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[[File:belle_loves_beast.jpg|frame|[[Tagline|The most beautiful love story ever told.]]]]

 

''[[Title Drop|Beauty and the Beast]]"'' }}

 

Entry #30 in the [[Disney Animated Canon]], from [[The Renaissance Age of Animation|1991]].

 

 

When Maurice doesn't return from a trip to a fair, Belle searches for and finds him in the forest-hidden palace of a monster who imprisoned him when he sought shelter there. She offers herself in his place and the monster accepts. "The Beast" is actually a cursed human prince (due to [[Jerkass|arrogant selfishness]]) who hopes her love will break the enchantment on him and his many servants, who were [[Animate Inanimate Object|transformed into living furniture, crockery, and so forth]]. With time limited (an enchanted rose serves as [[Death's Hourglass|an hourglass]] -- and it is beginning to wilt), he must tame his temper, she must learn to see the goodness beneath his exterior... and once that has been accomplished, together they must face the murderous wrath of Gaston.

 

 

 

== Tropes A-G ==

* [[3D Movie]]: The conversion process began back in 2008, with the intention of a 2010 theatrical release. However, doubts about releasing digital 3-D versions on home video led Disney to delay the release. In 2011, they released the 3-D version on 3-D Blu-Ray. It finally came to theaters in January 2012, months after an enhanced version of ''[[The Lion King]]'' vastly exceeded performance expectations.

* [[After-Action Patchup]]: After he saves her from the wolves.

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: The three blond girls are desperately attracted to Gaston who is ''such a tall, dark strong and handsome brute''. Subverted with Belle, who doesn't like Gaston and also hates the Beast when he's in his "bad" phase; it's only when he starts to be kinder and gentler that she falls in love with him.

* [[All There in the Manual]]: According to one source, Beast's real name is Adam.

* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: A lot of people assume this about Lumiere, but the eccentricities can be written off by virtue of the French accent (Plus, he's always flirting with the female feather duster). Cogsworth, on the other hand, is involved in several questionable incidents, including a rather awkward moment with Maurice. And ever since David Ogden Stiers (the voice of Cogsworth) came out of the closet the effect has only amplified.

** Either that or Bi, since he was drooling over the Bimbettes a split second before they "accidentally" sprayed him with water.

** Gaston has his [[Sissy Villain|camp]] moments too.

* [[American Gothic Couple]]: Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts looking like this during the [[Cut Song]] "Human Again."

* [[Amusing Injuries]]: This is LeFou's life. Interestingly, the moment when Gaston only ''threatens'' to hit LeFou (when talking to Monsieur D'Arque, the asylum keeper) is much more alarming than the rest of Gaston's abuse.

* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The flatware form an Eiffel Tower during the "Be Our Guest" music number. The movie takes place in the latter half of the 18th century, but the Eiffel Tower wasn't built until towards the end of the 19th.

** Also, the use of Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" (composed in 1850) in Gaston's failed marriage attempt, and the featherdusters dancing a Can Can during ''Be Our Guest''. that style of dance did not appear until 1830.

* [[And Now You Must Marry Me]]: Gaston tries the [[Scarpia Ultimatum]] version on Belle when her father is going to be committed to an insane asylum.

* [[And That's Terrible]]: Monsieur D'Arque's response to Gaston's plan to force Belle to marry him:

* [[Angel Face, Demon Face]]:

** The Beast's design changes and evolves considerably throughout the film. When we first see him storm in on Maurice, he's basically a monster; he [[Primal Stance|walks on all fours]], his fur [[Wild Hair|bristles near-constantly]], and he barely wears clothes, but by the end of the movie his face is softer and more human, he's fully dressed and walks upright. His voice also changes from a low snarl to a much more gentle, softer tone. Just about the only thing in his design that doesn't change are his eyes, which not only remain a specific shade of blue but also keep the same basic shape when in both forms. [[Captain Obvious|This is important]].

* [[Anti-Hero]]/[[Anti-Villain|Villain]]: The Beast initially starts as rude, violent and annoyingly abusive towards Belle. However when you finds out his main reasons why he keeps Belle prisoner in his castle (he hopes she can break the spell), you start to indentify yourself with him - you would have probably done the same thing if you were in the same situation.

* [[Anti Intellectualism]]: Gaston considers ''thinking'' to be an untrustworthy action...

'''Gaston:''' -I know! }}

* [[Artistic License]]: In the [[DVD Commentary]], the guys telling it admit that all the dancing items in "Be Our Guest" throws the logic of the movie through a loop, but it was worth it for that number.

* [[Ash Face]]: Cogsworth in the "Be Our Guest" number.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Gaston during the final showdown with the Beast.

* [[Badass]]: The Beast -- who else can handle a pack of hungry wolves and get away with only a scratch?

* [[Badass Baritone]]/[[Guttural Growler]]: The Beast again -- the thing is pretty odd if we consider that Robby Benson's real voice is more like a tenor (the production crew mixed Benson's lines with the growls of various wild animals). This is mentioned by Benson himself in a making-of special; his natural speaking voice is closer to the Beast's baritone, but directors have constantly asked him to pitch it higher because they think a [[Tenor Boy]] would make a better [[Love Interests]]. It's actually kind of a shock when he speaks candidly.

* [[Bar Brawl]]: There's one in the tavern during "Gaston," but it breaks back up amiably after doing its part to show off how awesome Gaston is.

* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animal]]: The Beast; due to the size and shape of his legs and feet, he literally ''cannot'' wear shoes.

* [[Beast Man]]: Duh!

* [[Beautiful All Along]]: The prince. Although when he changed back, that wasn't good enough for Belle, and she had to see into his eyes that he was the same person she fell in love with.

* [[Beauty Equals Goodness]]: Beauty comes across as more of a neutral force here. Belle is a good person, the Beast became what he is as karmic punishment for selfishness (only becoming handsome again when he's redeemed), and the corrupt asylum director Monsieur D'Arque is very sickly looking. The "beautiful enchantress", on the other hand, is morally dubious, and Gaston is handsome but wicked. In fact, Gaston essentially [[Exploited Trope|takes advantage of this trope]] when he convinces the villagers to kill the ugly, monstrous Beast.

* [[Beauty to Beast]]: The Prince.

** Likewise the Beast isn't as bad as he appears.

* [[Beta Couple]]: Lumiere and Babette in the musical.

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Gaston, but he's an evil one.

* [[Book Dumb]]: Gaston.

** It's funnier when you remember that there actually ''are'' pictures in that book. He just didn't bother to flip through the pages long enough to spot any.

** Weirdly, he seems to gain a bigger vocabulary during his song, saying words like "expectorating". Yet he doesn't know "primeval"?

* [[Brainy Brunette]]: Belle.

* [[Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl]]

* [[Bungling Inventor]]: Belle's father.

* [[Busby Berkeley Number]]: "Be Our Guest", which crosses over with [[Disney Acid Sequence]].

** LeFou also qualifies as an [[Iron Butt Monkey]]. During the battle at the castle, Cogsworth pokes him in the butt with a large pair of scissors, and a couple scenes later he's right back to pillaging and plundering.

* [[Carpet of Virility]]: Gaston.

* [[Character Development]]: The Beast is ''all about'' character development; in fact you can tell which mid-quel takes place when, based off how much of a jerk the Beast is at the time.

* [[Character Tics]]: Belle tucks back a lock of hair that's always falling in her face, while The Beast will rub the back of his neck when he's ashamed or frustrated. The former is a case of [[Throw It In]], as Paige O'Hara did it at one point during her audition.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Maurice's automatic wood-chopping machine (later used to free Belle and Maurice from the cellar).

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: A minor one, but the cook (the enchanted oven) is briefly introduced with only one speaking line, but it is him who finally routs the castle invaders later on.

* [[Chirping Crickets]]: In the deleted scene featuring "Human Again," Cogsworth makes a lame joke with a small cricket chirp as the only response.

** Gaston is a hunter who wears red, the color of blood.

* [[Come to Gawk]]: The Beast thought Maurice had. Or maybe it was just because at that point in the film he was still acting like a jerk.

* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: Not so much the Beast as the servants (especially as their transformed selves relate in some way to the roles they served as humans).

* [[Cool Horse]]: Phillipe, who has more sense than his master, Maurice.

* [[Dark World]]: The Beast's Castle under the enchantment.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Lumiere, at least some of the time.

'''Luminere:''' Master, I could be wrong, but that may not be the best way to win the girl's affection. }}

** The Beast can get pretty snarky too.

'''Beast:''' ...Stupid. }}

** Belle, particularly around Gaston.

** [[Disc One Final Boss]]: The Beast. He takes Belle's father prisoner and later takes her as his prisoner instead, but when he rescues Belle he becomes [[The Protagonist]]. Immediately after this scene we see Gaston cross the [[Moral Event Horizon]] and become the true villain of the story.

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice Prince]]: The Beast's [[Character Development]] makes him evolving into this.

* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]:

'''Gaston:''' I'm especially good at expectorating! }}

* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: After The Beast lets Belle go, he howls in anguish and frustration, not expecting that she'll ever come back. He's even perfectly willing to let Gaston kill him until Belle comes back, but [[Let's Get Dangerous|then...]]

** The narration in the beginning explains that he crossed it ''years'' ago when he gave up all hope of ever becoming human again, which is why his heartbreak at releasing Belle is all the greater.

* [[Did You Actually Believe?]]: Gaston implements this perfectly when facing off against Beast, sneering and mocking him:

* [[Dirty Coward]]: Gaston resorts to [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty|dirty fighting]] in his battle against the Beast, mocking Beast while he was too depressed to defend himself, then pleading for his life when he finds himself at Beast's mercy. Beast finally lets him go... {{spoiler|only for Gaston to literally stab him [[In the Back]].}}

* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: "Be Our Guest" - although Disney has been much more acidic than that.

* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: Gaston is one in-universe. He's a controlling and arrogant egomaniac, but he's so charismatic that the people love him, and as seen in his [[Villain Song]] his negative traits are spun as virtues ("in a wrestling match, nobody bites like Gaston!")

* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: Averted; Gaston is so angry at being rejected he ''refuses'' alcohol.

* [[Easter Egg]]: Pausing during the part of Gaston's death scene where his face is closest to the camera will allow you to see the skulls the animators painted into his pupils for that scene, just in case you weren't sure he'd died.

** Also, in the first song, where Belle sings in the town, she sits by a fountain. As she reads the book (described earlier, as an adventure with a prince in disguise, it sounds just like Beauty and the Beast), she flips to a page, with a picture. Look closely, and you will see that she is in the bottom right, the beast in the middle left, and the prince's castle in the middle.

** Caricatures of the directors, Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale, can be seen in the scene where Belle is given the book as a gift. As she is leaving the store three men are seen pretending to not look through the window and then they sing, "Look there she goes. The girl who's so peculiar. I wonder if she's feeling well." They are the two men on the outside of the large blonde man.

** Among the trophy heads on Gaston's tavern is what appears to be a frog's head, visible in the shot as Gaston spits. A bald eagle can be seen while he jumps onto his chair during his song.

** Almost all of the gargoyles and statues seen in the West Wing are previous designs for the Beast.

* [[Egomaniac Hunter]]: Gaston.

* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Gaston, apparently (LeFou: "You can ask any Tom, Dick, or Stanley,/ And they'll tell you ''[[Accidental Innuendo|whose team they'd prefer to be on!]]''").

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The Beast/Prince's name is never revealed (See [[No Name Given]] below.)

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Gaston to the Beast. The Beast may not be very good looking, but he's revealed to be daring, heroic and protective. Gaston on the other hand, is handsome but extremely ruthless and brutish.

* [[Evil Plan]]: Gaston's is to make the most beautiful girl in town I.E. Belle, his [[Housewife]].

* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Monsieur D'Arque and Gaston himself. Subverted in the Beast's growl.

* [[Exact Words]]: "All right, old man! We'll help you out." Just before they toss Maurice out of the tavern.

* [[Expressive Ears]]: The Beast has these.

* [[Eyes Never Lie]]: That's how Belle realizes the prince is really Beast.

* [[Face Palm]]: The Beast does a serious version of this immediately after causing Belle to flee terrified from the West Wing, and even looks as if he's going to break into tears.

** Belle also does a double-handed serious version of this the moment she becomes Beast's prisoner.

* [[The Fair Folk]]: The Enchantress at the beginning, who decides to teach the Prince a lesson about hospitality.

* [[Feet First Introduction]]: The Beast remains in silhouette until the dungeon scene, when Belle asks him to come into the light. This trope then occurs (with a brief cutaway to Belle's face up close and horrified).

* [[The Fighting Narcissist]]: Gaston is an unusually manly example. Then again, he does have a long ponytail and does a rather effeminate pose when he sings about his skills in decorating.

* [[Foreshadowing]]: During the [[Crowd Song]] "Belle", LeFou says, "No beast alive stands a chance against you, and no girl for that matter." We all know how well it went when he went for the prize beast and the prize girl.

** The bit with her book in the opening song, showing an image of the castle, the beast, and herself in the story, with a plot that is essentially that of the movie, can also count as this.

** "[[Determinator|I'll have Belle for my wife, make no mistake of that!]]''

* [[For the Evulz]]: Corrupt asylum owner Monsieur D'Arque's response when Gaston asks him to imprison Belle's father Maurice just to coerce Belle into marrying Gaston.

* [[Fourth Date Marriage]]: An interesting subversion. Throughout the film, the seasons change, leaving the time Belle spends in the castle with the Beast indeterminable from weeks to months prior to their marriage. In addition, it is not shown that they actually got married during the film, although it is heavily implied that they did some time after.

* [[Friend to All Children]]: Belle.

* [[Frothy Mugs of Water]]: Averted, as Disney was never for this trope. In both the movie and the Broadway play, the beverage in the tavern is referred to as "beer". "The wine's been poured" for Belle in "Be Our Guest". Come on, it's ''France''.

** The Wardrobe also tells Belle, with an embarrassed laugh, that she's "got her drawers open". Of course, it's a pun, as she's referring to the actual drawers, but considering that "drawers" is slang for underpants, and her reaction, it's not difficult to imagine the human analogue.

** For some reason after the song "Something There", Mrs. Potts wants to delay answering Chip's question.

'''Mrs. Potts:''' Shh. [[The Talk|I'll tell you when you're older]]. }}

** Almost anything involving [[All Women Are Lustful|the Bimbettes]].

* [[Grass Is Greener]]: Belle found her life in the village terribly unfulfilling and wished for some grand adventure...

* [[Gray Rain of Depression]]: During the Beast's [[Disney Death]].

 

== Tropes H-M ==

** Belle trading herself for her father is this - when she gave herself up she had no way of knowing that the hideous monster she had seen would let her out of the tower, or even let her live. Heck, for all she knew he might be intending to rape her on a nightly basis.

* [[Heteronormative Crusader]]: Spoofed - Gaston starts out as very heteronormative in many ways, including trying to reduce Belle to a traditional passive female gender role. When he finds out of about her relationship with the Beast, he takes refuge in something that looks like a cocktail of [[Those Wacky Nazis]] and [[Heteronormative Crusader]] mixed together in a shaker built from [[Fantastic Racism]].

* [[Hidden Depths]]: Yes, the Beast is a jerk; however he is also brave, cunning, and determined. The castle staff even state that he really isn't that bad once you get to know him, he's just angry and very, ''very'' depressed.

* [[Hit Flash]]: A double impact during the battle in the castle was censored when televised.

* [[Homage]]:

** Several elements of the movie, like Belle being bookish, her brown hair, and the horse, may have come from [[Robin McKinley]]'s 1978 novel ''[[Beauty a Retelling of Beauty And The Beast]]''.

** The screenwriter, Linda Woolverton, says that she based Belle on [[Katharine Hepburn]]'s version of [[Little Women|Jo March]].

** Also, the library in the Beast's castle bears a strong resemblance to the oval reading room of the Richelieu Building at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

* [[Horned Humanoid]]: The Beast.

* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: The Village qualifies, no doubt. Despite the fact that Gaston makes no secret of his being a total [[Jerkass]], even loudly stating things that imply that his plan to marry Belle involved locking up Maurice in the asylum under deliberately false pretenses so as to blackmail her into marrying him, they still love him.

* [[It's All My Fault]]: When Belle and Maurice are trapped in the cellar while Gaston and the mob are on their way to the Beast's castle. Again said by Belle after Beast is stabbed.

* [[It's Personal]]: The final showdown between the Beast and Gaston. As the latter said:

* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: This is the titular beast's desire, after being transformed from a handsome prince into a terrifying beast.

* [[Impossibly Low Neckline]]: Belle's yellow ball gown appears like this is some shots. (specifically close ups during the West Wing Balcony scene)

** "Belle" also outlines Gaston's plans ''for'' Belle.

* [[I Will Show You X]]: When Maurice intrudes into Beast's castle:

'''Beast:''' I'll give you a place to stay! }}

** Gaston, on the other hand, is a textbook example of a [[Jerkass]], through and through.

** Monsieur D'Arque, the asylum owner, is clearly a sadist who loves Gaston's [[Evil Plan]] but drops out of the story after the plan backfires and is never shown to be brought to justice for his part in it.

* [[Karmic Death]]: Gaston stabs the Beast in the back, but he immediately loses his grip and falls off the balcony and into the same deep frightening moat that the Beast spared him from moments before.

* [[Kindly Housekeeper]]: Mrs. Potts.

* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]: Gaston has one... but he's [[Inverted Trope|a villain]].

* [[Large Ham]]: No one hams it up like Gaston.

* [[No Indoor Voice]]: The Beast persistently shouts, especially his howling [[Get Out!|"GET OOOUUUUUUUTTTT!"]] which sounds even more [[Incredibly Lame Pun|"bestial"]] since they mixed animal growls, snarls and roars in with his dialogue to make him sound more wild and show just how inhuman he's become.

* [[No Name Given]]: The Beast. His servants refer to him only as "The Master". ''Belle'' doesn't even know his name. At the climax, she simply calls him 'Beast'. When "Belle" at meet & greets in Disney Parks is asked about the Beast's real name, she responds by saying that he had been a Beast for so long, he cannot remember. [[Word of God]], however, says it's Adam.

** And Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts have ''English'' accents, because of course all butlers ''must'' be English.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Gaston. He at first seems to be a arrogant, uneducated and unintellectual buffoon. The first hint that there's more to him than that comes as he skulks away from Belle's house after his unsuccessful proposal (complete with moody music to give us a clue). Then later on in the movie he turns out to be a manipulative, deceitful and cunning psychopath. However, he's still got some obvious stupidity, as no one with half a brain cell would challenge a seven-foot-tall chimera monster to fisticuffs over a woman who doesn't even remotely like him.

* [[Obviously Evil]]: Played straight. Belle is dressed in blue and white at the beginning, and wears green, gold and pink dresses, and red edged with plenty of white also features. While the Beast is still being a jerk, he wears a purple cloak and appears much scarier and rougher than before. As he improves he starts to clean up and wears royal blue with hints of gold and white. Gaston is an [[Egomaniac Hunter]] [[Good Colors, Evil Colors|dressed in red]] [[Good Hair, Evil Hair|with long black hair]] and as he reaches his peak his hair becomes wild and messy.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Three in the span of just a couple minutes during the climactic battle between Gaston and the Beast. First, when the Beast is on the edge of the roof refusing to fight. Gaston grabs part of the castle and brandishes it like a club about to go for the kill. Then Belle announces her arrival. Beast is suddenly filled with the will to live, grabs the club and towers over Gaston. Then, when Gaston yells "It's over, Beast, Belle is mine!", the Beast grabs him by the throat and holds him over the edge of the roof from the top of the castle. And the third is right after stabbing the Beast when Gaston realizes he's about to fall off the roof (having been previously spared that fate).

* [[One-Man Army]]: The Beast. Quite obvious.

* [[Opera Gloves]]: Belle's gold dress has a matching pair of these.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: The Beast learning to feed the birds in the "Something There" sequence.

* [[Pimped-Out Cape]]: Belle gets one in the "Something There" scene. It's fur-trimmed.

* [[Psychotic Lover]]: Gaston, and how.

* [[Rage Against the Reflection]]: The Beast smashed all the mirrors in the West Wing and slashed up a portrait of himself in human form.

* [[Raw Eggs Make You Stronger]]: Gaston eats several dozen eggs for breakfast every day.

* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: Belle's [[Cool Horse|large carthorse Phillipe]] had to be written out of the stage musical, due to the challenges of having a horse onstage.

** While Paige O'Hara was auditioning, a bit of her hair flew in her face, and she tucked it behind her ear. The animators liked that, so they included it in the beginning of the film.

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Monsieur D'Arque, the asylum keeper, has them.

* [[Redheaded Hero]]: As it turns out, the Beast - Adam is the only red-headed prince in Disney's fairy tale line.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Gaston loudly proclaims some stuff after coming up with a plan in the reprise that would heavily imply blackmailing Belle by having Maurice arrested under false pretenses of being a dangerous madman, and the villagers agree with the plan.

* [[Rescue Romance]]: A turning point in Beast and Belle's relationship is when he rescues her from a pack of wolves, and she chooses to take him back to the castle and tend to him when she still has the option of fleeing (she fled the castle because she was so afraid of his violent behavior). Gaston pretends he's doing this when he goes to kill the Beast to save everyone. He also tries to force Belle into one, arguably (she must marry him to save her father).

* [[Sacred Hospitality]]

* [[Same Sex Triplets]]: The Bimbettes.

* [[Scarpia Ultimatum]]: Gaston volunteers to save Maurice from the madhouse under the condition that Belle marries him.

* [[Scenery Porn]]: The CGI ballroom for the title song, certainly, but the entire castle qualifies. Also applies to the stage musical.

** The Beast himself is even more of an example, when he appears all neatened up, well-dressed and standing straight. It's those big, tender [[Blue Eyes]].

* [[Shout-Out]]: In at least one version of the musical, Belle attempts to talk about her latest novel to a disinterested bystander and describes the premise as being about [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame|a hunchback in Paris]].

** And during the song "Belle" at the start there's reference to a fairy tale she just read.

** The song "Human Again" in the extended version features enchanted brooms. Mickey didn't do as well with them...

** Also in "Human Again":

*** A chest seems to eat an invader, similar to the chest in ''[[Discworld]]''.

* [[Show Within a Show]]:

** The book that Belle gets for free from the bookshop owner. As a little bonus, from the summary given, the book could well be ''[[Beauty and The Beast]]''.

** Especially considering that Belle sings that same melody during "Something There".

** While in the bookshop, she mentions that the story has "Far off places, daring swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise." All of these could apply to her adventure.

* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]: Belle reforms Beast first by standing up to him and then with more gentle affection. She's technically a captive with no authority the whole time.

* [[The Something Song]]: "The Mob Song".

* [[Spirited Young Lady]]: Belle, with her literary tastes and intelligence, is a middle-class version.

** Though it is possibly worth noting that he considers thinking a dangerous pastime for men too, even ones as masculine as himself.

* [[Stealth Pun]]: '''Very''' stealthy. During the dungeon scene, Maurice screams: "No, Belle!" twice. And Belle's decision to take her father's place was a very '''noble''' one indeed.

** A self that isn't chased by mobs and won't make [[Moral Guardians]] upset over certain issues when he and Belle get married.

** And a self that is never actually described as "beautiful", nor do a good many people consider it to be.

 

== Tropes T-Z ==

* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: Gaston. It's even part of his [[Villain Song]].

* [[That Wasn't a Request]]:

* [[Title Drop]]: Ok, so for animated movies it's not as important, but for the magnificent [[Oscar Bait]] song, they use the title drop, and if you haven't figured out what the song is about yet, then think about it.

* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]: "The Mob Song".

* [[Tragic Monster]]: The Beast is this in spades due to his past and his suffering that the curse caused.

* [[Trivially Obvious]]: In the play, Lumiere prompts the Beast to "say something" about Belle's new dress. The Beast addresses Belle quite gracefully and informs her [[Captain Obvious|that the dress is blue]]. Cue the Beast being dragged aside for the clarification of something ''complimentary''.

* [[True-Blue Femininity]]: Belle's main dress.

* [[Ugly Hero, Good-Looking Villain]]: The Beast and Gaston.

* [[Ur Example]]: Although it's not the first animated movie to do this, ''Beauty and the Beast'' is the first Disney movie where famous musicians cover the movie's love/whatever ballad during the credits.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Gaston suffers this when Belle throws him out of her house:

** Then he loses it altogether when he realizes Belle loves The Beast, spurning Gaston once and for all.

'''Belle:''' He's no monster, Gaston! YOU are!! }}

* [[Villainous Crush]]: Gaston, for Belle.

** He certainly is brave, but the fight wasn't even close once Beast stopped just letting himself get beaten because he didn't care.

** He also ripped off a marble/stone ornament from the castle with little to no effort, and was at least able to carry approximately 400+ lbs (The Triplets sitting on a bench) with one hand and with very little effort, which probably places his strength at [[Super Strength|superhuman levels]].

** What's even worse is that they follow him out of actual loyalty, and not out of fear, and it is implied from the Villain Song that they love him specifically because of his despicable acts.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Lumiere and Cogsworth. Type 2, good friends who are very different and often butt heads. Their relationship is said to mirror that of the two animators who drew their characters. In fact, a special feature on the Diamond Edition of the film shows the two animators performing the final scene with Lumiere and Cogsworth human again in live-action form.

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: The Beast spends half the time of the movie wearing only pants and a purple cape.

* [[Wanderlust Song]]: Sung by Belle.

I want it more than I can tell!" }}

* [[What Does She See in Him?]]: Inverted as Gaston desires Belle who everyone in town finds odd.

* [[What Have I Become?]]: This was the Beast's entire personality (with some [[Jerkass]] thrown in) at the beginning of the movie.

* [[Wild Hair]]: The Beast has this in a mane form.

** As mentioned above, the Beast's eyes were almost as carefully designed as the rest of his body, in order to give the impression that he was a man trapped in the body of a monster.

* [[Writers Cannot Do Math]]: The film has a dodgy timeline. Deleting "Human Again"(and deleting time related lyrics when it was later re-inserted) was an attempt to avoid this trope, but didn't answer all the questions.

* [[You Have to Believe Me]]: The Beast is nice! Really!

** "Mama, there's a girl in the castle!"

'''Belle:''' He's no monster, Gaston. You are! }}

 

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