Said to be one of Disney’s best films, Beauty and the Beast is based on a French fairy tale about a beautiful woman who falls in love with a beast. This film sends the message that “it’s what is inside that really matters”. Jeanne Marie- Leprince de Beaumont wrote the timeless tale of “The Beauty and the beast” which has been embraced by the hearts of many for decades.
The moral of the original tale by Beaumont, written in 1757, is that it doesn’t matter what occurs on the outside, because inner beauty is more important than outer appearance. As Beaumont wrote: “Love doesn’t need to be perfect it just needs to be true.” (Beaumont). In 1991, Walt Disney’s Animation team adapted this timeless tale and made some alterations to the original story. …show more content…
He is arrogant, selfish and violent, and has his eyes on Belle, simply because he wants the most beautiful woman on his arm, and will stop at nothing to achieve this aim. Gaston shows this in words like, “I’d like to thank you all for coming to my wedding. But first I'd better go in there and propose to the girl!” (Beauty and the Beast).
It’s no surprise then that he ends up being the story’s antagonist, which is another difference between Disney’s version and the original. In reality, the novel’s antagonist has already done her damage, but in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, we see Gaston evolve from a comedic nuisance to an ominous irritation, and then finally into an alarming villain. By having the Beast in a much more desperate situation, and an antagonist who is a real and present threat, the Disney version has already established a darker tone. The same can be said for how Belle and her father first come across the …show more content…
The beast then saves her life, after he saves her life, and she thanks him and treats his wounds, they become more forgiving and humane of one another and manage to prepare a close friendship. To conclude, both Disney version and the original version shows the moral of inner beauty being more important than outer beauty, but the original story actually pushes harder on the issue of status. Belle is the only member of her family who is not bothered by their tumble off the social ladder, and is the one who ends up with a castle, riches and a wealthy husband. The prince doesn’t care about her lack of queenly birth either, and when this prevents them from marrying, he offers to go back to being a beast so they can be together, so he is clearly just as determine that class and social standing are irrelevant. Disney’s version is about inner beauty too, however, in this version, the Beast has to obtain his stripes also, as he must learn to control his temper and become less of a selfish and obnoxious beast. He doesn’t just sit around being a nice Beast, like in the novel. They are pushing twice as hard about the importance of inner beauty, because the Beast must become beautiful on the inside first. It is, however, a more straight forward story – man is cursed with being a beast, and one particular woman comes along who can save him, who could
The moral of the original tale by Beaumont, written in 1757, is that it doesn’t matter what occurs on the outside, because inner beauty is more important than outer appearance. As Beaumont wrote: “Love doesn’t need to be perfect it just needs to be true.” (Beaumont). In 1991, Walt Disney’s Animation team adapted this timeless tale and made some alterations to the original story. …show more content…
He is arrogant, selfish and violent, and has his eyes on Belle, simply because he wants the most beautiful woman on his arm, and will stop at nothing to achieve this aim. Gaston shows this in words like, “I’d like to thank you all for coming to my wedding. But first I'd better go in there and propose to the girl!” (Beauty and the Beast).
It’s no surprise then that he ends up being the story’s antagonist, which is another difference between Disney’s version and the original. In reality, the novel’s antagonist has already done her damage, but in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, we see Gaston evolve from a comedic nuisance to an ominous irritation, and then finally into an alarming villain. By having the Beast in a much more desperate situation, and an antagonist who is a real and present threat, the Disney version has already established a darker tone. The same can be said for how Belle and her father first come across the …show more content…
The beast then saves her life, after he saves her life, and she thanks him and treats his wounds, they become more forgiving and humane of one another and manage to prepare a close friendship. To conclude, both Disney version and the original version shows the moral of inner beauty being more important than outer beauty, but the original story actually pushes harder on the issue of status. Belle is the only member of her family who is not bothered by their tumble off the social ladder, and is the one who ends up with a castle, riches and a wealthy husband. The prince doesn’t care about her lack of queenly birth either, and when this prevents them from marrying, he offers to go back to being a beast so they can be together, so he is clearly just as determine that class and social standing are irrelevant. Disney’s version is about inner beauty too, however, in this version, the Beast has to obtain his stripes also, as he must learn to control his temper and become less of a selfish and obnoxious beast. He doesn’t just sit around being a nice Beast, like in the novel. They are pushing twice as hard about the importance of inner beauty, because the Beast must become beautiful on the inside first. It is, however, a more straight forward story – man is cursed with being a beast, and one particular woman comes along who can save him, who could