But I think my love of Beauty and the Beast is more in-line with typical opinion! For me, it is the best Disney Princess movie there is! And that's despite it basically being a story about Stockholm Syndrome
(Side note: 'Stockholm Syndrome' is an awesome song by Muse)
But yes, considering how Beast effectively kidnapped an old man, traded that man for another human, emotionally abused said human until she fell in love with him ... well, despite that, it's a pretty romantic story.
That brings us on to point number 1 ...
1.
What the heck is his name?!?!?!?
Are we to simply call him 'Beast' for ever more? Poor guy, that's not a nickname you want, at least not unless its a reference to his ability in th .... wait, nevermind.
But nonetheless ... despite not having a name, despite being (literally) a monster, despite having a tail ... he is still worth falling in love with simply because he knows the key to a girl's heart.
He gave her an entire library!!!! I'm pretty sure that if a deranged, hairy monster showed up the day before our wedding and offered Gem her own library she'd be having second thoughts too!
Of course, he's found his perfect match ...
2.
Belle ... the crazy girl who wins your heart. Well it's a good job she is cute!
I mean, she doesn't have the best track record in this movie.
She treasures books, is given her favourite book as a gift and then she lets a sheep eat that same book.
She willingly lets herself be taken prisoner by a ferocious beast. Yanno, instead of getting help, or the police (France does and did have police, even in such a provincial life.)
She has an entire mansion to explore. She is told by a large, ferocious beast (yup the same one she willingly got imprisoned to) to avoid just a single area. Where does she go next?
You guessed it ...
Not such a smart girly.
And her biggest mistake ...
3.
She turned down this guy!
I'll be honest, I'm biased .... Gaston reminds me of myself.
But look at him! What a handsome man! Muscles! He can sing! He is brave, he even tries to fight a ferocious, terrifying beast in order to save the woman of his dreams ...
And yet, people think he is the villain! Unbelievable!
4.
A recurring theme with Disney films, but the music is incredible in Beauty and the Beast. One of the best films, undoubtedly.
Better than Pocahontas? No, probably not, but a real close second!
5.
Why do I love Beauty and the Beast?
It is one film I can have on, and Gem will curl up next to me and smile the entire way through (She likes movies about Stockholm Syndrome? There's a concerning sign in there somewhere ...)
The movie makes her happy, the music makes her happy .... Yes, it's a brilliant film, but it's more than that, it's a brilliant moment that we have together and that makes it more than brilliant. It makes it Disney.
Of course, it doesn't quite make it a 10/10, oh no ... but there is a 10 coming your way, one of my favourite movies, one I could watch over and over again.
Until then, I leave you with a crazy man, a wonderful crazy man ...
That's a face to love!
"It's not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas, and thinking..."
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