Beauty and the Beast

It has been over 30 days since Disney’sBeauty and the Beast , and it is still one ofDisney ’s best animated motion picture . The strong characters , fairy tale aspect , and stunning invigoration make the film just as magical as when it premiere . It is still Disney ’s only reanimate picture ( excluding Pixar ) to find an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture . Gaston is an excellent realistic villain , while Belle is one of the most iconicDisney Princesses . However , rewatchingBeauty and the Beastbrings up several rough realitiesthat went unnoticed while viewing the film for the first fourth dimension .

Many Disney moving picture have cutting truths upon rewatching them . However , Beauty and the Beastis a special case becauseit is interpret as one of Disney ’s more knotty filmsbecause of Belle and Adam ’s relationship , among other thing . Regardless , Beauty and the Beastis no exception to its harsh realities . Whether it is an volatile fact , poorly aged moments , a dark interpretation , or problematical aspects , Beauty and the Beasthas its honest share of harsh realities that fall to light upon rewatching the Hellenic Disney film .

Toy Story is a timeless classic and a huge milepost for animation , but there are still some rough realities about the characters , floor , and visuals .

Beauty and the Beast Disney 1991 Movie Poster

10The Beast Only Came Back To Life Because Of The Enchantress

Gaston Killed The Beast, But The Enchantress Revived Him

When Belle and Adam reunite at the end ofBeauty and the Beast , everything seems perfect until Gaston stab Adam . The Beast teeters at the border of death before Belle confesses her love , effectively breaking the enchantress ' patch . However , the fourth dimension between Belle ’s annunciation of love and Adam becoming human is so short thatthe fact that he pop off is often overlooked . Gaston ’s shot was fatal — Adam really did die in his Beast form . fortunately , Belle broke the execration on prison term , so the siren used her legerdemain to bring Adam back to animation and turn him into a human once more .

9Gaston Planned To Throw Maurice In An Asylum To Force Belle To Marry Him

Gaston Went To Extreme Lengths To Marry Belle

Gaston is a lot more forbidding than he appear to be . His self - centered , egotistical personality masks the darker percentage of his character . One of the worst theatrical role about Gaston is the lengths he would go to get hitched with Belle , stopping at nothing to ensure she becomes his wife . Gaston gestate a plan to put Belle ’s father , Maurice , in a mental wellness institution ( know as the asylum in the film ) so that he can offer Belle Maurice ’s freedom if she marries Gaston . It is a devious plan that portraysGaston tap Belle ’s vulnerabilities to make her his belongings .

One Disney hypothesis changes Gaston ’s role in Beauty and the Beast by suggesting he was actually a unspoilt cat , but it ’s not win over enough .

8The Mob Song Critiques How Extremists See The World

An Incriminating Lyric Exposes Extremists

During " The Mob Song , " the last melodious number inDisney ’s soundtrack for the animate filmBeauty and the Beast , the villager sing about killing the Beast on the elbow room to his palace . One particular language illustrate the song ’s hide signification : " We do n’t like / What we do n’t understand / In fact it scares us . " This lyric present the true purpose of " The syndicate Song":to portray how extremists view the world . It puts the full song into perspective — although the mob blab out about vote down the Beast , their only motivating is the fear that Gaston impregnate in them .

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A selfish prince is doomed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he manages to fall in love with a beautiful young woman.

Gaston

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Gaston ( Reprise )

Gaston grabs Belle in Beauty and the Beast

Be Our Guest

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Villagers During The Mob Song In Disney’s Beauty And The Beast (1991)

The Mob Song

Gaston , The Villagers

The villagers can not opine for themselves ; they trace societal expectations , which demand take out anyone different . It is why they are leery of Belle , the rummy pedant , and Maurice , the crazy inventor , and it is why they want to obliterate the Beast . extremist are born from societal norm — they take an average view and maximize it to the most brutal rendition possible . “The Mob Song " also exposes the dangers of societal normsand how they can quickly conduct to corkscrew situations . What ab initio set about as a staged intervention turn into a plan to murder a living being for no grounds .

A blended image features Disney animated villains Cruella, Gaston, and the Evil Queen

7Belle Was The Only Woman In Her Village Who Knew How To Read

Reading Was Discouraged For Women

6Gaston Is One Of Disney’s Scariest Villains Because Of His Realism

Gaston Mimics Real Life Predators

Disneyactually conk out a 54 - year - old villain trendwithBeauty and the Beast : Gaston is the first manful villain in a Disney Princess movie . Some might not see Gaston as scary because of his dim - witted personality , but he is one of Disney ’s scariest villains . Gaston is dreadful because of his pragmatism . He embodies toxic masculinity , andhis relentless avocation of Belle crap him a predator . Gaston does not give up , no matter how many times Belle rejects him . He does not see her as an independent mortal ; he only sees Belle as someone who can give him beautiful progeny .

Gaston is a life-threatening reflection of man who can not accept rejection from women .

Gaston is a severe reflectivity of men who can not accept rejection from women . Thelive - natural process adaptation ofBeauty and the Beastmakes Gaston explicitly bad . In the quicken film , once Gaston learns of the Beast ’s cosmos , he pushes his matrimony to Belle to the back of his creative thinker as he prioritizes killing the Beast . The bouncy - action version of Gaston does not forget Belle — he taunts her , saying the Beast ’s straits will cling in their star sign , and Belle can not avoid conjoin him . The 2017 picture choose to capitalise on Gaston ’s realism from the animated moving-picture show , which pay off immensely .

The Enchanted Dishware Ambushing Gaston And His Friends In Disney’s Beauty And The Beast (1991)

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5Be Our Guest Glamorizes Labor Exploitation

Be Our Guest Suggests That The Working Class' Purpose Is To Serve The Rich

" Be Our Edgar Albert Guest " is often regarded as one of the good musical numbers inBeauty and the Beast . From the dazzling theatrics to the plentiful brio , there are many reasons why " Be Our Guest " is democratic . However , one of the verses has a dark substance that is often overlook . Lumiere sings , " biography is so unnerving for a servant who ’s not serving/ " He ’s not whole without a person to wait upon , " whichsuggests that the work class be to serve the upper grade . When the enchantress curse the castle , the servants became animate object , making them feel useless .

They spent their lives catering to Adam , serving him altruistically without think about their own desire in life . Everyone deserves a chance to seek their purpose , and someone being a servant does not have in mind they can not have a life outside their job . This verse in " Be Our Guest " certainly makes things interesting becauseit is obscure whether the call was written that way by choice or if it is just poorly aged lyrics — a real possibility because of the more progressive world sight today .

4Belle Has An Attraction To Animals

Belle Falling In Love With The Beast Suggests She Is Attracted To Him In That Form

Belle falls in love with Adam and confess her love on his deathbed . She kisses him once he is human again . However , Belle hesitates upon the Beast ’s shift — she fall in love life with an animalistic beast , not a human being . Although Belle is overjoyed once she agnize Adam as a human is still the man she fell in love with , there is a hint of disappointment on her face . This fact meansBelle light in love with Adam in his Beast build . She bang what she was get into , and it did not commute her love for him .

It is a small worrying to realize Belle ’s amatory interest in animals , particularly since beastiality is never a report in a Disney moving picture .

Belle has a literal attraction to animate being . It is a lilliputian perturbing to gain Belle ’s romantic pursuit in animals , especially since bestiality is never a report in a Disney moving picture . It is most likely not intentional on Disney ’s part , but it does not change the fact that the narrative portrays Belle as attracted to the Beast . The unrecorded - natural action adaptation takes it a measure further at the end of the film when Belle ask Adam how he would feel about growing a beard , making Belle ’s chemical attraction for zooerastia far more likely .

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3Chip Was Born During The Curse As A Cup

Chip Was Never A Human Before The End Of Beauty And The Beast

One of Mrs. Potts ' children , Chip , is a broken teacupful who is very young . Chip ’s eld is obscure until he transforms into a homo at the end ofBeauty and the Beast . Based on Chip ’s fundamental interaction with Mrs. Potts and his human form , he can not be older than seven or eight . " Be Our Guest " say that the castle has been enchanted for 10 age , and Adam was 11 year older before the curse . That means Chip was bear during the X . When the curse breaks , he becomes a man for the first time .

However , it is not clear how Mrs. Potts reproduced children as a teapot , especially since there does not seem to be a founding father in the picture . Beauty and the Beastnever clarifies how enchanted teapots — or any enchanted object , for that matter — can reproduce children . It is possible that enchanted objects have similar ability to humans , irrespective of the car-mechanic . However , chances are Chip ’s age is just something Disney overlooked , similar to how Disney overlooked the possible action ofThe Lion King ’s Simba and Nala being related because of how lion pride work .

2The Dishware That Breaks Were Real People

The Dishes Do Not Get To Return To Their Former Selves

When Gaston enters the rook with his military personnel , the enchanted objects lie in wait them . It is an exciting , well - deserve import since the villagers had no business intruding . However , upon rewatching the aspect , the fighting is remarkable because enchant dish antenna and other pieces of article of furniture break when attacking Gaston ’s men . If the object break themselves in that commonwealth , it most likely mean they drop dead . The dish , in particular , shatter into many piece of music , making them impossible to restore . The servants gave their lives to protect their home , but it add up at the ultimate toll — they will never retort to their human forms .

1Belle & Beast Is A Classic Example Of Stockholm Syndrome

Belle Fell In Love With Her Captor

One of the most common critiques ofBeauty and the Beastis Belle and Adam ’s romance . They meet because Belle attempts to deliver her father , but Adam catches her . He offers Maurice ’s exemption in exchange for Belle ’s , which she bear , create a power imbalance . Therefore , when Belle falls in love , she becomes a dupe of Stockholm Syndrome . Although Adam lets Belle go because he truly loves her , Belle still feels obligate to return . moreover , it only bring a few skillful gestures for Belle to fall in love . It is not one of Disney ’s serious Romance , despite the moving-picture show ’s overall excellence .

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