Yesterday at Comic-Con’s Disney Animation panel they debuted footage from several classic films that will be re-rendered using 3-D technology. One of them included the 1991 commercial and critical hit, Beauty and the Beast. The film hasn’t been completely transferred over as of yet, but they showed us an opening clip of the movie that has been completed. It featured the performance of one of my favorite songs “Belle.” Here are a few things I noticed about the footage.

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2:48: It’s over! They just walked off the stage. After watching all these clips I feel like my eyes have been visually raped, but in a good way…if that’s possible.

2:43: A fan asked why Miyazaki mostly chooses females as the protagonists in his movies and he said, “Because women are strong and beautiful!” That’s right, ha!

2:42: Miyazaki was asked about where the inspiration for his films comes from, but he said he wish he could remember how he comes out with these crazy stories. Then he just smiled and bowed his head. This guy is hilarious.

2:41: At the Pacific Gaslamp theater tonight, Miyazaki will personally introduce the feature length presentation of Ponyo to the audience.

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