Beauty and The Beast/YMMV: Difference between revisions

** Fans are divided between thinking the enchantress was a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], a benevolent fairy, or a raging bitch who cursed an innocent child and entire castle for "a stupid reason".

** Belle is she a well-meaning bookworm unfairly made an outcast by the villagers or is she actually a snob, and therefore deserving of being ostracised by the village?

** It's become a popular theory that Belle's falling in love with the Beast is really just some form of Stockholm Syndrome.

** [[Confused Matthew]] has offered a truly compelling theory that the true monsters of this film are actually the Villagers. Gaston has to merely ''suggest'' that the Beast is evil and they immediately yell to "Kill the Beast!". Gaston goes between them in turn saying ''nothing'' while they invent reasons for the Beast to be evil and form into a mob. Its because of them that Gaston has any freedom to act the way he does. Unlike ''every'' other Disney film when the villain is revealed, they don't turn against the villain, they actually ''join'' him.

* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: Gaston has a large rather large fanbase who are willing to overlook the fact that he is a misogynistic, arrogant, murderous [[Yandere]], some to the point that they think Belle is either crazy for rejecting him, or a stupid bitch that he didn't deserve anyway.

* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Variation -- Chip's voice actor was so popular with the filmmakers that his tiny role was greatly expanded; he replaced another character, a music box, for the most part (the music box was only relegated to a cameo in the final version, specifically right before the battle).

* [[Hate Dumb]]: An astonishing number of detractors of the film actually say that Belle falls prey to [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]] and that an abusive relationship is portrayed positively. How did these people miss that Belle ''detested'' the Beast until he ''stopped'' being bad and abusive, and by his own choice too? Hell, it's the whole effing ''point'' of the "Something There" song! Or that she detested Gaston who has far more ''bad boy'' (including not taking no for an answer) traits than the Beast?

** The film makes a very good [[Take That]] to series where the female character falls in love with the male character mostly for his looks (i.e. [[Twilight]], years before it ever existed).

* [[Ho Yay]]: LeFou is slavishly devoted to Gaston; some people also read a bit of subtext into Lumiere's interaction with Cogsworth (they certainly do have a bit of [[Tsundere]]-esque bickering going on).

**** This troper would like to add that when he saw the movie and Belle emerged for her dance with the Beast, it is the only time he ever heard audience members whistle their approval at how attractive a ''cartoon character'' was.

* [[Love to Hate]]: Gaston.

{{quote| No one thinks up these endless refrains like Gaston!}}

** Even prior to [[YouTube]], this was a [[Running Gag]] in [[House of Mouse]]:

** It also should be noted that, at least in the original script, the specific reason why he even decided to do something reckless as this was because he intended to kill himself immediately afterwards specifically by jumping off. Yea, he was a lot crazier in initial planning.

* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: In the Broadway production, the servants weren't straightforwardly turned into wacky talking objects. They're cursed to live as hybrid-object-human things that are slowly turning into normal inanimate objects. One wonders whether they'd still be conscious when they've fully transformed or just dead - either is pretty disturbing. Cogsworth and Lumiere (themselves transforming into a clock and a candelabrum respectively) even [[Gallows Humor|joke]] about one man who has turned into a brick wall. Of course, it's really a concession to the fact that the parts have to be played by people - so the scene explains why the clock, candlestick, teapot and others are still "human sized", but it still makes for excellent Nightmare Fuel.

* [[Scenery Porn]]/[[Scenery Gorn]]: The castle, both before and after the transformation. Suffice it to say, the background painters had ''loads'' of fun with this place, and it shows, in every single shot.

* [[So Cool It's Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|So Cool It's Awesome]]: The film is considered to not only be the greatest of the [[The Renaissance Age of Animation|Disney Renaissance]] (either this or ''[[The Lion King]]''), but also one of the greatest animated features ever.