Analysis Of ' Beauty And The Beast '

After I had viewed all the videos from the list of videos, it had occurred to me that most Disney films have been subliminally giving kids messages about gender stereotypes. When I finished watching the first video about Gaston from “Beauty and the Beast.” It made me laugh because of the animations, however when I focused on how exactly they portrayed Gaston in the movie. This is when I saw the movie stereotype men by speaking about Gaston physical characteristics. Gaston physical characteristics are him looking muscular and being tough.

In the movie “Beauty and the Beast”, the role of a man and woman in an abusive relation is practically spelled out and strait from Disney’s female lead jar. Belle is kidnaped by the Beast and forced o live in the dungeon until her father is ripped away from her. During this time she is completely defenseless to the Beasts onslaught and often retreats within herself and rarely confronts him. Beast on the other hand, portraying an abusive male, does everything to a tee. He yells, bangs on doors, throws furniture, and even threatens starvation when Belle goes against him. Belle, being the kind and gentle female lead, looks past all his rage and finds he prince inside; highlighting the common problem in abusive relationships. The abused partner holding onto the hope that their abuser will change, that they will love them and show them the tenderness that used to be there. Women (could also be men) are supposed to take the abuse and wait it out, showing nothing but love while the abuser rampages and eventually, things will be just like the fairy tales.

American culture views Beast as not a man, but in Europe at the time the text was written, Beast was considered a man because of his wealth and royalty. Although Beast is ugly in the story because of the curse, Beast has many feminine characteristics from the American culture that he shows as he is weak, kind, considerate and also a bit desperate at times, but in Europe at the time considered this very masculine. If the Beast from the original story was put in the present American society though, then Beast would not be respected as a man whatsoever and would not succeed there. On the other hand, the Beast from Disney’s film of the Beauty and the Beast, defines how an American man should be but without all the hair he may have. Beast has all the classifications of a man with him strong, dominate, and a provider. Beast can also be considered kind-hearted because when the audience sees his bright blue eyes, they can tell he has good in his heart. The audience can tell the characters are almost exact opposites by how Beast treats Beauty or Belle (Disney movie version of Beauty) in the two texts. In the original story, Beast can be considered a sweetheart to Beauty because he carries a conversation all the time with her, compliments her, and wins her over as a good friend. Beast is also exceptionally patient with her, but also sounds

Most are positive on the surface but when looked at more in depth some have seen to have a negative influence, thus how this idea of gender roles has been brought into view. For all three main characters in the film, Belle, The Beast and Maurice are all neglected and talked down upon for being disparate to everyone else present in the village. Belle for not throwing herself into a Gaston's arms and for her ability to read. The Beast for him looking the way he does and Maurice for seeming like a loonatic. We first see Belle receive discrimination for reading right at the beginning of the film Above the surface one message that Disney was purposely trying to get across by having these characters neglected was to show that us as people should accept those who are different and that if you seem different you can still find happiness even in the darkest of times. These are all very well and sweet but are difficult to figure out without thinking about it and this is where the gender role issues ally, as the messages picked up by children are not all that of what have been mentioned but more how not to be if you want to fit in. As a child you hear the town singing about

Beauty and the Beast represents a story about how looks can be deceiving and misleading. For example, in the beginning of the movie, the prince looks to pass the old woman’s kindness and offering and focuses his attention more on her physical appearance and decides to dismiss her. Before the prince dismisses the old woman, he starts to feel peer pressure from his guest because the woman makes him the spot of attention. The prince reacts with a natural flow that everybody expects him to follow. No one ever taught the prince about kindness and helping others, so it wasn’t just him rejecting the woman, it was everybody in the kingdom rejecting the woman too. When the woman transforms into an enchantress, everybody laughter turns into gasp for air from being shocked. The story takes place in France, which is very religious, so when they saw the old hag use magic they figured that she was an evil witch, the prince feared the Enchantress because of her magic, that’s why he had pleaded for her forgiveness. As a result, in turning down the enchantress offering, the woman puts a spell on the whole kingdom, which turns the prince into a humongous terrifying beast and the servants into talking household objects. The spell makes sure that the beast and everyone else in the kingdom will suffer by taking everybody’s

The Phantom of the Opera and Beauty and the Beast share many parallels that deepen the appreciation for the romantic and tragic love story between a hideous creature and a beautiful woman. In both of these works, there are men who possess numerous physical flaws that are shunned by their towns which builds resentment and anger inside of their souls. The men isolated themselves from society but it only took one woman to change everything. Both the Phantom and the Beast fall in love with the girl of their dreams who are captivating. Christina and Belle bring the men out of their shells with their selfless and loving hearts. Although these stories have different outcomes, they have the same moral that love can transform a bitter heart into a warm

To analyze the critical viewpoint of feminism in the stories of Beauty & the Beast and Shrek, certain questions a feminist would ask should be answered. For instance, Is the society in the story Patriarchal? How does the society oppress women? The societies that Belle (Beauty & the Beast) and Fiona (Shrek) lived in were both patriarchal.Women were seen as objects instead of people with a vast amount of capabilities.Regardless of Belle and Fiona’s expectations from their fellow neighbors Belle was able to save her dad by sacrificing herself to the Beast.In addition, Fiona beat up Robin Hood just as he was trying to save her when she didn’t need saving.In the societies of Shrek and Beauty & the Beast guys like Lord Farquad and Gaston oppressed women.The characters Gaston (Beauty & the Beast) and Lord Farquaad (Shrek) are very similar in terms of personality.Gaston had always relished in

At first glance Beauty and the Beast seems like an innocent movie about a beautiful girl named Belle who looks past the hideous exterior of a beast and falls in love with what is on the inside. Looking at Beauty and the Beast critically through a feminist perspective it is easy to see how awful of a message this seemingly innocent movie is sending to its audience.

One of the main factors that plays a crucial role in the process is gender roles. Disney movies assign a specific set of gender roles to each character in their movies. “In the popular Disney film, Beauty and the Beast (1991), characteristic gender qualities are clearly depicted. Gaston, an exceedingly arrogant and strong- willed character, states his dissatisfaction with Princess Belle’s deviation from ideal female characteristics. He says, “It’s not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas, and thinking—” (Beauty and the Beast).” (Ashley Bispo 4). This example shows how much Disney conforms to preferred gender roles and societal expectations of how a woman and man should interact. Even though Beauty and the Beast was created in the early 90s, the gender roles portrayed are true to its mid-1700s era. The 1700s were a time where men had the sole responsibility of taking care of the family and control every aspect of the family dynamic and women were to clean the house that was provided for them by the husbands and to be subordinate to men. Even though Beauty and the Beast is true to its time period, what kind of influence will that have on the children watching? “Across all film types, lead males occupied a variety of roles, whereas females were cast as leads in romantic films only and were more likely to be depicted as married or attached to a male figure by

Beauty and the Beast is perhaps one of the most well-known fairy tales in the Walt Disney production and has been a part of our lives growing up. Most people have either seen the animated version or heard about the fairy tale. The recent remake of the 1991 animated version is aimed to contend against criticism for romanticizing Stockholm Syndrome (Duff, 23). Looking back to the animated version of Beauty and the Beast through modern lenses, certain features of the movie start to appear problematic. However, the remake of the Disney classic demonstrates the agency Belle has in her life. This paper is an analysis of the remake of the Beauty and the Beast where it demonstrates how the film challenges the stereotypical Disney princess ideology

‘Beauty and the Beast’ is a traditional fairytale written by a French novelist named Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. It was published in 1740, and Walt Disney brought it to life in 1991. The animated fairytale is about a boastful prince who is very prideful; He loves himself more than he could ever love anything else. One night while the prince was having a party at the castle an old beggar walked in offering the prince a rose as a gift. but the prince did not want her there because she was low class and was not worthy of being in the castle. That night the prince and his castle’s servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress. The enchantress turned the prince into a hideous Beast until he can

In 1991, Disney released the film Beauty and the Beast based on the well-known tale written by Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont in 1757. Madame de Beaumont’s version is an abridgement of the 362-page original, La Belle et la Bête, written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in 1740. The story of Beauty and the Beast began as a folktale written down and interpreted by Madame de Villeneuve during a time when appearances and social status was an important part of life. When comparing the two stories the three factors to consider are setting, characters and plot. Since it’s original publication over 275 years ago, this timeless classic has been re-written for children and adults, performed in theaters, and set to film numerous times but still manages to maintain it’s lesson: true beauty

Gender stereotyping, or having a fixed image of both men and women of how they should live due to their gender, affects many aspects in each one’s life, from how they act, to how they are treated, to their education, to job opportunities. Presenting a “fixed image” of each gender is what molds the mindset of what society tells one to be, scaring people from their own individualism, and stepping out of the norm because it is typically seen with negative views from others perceiving them as an “outcast,” or “abnormal.” Gender stereotyping is widespread throughout all of our culture today, and is also viewed in movies as well. In Disney’s film, Beauty and the Beast, Gaston is a great example of the stereotypical male, being seen as brave, handsome, and muscular, which all of the girls drool over in his footsteps, but Belle is viewed as breaking the female “norm”, making the villagers criticize and judge her for learning how to read, and unlike the stereotypical female during this time that is viewed more as helpless and being the caretaker of kids and house chores, Belle wants to do more for herself and

Ever since modern day civilization masculinity has been a factor. Great leaders of ancient nation were appointed due to their power and their ability to decimate opponents. In “The Beauty and the Beast” Gaston is praised by male members of his village due to is overbearing brute strength and many look up to him for strength. When battling the Beast, which he simply does so to win Belle over he taunts him for his reluctance to engage in battle. He even compares himself to the Beast in a very condescending way trying to psychologically impair him with his masculinity. During the fight Gaston repeatedly states Belle belonged to him consequently stating the phrase “Belle is mine!!!”.

The old centuries fairytale of Beauty and the Beast is a story of transformative love, and the ability to see someone’s inner beauty. As such, it was a virtually tailor-made for Disney. The original beauty and the beast film remains the greatest of its animated works, and somehow managing to a rigid musical formula while injecting the atmosphere, the deep characterization and the beautifully written, and brilliant song. The film Beauty and the Beast(USA, Bill Condon, 2017) scored with audiences, ranging up to a massive $170 million and becoming the seventh best opening in history. The movie also added an extra $180 million from international territories, ranking in the major markets like China and the United Kingdom. By the end of the film opening weekend, the audience breakdown came to 60 percent of women and 40 percent of men. Also, about 52 percent of moviegoers were under the age of 25. Though reminiscence, it is certainly one of the driving points for the film’s success. One of the reasons why the film Beauty and the Beast (USA, Bill Condon, 2017), was a box-office success was that it anticipation was high. In a sense that Disney has built an excellent and successful business thereby turning it from the old cartoons into live-action spectacles including many others like Maleficent, Cinderella, etc. Although been impressive, this development is not necessarily surprising because the live-action film like Maleficent, Cinderella, and The Jungle Book have all impute the