Beauty and the Beast

Ok after reading and researching the information for the new Disney film ,"Beauty and the Beast", I was very disappointed and nervous about what the heck Disney was thinking. I saw the news from the director claiming a great moment in gay history and I was shocked and angry. I couldn't believe that they would take such a beloved story from my childhood and ruin it! But I also heard reports that there was nothing wrong with it. So Mitch and I went to see it last night and here is my report.…

Perrault's original fairy tale and inspired by Walt Disney's 1959 animated film, Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent portrays the story from the perspective of the eponymous antagonist, depicting her conflicted relationship with the princess and king of a corrupt kingdom. Sleeping beauty is a story showing a more sympathetic, nuanced version of the iconic fairy tale. On the other hand, Maleficent which is adapted from Sleeping Beauty story claims to be a deeper look at the story behind Disney's. In the…

A well-known villain to one of Disney's classics, “Sleeping Beauty”, has her own untold story composed into a unbelievable master piece. We are introduced to this familiar fairy tale in a new perspective. The tale begins in a peaceful forest realm called the Moors, where enchanted beings roam. One of these beings was a kind, young fairy named Maleficent, who cares for all life in the realm. One day, a young human boy named Stefan enters the mystical realm. He was avaricious and steals something…

gay Orlando, Florida nightclub was shot up (McKinnon). Another great example that bluntly shows how homosexuals are simply frowned upon is when the new version of the Disney film Beauty and the Beast was shown in theatres. Le Fou a character that plays a role as Gaston’s understudy right-hand man in Beauty and the Beast is a gay male in the newest rendition of the original film. Parents were very distraught and this new twist on the character even gave the movie a harsher rating for theatres in…

The beasts in the world are the people society least expect. All through literature, history, and films, characters that are thought to be protagonists are often times revealed as antagonists and monstrous. Examples of sadistic characters are found in Beauty and the Beast, Harry Potter, and in the short story, The Lottery. Gaston from Beauty and the Beast is the most handsome man in the village and everyone loves him. No one realizes that his intentions for killing the Beast is so that he can…

Beloved Beauty and A Horrifying Beast A story of romance, greed, patience, and hatred, Beauty and The Beast, written by Andrew Lang, this story is about a extravagant and wealthy family who loses everything from their house burning down, and their father losing his job. After being poverty for a long time, the family hears about a lost ship that belonged to the father. After the father leaves to go on his journey, he soon becomes stranded in a winter storm and then lingers up to The Beast…

adaption of Beauty and the Beast. However, the concept of the story is basically the same throughout, and these similarities lead me to believe that the, oh so famous, movie Beauty and the Beast originated from this tale. The symbolism throughout each story intertwines and creates one powerful theme about beauty. The Pig King is a story about a queen and her son who was bestowed a blessing, and a curse before conception. Beauty and the Beast show a man being changed into a hideous beast because…

girl, Kim. When analyzing the movie, it can be argued that Edward Scissorhands is in fact a modern take on the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. The main themes in Beauty and the Beast are that of loneliness, difference and, most importantly, that inner beauty is the source of love. These three aspects are the same ones we retain from Edward Scissorhands. Firstly, Edward and Beast both live alone in a huge castle, isolated from the rest of the town. Edward’s inventor…

Although Belle learns to love the beast too, the way that their love story unravels is differently. The beast may have been cold hearted at first for always yelling due to his short temper, and for not allowing her to eat if it was not with him, but deep down, he was always nice. Despite having her like a prisoner in his castle, he was in a way always looking out after her, even when she attempts to escape. He goes and rescues her from the wolves, and that is when their relationship with one…

Beauty and the Beast, a well-known fairy tale, tells a story about a lovely princess named Belle, who loves Beast - not for his outward appearance but for his grace and generosity. Cheryl Strayed alludes to this fairy tale called “Beauty and the Beast”, when she replies to a letter from a man who refers to himself as “Beast with a Limp”. This gentleman, Beast with a Limp, whose one side of the body is atrophied, is concerned about his appearances, and wonders if he should continue looking for…