Beauty and the Beast [1991 film]

This re-imagining of the fairy tale was very well done, and I liked it.
The music is excellent, the animation perfect, and the characters NOT found in Mme Leprince de Beaumont's original story are enchanting.

A Disney classic, and one that certainly deserved accolades for the beautiful animation of its time, but I do prefer the remake to this because the newer version of this movie had more story.

Bibliographic Information: Jan Brett, “Beauty and the Beast”, Illustrated by Jan Brett, Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, ©1989, 32 pages
Genre: Folktales, myth, fables and legends
Summary: Beauty is a merchant’s daughter. The merchant loses everything and they are forced to move to a cottage. The two older daughters did not like to work but Beauty didn’t mind it. The merchant hears of one of his ships returning to shore so he asks his daughters what he missed most from their old life the old daughters said dressed and a carriage and team. Beauty only wanted a rose. The merchant makes it to the ship only to find that the food was spoiled. He didn’t have the money to pay for somewhere to stay. He wonders the path but gets show more lost until he comes upon a palace. He eats and curls up in chair. He finds a fresh horse for him in the morning but before taking off he picks a rose from a bush. The beast is angered with him and tells him that he is going to kill him for that. The merchant tries to explain that it was for Beauty so the Beast says it’s either you or one of your daughters. The merchant returns to the cottage to tell his daughter good bye but Beauty feels bad and goes instead. She learns that she is no danger and grows to like the Beast with each passing night. Beauty asked to go visit her family one last time before come to stay permanently but well away she dreamed that the Beast had died and was saddened by this and returns right away. She finds him near death and tells him that she has fallen in love with him and can’t live without him. He turns into this handsome prince and they are married the next day.
Tags: Romance, Secrets, Love
My Response: I really liked this version of Beauty and the Beast. It shows the love she had for him and the love he has for her. It also shows how vain her sisters were. I would definitely read this to my future children. show less

One of my favourite Disney-movies. Though as my little cousin said: "And in the end the cute Beast was turned into a boring prince!"

Stockholm syndrome in an enchanted castle.

Over-rated, but painless.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: C

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.2/4

Good Will

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