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I like how the they started the movie with a backstory told
through stain glass windows. It sets the scene and intrigues the viewer. It is
also unique and sets it apart from other Disney movies.
I love how Belle likes to read. I remember watching this
movie as a child and wanting to be just like her so I started to read more
often.
Gaston says “Belle is the most beautiful girl in town and
that makes her the best”. Although this would not be a good message to send to
young girls if a protagonist said this, since the villain said it, the movie
does not support the idea. Also, Gaston condemns Belle for reading because “soon,
a girl starts getting ideas and thinking” which he thinks is a bad thing.
However, since he is the villain, the movie serves to prove him wrong. Also, by
Gaston’s tone of voice when he says these lines, the viewer can infer that they
were meant to be jokes.
I forgot that Belle’s father was a quirky inventor. The fact
that Belle takes care of him than the other way around is characteristic of
movie’s progressiveness.
Gaston is so confident that he planned his wedding before he
even proposed. Uhg…
Belle is very different from Cinderella and Ariel. She does
not want the classic handsome and confident man. She wants “so much more than
this provincial life”. This is another progressive aspect of the movie.
Beauty and the Beast
also differs from other Disney movies because instead of animals that play the
role of comic relief, it is the furniture and household objects that do so.
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I forgot that Belle had to trade her life to save her father’s.
That was very selfless.
The scene during “Be Our Guest” reminds me a lot of “Under
the Sea”. Both scenes have so much action and color that it is almost
overwhelming.
I forgot that Belle left the castle and was almost attacked
by wolves before the beast saved her. It is a very scary and violent scene.
The beast is so cute when he tries to be civilized, be kind
to Belle, and control his temper. A running theme between Disney movies seems
to be one character that has a bad temper.
Gaston makes the towns people afraid of the unknown and
unfamiliar, which makes them act out of fear. The movie shows how this view is
narrow minded not simply inaccurate.
Belle falls in love with the Beast because of his character
and kindness not because of his looks. In this way, she differs from both
Cinderella and Ariel who fell in love with their respective princes on sight.
This sends the message to young girls that looks do not matter when one falls
in love.
When compared to Cinderella
and The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast is more progressive
and feminist. Also, Gaston is the one of the first male villains in Disney
films. Beauty and the Beast denounces
the overly confident masculine character instead of praise them like they did
with Prince Charming and King Triton.
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