A Rant About BatB and the Internet
I’m talking specifically about BatB 1991 here and this entire post is a rant about how the Internet treats this movie.
Internet Point 1: Belle should’ve married Gaston!
Rewatch the proposal scene for exactly why she’s not doing this. The animation speaks for itself.
Internet Point 2: Stockholm Syndrome.
Belle stands up to the Beast in the dinner request and post-wolf attack scenes. She wasn’t in love with him until his behavior changed.
Internet Point 3: Beast should’ve stayed a Beast!
No, he shouldn’t have. While the Beast has one of the most interesting character designs for any Disney character ever, and yes the whole big fluffy monster thing is appealing to some of us (okay a lot of us, I’m not excluded), he also would’ve succumbed to an animalistic mindset had he remained like that, and it would throw all his character development down the drain. It’s not fair to him, and besides, he was seeking his humanity, not beauty.
Internet Point 4: Belle actively tried to change the Beast.
While staying with someone to change them is never going to work in real life and this mindset should be warned about, I just don’t think it’s really applicable for the Belle/Beast romance. If anything this would be more about Gaston’s attempts to mold Belle into his perfect wife.
It was Belle’s kind heart and willingness to argue back when he’s wrong that made Beast want to learn more about her. He doesn’t really get enough credit for how hard he worked to regain his humanity. Sure, he needed some guidance here and there, but he also learned to accept everyone’s help and do his best. Plus, there are some problems that he can’t really help, like how he can’t properly use a spoon, and it’s really sweet of Belle to help find solutions that wouldn’t embarrass him.
So I think the more accurate statement here is that Belle inspired Beast.
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