Emma Watson described how she fought with the Stockholm syndrome of her heroine Belle

Famous American actress Emma Watson, who is familiar to many of the paintings "Harry Potter" and "Noah", decided to tell a little about how she worked in the film "Beauty and the Beast". It turns out that Emma for a long time did not give consent to work in the film because of the Stockholm syndrome of her heroine Belle.

Emma Watson as Belle

I've reviewed the script many times

Probably, there is no actress who would not dream of playing Belle from the Disney cartoon "Beauty and the Beast". Watson, too, was one of those to whom this heroine liked, but only when she was offered to play it, she took a few weeks to think. In one of her interviews, Emma recalls that time:

"I really love this cartoon and when I was offered the role of Belle, I first experienced joy, but soon it became clear that I can not easily agree to it. In my childhood, when I looked at this tale for the first time, I was horrified at how a girl could fall in love with a monster, because it's creepy. A few years later, I realized that such behavior was nothing but a Stockholm syndrome, and he was completely incomprehensible to me. I can not be attributed to those girls who can fall in love with their enemy, if I may say so, and obediently obey him. How can you play if you do not understand the very essence of the role? I revised the script many times, until I realized that I had to go the other way. Belle can not be attributed to the victim, who loses his mind from the kidnapper. She remains true to herself, her feelings and judgments. Belle can look much deeper than the outer shell. It was after I realized this that I agreed to a role. "
Shot from the film "Beauty and the Beast"
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The image of the heroine was changed for Emma

In addition, Watson said that Bill Condon, the director of the tape, decided to change Belle a little, in order for Emma to feel more confident. The actress has a little shared secrets of an image of the heroine:

"We decided to immediately open in Belle two qualities: empathy and the ability to make friends regardless of appearance. The result is the image that is very close to me. I could always catch the mood of friends and relatives, could empathize with them and always knew how to find the right words for support. The same applies to friendship. For me, the shell is not important. A person can be ugly, but his inner world is striking in its depth. The same happens with Belle. The girl does not fall in love immediately, at first sight in the Beast. She begins to make friends with him, learns him, reveals his soul and only then realizes that he just needs love. It is this Belle gives the kidnapper, after which a miracle happens. "

By the way, the picture "Beauty and the Beast" is one of those films, the premiere of which is very long-awaited. The tape is released in the middle of March, and while everyone is just imagining the images that will be seen on the screen, the creators share with the fans new images from the filming.

"Beauty and the Beast" will be released in March 2017