Emma Watson feels like she made the transition into being a woman onscreen after her experience on Beauty and the Beast.
“When I finished the film, it kind of felt like I had made that transition into being a woman on-screen.” She added that Belle is “absolutely a Disney princess, but she’s not a passive character — she’s in charge of her own destiny.”
Emma played a big part in making Belle’s character a little more feminist than the original storyline, such as making Belle the inventor instead being an assistant to her father the inventor.
“I was like, ‘The first shot of the movie cannot be Belle walking out of this quiet little town carrying a basket with a white napkin in it. We need to rev things up!’”