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Beauty and the Beast was an animated Disney film from 1991 based on Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s take on the story from 1756. It’s recognized as the second film of Disney’s “Renaissance era” and it was a far bigger success than [[The Little Mermaid]] making more money with less spent on the budget. It’s major critical appraise made it the first of three animated movies to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. It however lost to Silence of the Lambs. | Beauty and the Beast was an animated Disney film from 1991 based on Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s take on the story from 1756. It’s recognized as the second film of Disney’s “Renaissance era” and it was a far bigger success than [[The Little Mermaid]] making more money with less spent on the budget. It’s major critical appraise made it the first of three animated movies to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. It however lost to Silence of the Lambs. | ||
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| + | The story begins with the Beast’s backstory, and it says that years ago, a young Prince refused to give an old woman shelter during a storm, but when the old woman turned into a beautiful young woman, she cursed the Prince and turned him into a Beast. And it’s stated by the narrator that the Beast must learn to love a woman, and the woman must love him back by the time he’s 21 years old, or he’ll be a Beast forever. | ||
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| + | Belle is introduced, and she’s on her way to get a book, and go back into her home, but on the way back from the book shop, she encounters Gaston who seeks to marry her. Belle’s father Maurice invents a machine that can chop firewood automatically, and he plans to go to an event to show it to the greater public. However, he’s chased by Wolves, and he ends up at a Castle. Maurice goes inside the Castle, and meets talking objects. Lumière the Candle, Cogsworth the Clock, Mrs. Potts the Teapot, and Chip the Cup. They make him at home right away, although Cogsworth disagrees due to what the master would say. We see that the master of the Castle is the Beast, and he takes Maurice, and locks him in a cell. | ||
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| + | Back at Belle’s house, Gaston sets up a wedding, and is ready to propose to Belle. He does so, but Belle shoves him into a mud pool much to Gaston’s frustration. Belle then sings about “Wanting more than what they got planned.” Her father’s horse appears, and she notices that he’s gone. She gets on the horse, and he takes her to the Beast’s Castle, and she finds Maurice right away, and then the Beast appears. He refuses to let Maurice go, but Belle tells him she’ll take his place. Seeing that this is an opportunity to break the curse, he agrees. | ||
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| + | At the Tavern in the town, Gaston is still upset that Belle rejected him which he saw as “Publicly humiliating“ due to him already setting up the wedding. His friend LeFou then gets the customers in the Tavern to sing about how great Gaston is, and that all the men want to be him, and that he’s the size of a barge. Maurice then barges in, and tells the people about a Beast. However, the people don’t believe him, and kick him out. Now, Gaston plans to use Maurice as a chip to marry Belle. | ||
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| Beauty and the Beast (1991) | |
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| Directed by | Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise |
| Produced by | Don Hahn |
| Written by | Linda Woolverton |
| Starring | Paige O’Hara Robby Benson Richard White Jerry Orbach David Ogden Stiers Angela Lansbury Rex Everhart Jesse Corti |
| Music by | Alan Menken Howard Ashman |
| Editing by | John Carnochan |
| Distributed by | Buena Vistas Pictures Distribution |
| Release date(s) | November 13, 1991 |
| Running time | 84 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Gross revenue | $440.1 million |
| Followed by | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas |
Beauty and the Beast was an animated Disney film from 1991 based on Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s take on the story from 1756. It’s recognized as the second film of Disney’s “Renaissance era” and it was a far bigger success than The Little Mermaid making more money with less spent on the budget. It’s major critical appraise made it the first of three animated movies to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. It however lost to Silence of the Lambs.
Plot
The story begins with the Beast’s backstory, and it says that years ago, a young Prince refused to give an old woman shelter during a storm, but when the old woman turned into a beautiful young woman, she cursed the Prince and turned him into a Beast. And it’s stated by the narrator that the Beast must learn to love a woman, and the woman must love him back by the time he’s 21 years old, or he’ll be a Beast forever.
Belle is introduced, and she’s on her way to get a book, and go back into her home, but on the way back from the book shop, she encounters Gaston who seeks to marry her. Belle’s father Maurice invents a machine that can chop firewood automatically, and he plans to go to an event to show it to the greater public. However, he’s chased by Wolves, and he ends up at a Castle. Maurice goes inside the Castle, and meets talking objects. Lumière the Candle, Cogsworth the Clock, Mrs. Potts the Teapot, and Chip the Cup. They make him at home right away, although Cogsworth disagrees due to what the master would say. We see that the master of the Castle is the Beast, and he takes Maurice, and locks him in a cell.
Back at Belle’s house, Gaston sets up a wedding, and is ready to propose to Belle. He does so, but Belle shoves him into a mud pool much to Gaston’s frustration. Belle then sings about “Wanting more than what they got planned.” Her father’s horse appears, and she notices that he’s gone. She gets on the horse, and he takes her to the Beast’s Castle, and she finds Maurice right away, and then the Beast appears. He refuses to let Maurice go, but Belle tells him she’ll take his place. Seeing that this is an opportunity to break the curse, he agrees.
At the Tavern in the town, Gaston is still upset that Belle rejected him which he saw as “Publicly humiliating“ due to him already setting up the wedding. His friend LeFou then gets the customers in the Tavern to sing about how great Gaston is, and that all the men want to be him, and that he’s the size of a barge. Maurice then barges in, and tells the people about a Beast. However, the people don’t believe him, and kick him out. Now, Gaston plans to use Maurice as a chip to marry Belle.