In hindsight (and with the foresight, too of knowing this scene was going to happen), it felt significant. The two men look surprised, serious and happy to be dancing with one another. Suddenly, we see Lafou dancing and is surprisingly passed to a male partner (the guy who liked his new clothes from the previous scene). At the very end, everyone is dressed in their finest, in their happy couples and family groups, dancing in the Beast’s castle and they are all doing one of those pass-the-partner dances (IT IS GORGEOUS and just WAIT till you see Belle’s dress). It looked like silliness from a million other cartoons. Knowing this was coming, it felt like a statement. The third is decidedly happy with his new attire, blows her a kiss (or does he smile? I can’t remember.) and runs away while the wardrobe sings, “Be free!” Again, based on your lens, you’ll see this differently. Two of the men are horrified and run away.
I think I cried when I saw the first preview of the new live action Beauty and the Beast.