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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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. 🥺

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

I prefer this type of animation over the ones today.

I always thought prince Adam looked attractive

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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. 😂

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

"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 🤣)

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

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

It’s like those memes with artists saying their sketch looks better than the clean drawing 😂

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

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.

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.

Personally, I always loved the fact that he didn't exactly look how most would consoder handsome. To me his inpefection was beautiful

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

what? he looks fine 0_0

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.

People saying hes not ugly is just being too nice 😭😭

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.

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 🤷🏼‍♀️

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

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.

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”😂😂😂

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?

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

That rough transformation animation is just beautiful

I love that you took all the time and effort to make a video about something THIS SPECIFIC. And even more, I love that there are at least 10 THOUSAND people out there who've had the exact same thought lol!

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.

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

I loved this movie as a kid, and yeah I felt a little underwhelmed with the prince's reveal.. thank you for explaining why it looked so odd! The original looks so much more handsome too 💪

I honestly started appreciating Adam’s image more as an adult than I did as a child (I also preferred him as Beast) but I gotta admit the Reveal sequence was definitely not the best 😂 It was interesting to see the process behind it tho! I’ve loved the two videos you have in your channel and I hope you make more! Subscribed 😁❤️!

He's literally a beautiful man.

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.

He has the most interesting face to me. Like he’s so pretty, especially compared to other princes. His features differ the most. That’s just my opinion though

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

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.

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~

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

Wow, when I first saw his face I thought I was the only one who cringed (and felt let down - I expected a face similar to Eric’s from the little mermaid). Glad to know I wasn’t the only one 😅

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

The sketch looks so good, better than the final image

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

The skill in the pencil sketch version is outstanding

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.

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

I'm glad someone is mentioning this. I have always found the prince way more charming as a beast. Also, not every character "looks better" as their true form: a separate form works way better for them. Vivziepop's Hell-characters are the purest proof of that. All of the sinner demons look so badass as demons instead of humans.

So much thought on the conceptualization of the transformation inspired from Michaelangelo’s masterpieces. Prince Adam’s human transformation is a great homage to the master of the High Renaissance Art period.

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!

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.

As a kid, Beauty and the Beast was like my fav movie. But when I saw the face of the prince, it felt anticlimactic tbh.

This video was way better than I expected it to be. You know your stuff! And you know how to appreciate art as well! :)

1:00 Can we just take a second to appreciate that one of the animators who worked on the Beast was named "Geefwee Boedoe?"

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.

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

What are you talking about, he's the most handsome of them all. He just has strong features, make him look more human.

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

I remember when I was about 4 years old and determinedly told my mom "I want to marry the beast and NOT the Prince". 😂 I always thought that the beast was so cute. There isn't really anything wrong about the prince. It just feels like they took a cute French guy and enhanced some facial features a bit too much, but somehow it matches the structure of the beast's face.

leave him alone he is gorgeous and he's my friend

This was so interesting! I didn’t know any of this until now, thank you. I always thought the prince looked “off” because he seemed styled after renaissance paintings with the way his face looked and how he was posed after turning around to look at Belle. Idk if that makes sense?? But I’ve always thought that. Awesome video!