractive Disney men.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Ariel's husband looked better. Hell, John Smith....looked better

[@gram7354]

Honestly, me too. I also found him the most natural looking, contrary to the overly princely looks of other disney men. So yes, I found him pretty handsome

[@MochaHibiscus]

@@gram7354same!

[@quanming312]

They went too hard on his beast form. How could they top that 😆 I do like his human form a lot though, and the processes detailed in the video was very interesting too! Keep it up~

[@FridayNightSleepover]

Thanks for the encouragement! More is on the way!

[@ziggy6191]

That's very furry of you to say

[@isaa.5187]

you a furry ?

[@Nightman221k]

We don't exactly get ample time to grow used to his human design. Honestly, it doesn't look bad just oddly too detailed and realistic compared to the rest of the human characters (I'd say it's just like Aurora when she wakes up and blinks and she has a realistic face and her tiara is gemstone incrusted, only that scene was prettier). I still find the heavy browbones to look off on a Disney Prince, cause it looks like already enough detail to have that specific feature on a delicate face with prominent lips. I think they thought they were drawing from aspects of his Beast design, but it just ended up looking funny. I'd prefer if they animated him with a face that looks less detailed but still handsome more like John Smith or John Rolfe from Pocahontas level of detailed faces.

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

You make good points except Aurora waking up is one of the most gorgeous drawings I’ve seen. I was so mad as a kid that she didn’t look like that in all of the movie.

[@Nightman221k]

@@BbGun-lw5vi I agree with you about that, she looked beautiful in that scene.

[@danawinslett7505]

I always considered this view of the prince to be the most striking of any reveal Disney has given us.

[@ConstanzaRuiz-sk4cg]

he never looked weird to me? I always thought he was very handsome as a human

[@iwanalfattah6881]

You right for me he's so handsome

[@flootzavut30daychallenge]

@@patrickmulopo7957 it's fine if you like him, but it's not a "fad"; I literally saw this movie as a young teenager when it came out, when the internet was barely a thing, let alone something that a 13 year old would have access to to be caught in a fad, and I have a vivid memory of being disappointed by the transformation into this prince. Not everyone dislikes it, but this has been a thing for literally thirty years, it's not an internet fad, people just didn't like the animation of the prince post transformation 🤷🏻

[@LovuxTheGreat]

Aside from the awkward lighting/shading mentioned in the video, I kind of always assumed that the prince looks odd in that reveal shot because he's probably experiencing a hurricane of emotions due to the intensity of the situation. Think about it, he had pretty much lost the will to live when Gaston and the mob stormed the castle, then he lights up when he sees Belle has returned to him, THEN he is stabbed by Gaston and dies in Belle's arms.... and when he wakes up he's suddenly a human again. How does one even process such a crazy sequence of events? I have made much uglier facial expressions in much less dramatic situations, I can't even imagine the shock, disbelief, relief, confusion, happiness that the prince must be feeling in those first couple of moments when he realizes what has happened. Just my headcanon though.

[@littleblueclovers]

Thank you! As a kid I just couldn’t like that scene... he looked too realistic and I felt like their efforts to make him look extremely handsome put him in some uncanny valley.

[@TheMissingLink2]

Glad someone finally talked about this. My siblings and I have been fast-forwarding this scene for years.🤣🤣🤣🤣 Probably the worst crime is that they didn't do any touch ups in the re-releases.

[@mariusa.5863]

Same here! 🤣

[@dianachin4849]

Imagine if Gaston survives that fall. He still looks for the beast. But instead, he sees Prince Adam lol!!!

[@victorvvc1925]

Wow... I never noticed Belle has a lost eye for almost half of the frames of the movie!

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

Yup. Her face and eyes change so much from frame to frame that I wish it was fixed cause I love the movie so much.

[@cristinacarbonell762]

The sketch looks so good, better than the final image

[@aubreynaulin6207]

Wtf he is the hottest prince with that luscious head of hair and those pillow lips

[@myon9431]

I always thought the human form was handsome, even in that one shot. This feels too nitpicky.

[@Lucia-uk4jq]

Same. The animators worked their ass off on this and that one shot is being blown out of proportion. I would have never stopped to think he’s ugly. i clicked on this video thinking: whatever do they mean?

[@JakeAdkinsOfficial]

The skill in the pencil sketch version is outstanding

[@joycelee5714]

This was hilarious 😂 and very informative. I never could put my finger on why the prince looked so weird. Great video!

[@FridayNightSleepover]

Thanks so much! There will be more videos on animation, film, and more!

[@jacobsed8432]

I thought he was cute but Prince Eric is the most handsome Disney prince IMO lol

[@golfwang8084]

Nah man that title goes to Prince Naveen😤😤

[@Bonbon-mk7ox]

Prince Eric and naveen are my biggest disney crushes lol

[@ft.jackjimmy7282]

I’ve asked a lot of people who all majorly agrees that either Prince Eric and Prince Aladdin to be the most attractive princes. But if you lay the sketches of both their face together, you’d get the same looking face.

[@m.josena4485]

Flynn Rider?

[@myon9431]

Eric would be number one for me if his hair was longer. Adam's long hair is beautiful.

[@fugithegreat]

When my siblings and I watched this movie over and over on VHS, we would always wait for the moment when the prince turned around and we would say for the prince, "I'm ugly!" 😂😂😂

[@FridayNightSleepover]

I loled IRL

[@JacquelineViana]

The pen sketch animation looks GORGEOUS. I’d love to whatch a full version of the movie with them.

[@lowneykids7888]

After seeing Beast in prince form Belle is like “ooooooo....is it possible you can turn BACK into the Beast?”