Disney Movies: La Belle And The Beast

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Fairytales are vital to teach kids morals and lifelong lessons. Most children grow up watching a variety of Disney movies. A personal favorite of some little girls is Beauty and the Beast. The original Disney movie was recreated in 2017 with real actors, instead of animation, which is what we will be comparing with. What some people don’t know, is where this story originated from. This French tale, La Belle et la Bête, published in 1740, by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, is known as the oldest variant of the story. While majority of the plot does not change, such as Belle having to leave her family, and then falling in love with the Beast, they have details that make them distinctively different. The most influential differences are the setting, the Beasts psyche and how the relationship is built between Belle and the Beast. The first distinction between these stories is the setting. We would think that the Disney adaption would not be the story with a gloomy, dark mood, but turns out it is. When the movie starts, it looks like it could be spring, trees are full of leaves, hills with bright green grass, and blooming flowers. When Maurice, her father, gets lost in the woods during his journey, it is nighttime. The weather begins to …show more content…

Before sending away Belle’s father, he told them to fill two chests with as much riches as they would like. These chests were magical and would never get full. He told her everything in the castle is now hers, instead of holding Belle prisoner like Disney’s Beast did. He was not as welcoming at first. He locked her in a cell, and most likely would have let her rot there, if the servants did not release her. The servants also gave her a room, and tried to convince the Beast to be kind. He continued to be bitter toward her, only allowing her to eat dinner if she joins him, and demanded to stay out of the West

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